I have been playing football and watching football from a very early age. I joined WSAFC in the early 2000’s as a player in the Steamboats, I started coaching in 2008 and have coached both my daughters at WSAFC. I had the privilege of coaching the Women’s Development Team in 2023 and the U19 Girls in the Napier Tournament.

I have attended 3 FA Cup Finals, 1 Champions League Final, 1 European Championships, 1 Women’s World Cup and hundreds of Premier League games mainly at Anfield.

I joined the Senior Committee in 2020 and I am a strong advocate for women and girls football.
I sometimes wear my heart on my sleeve, and I am not backwards in coming forwards.

Outside of WSAFC I find time to be the CFO at a privately owned Property Management and
Development Company, having previously been a partner in a global professional services firm.

I’ve been floating around the club since 1993 and It’s incredible to see the evolution of Springs take place. Over the years I have been involved coaching my kids teams through to GK Coach with the Woman’s Premier team.

I’ve been on the committee for a few years currently Game day manager organising Game announcer., scoreboard, music and Ballkids/mascots for Premier games.  Also I’m goalkeeper connection through the Senior committee to our talented GKs

What I found during Covid was I didn’t miss playing as much as I missed the camaraderie of teammates and committee members who put in countless hours volunteering to make all club members experience at Springs enjoyable.

Porfolio (s) Game Day Manager

Football is one of my biggest passions. I've played at Western Springs since I was 5 and I've worked at the club for several years behind the bar and other jobs within the club before I joined the committee in 2022. Springs is my blood and I am very passionate about the club. My focus on the committee is the community teams and organizing social events.

I am currently studying Master of Social Work (Professional) at University of Auckland. 

Porfolio (s): Community Liaison and Events Manager

I have been in love with football since I can remember and have been lucky enough growing up watching Liverpool and my home country of Wales all over Europe. I moved to NZ in 2000 and found Springs in 2002. I played, coached and managed the Diamond Geezers for 17 years, winning 8 league titles from old AFF Div 7 to the Championship. We then stepped into the Reserves spot for 3 years, which was a great experience. I also have two sons who play for Springs and I have coached many of their teams throughout the years. To see some of the kids now heading towards the Premier level is great to see.

I’ve been on the senior committee for around 10 years now and have focussed on the communications and branding side of the club. I am determined to set down key guidelines for the club to move forward with seamlessly.

In my professional life, I have been involved in sales and marketing for over 20 years and I am currently enjoying the challenges of selling real estate where I get to put all my experience into my own business.

Porfolio (s): Communications and Branding

I love football! Since playing in the school field at Primary School to still playing now when in my 50s, I guess you could say football is a lifetime passion of mine! I’ve been involved with WSAFC for the last 14 years through my children with my daughter, Charli, still playing at Springs. Since having children I’ve also taken up coaching and have progressed from a parent coach to now holding the C-Licence coaching qualification and coaching a girls Academy team (which Charli doesn’t play in). My goal is to provide girls with opportunities that match their desire and talent and to foster a lifelong love of the game!

In my professional life I started my career as an Accountant and have moved into Business Analyst, Project & Programme Management, Process Improvement and now Change Management roles across various industries including computing, retail, banking, legal, finance and more recently education.

Porfolio (s): Women and Girls Football | Transitioning Players from Youth to Senior Football and Game Day Support 

I grew up on the side of the football pitch, as the youngest of 5 kids I really had no choice as to what I did on the weekends.  I have been involved in football in Auckland for 20+ years, playing, parenting, managing, and on various committees.  My daughter played through the grades at Springs from 5 - 17, and I came back to playing 5 years ago.

I work in insurance, and have had several roles across the industry.  My current focus is Operational, where I am process driven, result focused and ask lots of ‘why’ questions, my job is about making my team's work life less complicated.  

Porfolio (s): Senior Committee Secretary and Game Day Support

I’m new to the senior committee but am excited to be more involved in the behind the scenes and development of the club, particularly moving women’s football forward at all levels. I’ve been playing football on and off since I was 5 years old, the majority of that time has been spent here at Springs and even tried my hand at coaching for a few years. I’m currently playing in the community league in the women's div three team.  

Outside of football, I am a scientist at the University of Auckland, having recently completed my PhD.

Porfolio (s): Events Organisation and Game Day Support

I have been a member of WSAFC for 15 years having played the majority of my senior football at a neighbouring club. While I have sat on both the Junior & now Senior committee’s for the past 10 years I also coached junior and youth teams for 9 years as well as my wife Rachel being a grade co-ordinator. Both of my sons have come through the junior ranks from the age of 5 and now play their senior football at the club while the older one is currently playing in the USA attending University in Oregon. I currently manage the men’s 1stteam and work within the senior committee with a focus on transitioning the youth players into the senior club.

Porfolio (s): Transitioning Players from Youth to Senior Football

I've been a member of WSAFC since 1992 when I played for the Premier and Reserve men's teams. After I stepped down from serious football I organized a team in Senior age grade football for 15 years, and have been a Senior Committee member for more than 15 years including being the Senior Chairperson for 3 years when I was also the Senior Committee representative on the Executive Committee.
Over the years, I've been the Premier men's team liaison and gear organizer, have been the assistant coach of the Men's Reserves team and have also coached Junior and Youth teams. I'm also currently a member of the Evergreens.
I also manage and cook the Premier, Development and U23 team meals along with my fellow chef Barry Noyer, and you'll sometimes see me running the club BBQ.    

Porfolio (s): Player Sponsorship

I have been playing football all my life! I started playing for Point Chevalier in 1967 and played my first Premier Men’s game at the age of 16. I was a founding member of WSAFC when Springs was formed in 1989, and I played for the Premier Men's team on joining. I was a committee member at Point Chevalier for 10 years, and since joining Springs, I've managed the men's Premier Team, coached Junior teams, been a Senior Committee member since 2010
and was the Senior Committee representative on the Executive Committee for 6 years from 2013 to 2019.
Over the years I've been involved in a number of initiatives including installation of the field barrier toblerones, the old dugouts and the original box nets.
I also manage and cook the Premier, Development and U23 meals along with my fellow chef Mario Campbell, and you'll sometimes see me running the club BBQ.

Porfolio (s): Minor Precinct Updates