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Our People 2025 😀

Merrin Office —

Merrin School is fortunate to have a great team!

Board of Trustees
Ai Li Kueh
Claire Miller

Ben Pasco

Yali Ding

Courtney McGuigan

Tanya Weir - Staff Representative
Lisa Dillon-Roberts - Principal

Click here for more information on our board members.

Senior Leadership Team

Principal - Lisa Dillon-Roberts
Assistant Principal - Karen Burt

Deputy Principal - Andrea Dykstra

Click here to meet the SLT 

Years 1 and 2 Team - Tīrama & Pīata 

  • Jeni Bargh

  • Rhonda Kearns

  • Tanya Weir 

  • Roz Archbold 

  • Danielle Carney

  • Olivia Harrison-Jones

Click here to meet the Year 1/2 Team

Years 3 and 4 Team - Kōpura

  • Toni Carter

  • Mikaela Landstra

  • Julia Harris

  • Jeanne Anderson

  • Susan Perring

Click here to meet the Year 3/4 Team

Years 5 and 6 Team - Auahiroa 

  • Lilly Forward

  • Tanya Tan 

  • Matt O'Rourke 

  • Hannah White 

Click here to meet the Year 5/6 team

Years 7 and 8 Team - Wheriko

  • Karen Burt

  • Mia Thorman

  • Con Aligizakis 

  • Helen Abrahams

  • Brodie Ridler

Click here to meet the Year 7/8 Team

Support Staff

Teaching Assistants

  • Rebecca Tinker

  • Sha Evans

  • Suzi Johnson

  • Nicola Williams

  • Robinne Weiss - Enrichment Programmes

  • Mirjam Phillips

  • Lynette Frickleton

  • Jennifer Buchanan

  • Alrina Uasi

24-7 Youth Worker

  • Jack Hollis

Grounds

David Mason - Caretaker
Lynne Clarke - Gardener