Chief Executive
Craig Waugh
Craig took up the position of Tri NZ CEO in July 2011. He possesses a broad base of skills with considerable experience in both the sports and the corporate sectors. He joins Tri NZ from Sovereign Assurance, having worked previously in management with adidas and Repco. Craig is a marketing professional with approximately 20 years of experience. His well-rounded commercial experience has included General Management, Sports Marketing, Retail, Consumables and Financial Services.
DDI: 09 524 3591
Mobile: 027 473 3599
Media Manager
Andrew Dewhurst
Andrew is contracted through his company Gracie Productions Ltd to provide media services to Tri NZ. Andrew attends all major Tri NZ events, ensuring that the sport is covered in all forms of media the length and breadth of New Zealand. Andrew has been appointed as an ITU Media Delegate for the Oceania region seeing him assist in the delivery of World Cup and World Championship events.
Phone: 021 535 501
Email: media@triathlon.org.nz
Communications Manager
John Whiting
John joined Tri NZ in October 2010 following five years as a Sport Producer for TVNZ online. With a long list of achievements in sports journalism, he has based much of his career around high profile project work. The highlight of these being the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where he was New Zealand's youngest journalist on the ground in China. John is now focusing all his efforts into boosting the profile and fan base of triathlon in New Zealand largely through online mediums and the ever-changing world of social media.
Phone: 09 520 8945
Mobile: 021 607 158
Email: john.whiting@triathlon.org.nz
Administration & Accounts Assistant
Rachel Brown
Rachel has an accounts background in the airline industry with both British Airways and Singapore Airlines. More recently she has been with real estate accounts and management. Following her passion for sport and with a family increasingly involved in sport (including triathlon) she has been at Tri NZ since October 2009.
Phone: 09 520 8940
Email: rachel.brown@triathlon.org.nz
Commercial Director
Carl Jackson
As a former runner, Carl has represented New Zealand at two World University Games and while attending Western State College in Colorado on an Athletics Scholarship achieved All-American honours in several events. Lightning fast in younger days! Carl has extensive Marketing and Brand Management experience with Siemens (Germany), New Zealand Post, Contact Energy, American Express and Energizer NZ.
Phone: 09 524 3593
Mobile: 021 528 503
Email: carl.jackson@triathlon.org.nz
World Champs/Membership Manager
Claire Attwood
Claire oversees all membership and club enquiries while providing support to age group world championships athletes. Claire comes from an adventure education background in the South Island and Australia. She has been part of the team since January 2007.
Phone: 09 524 3592
Mobile: 021 527 603
Email: claire.attwood@triathlon.org.nz
Technical Manager
Shanelle Barrett
Shanelle Barrett took up the position of Technical Manager for Tri NZ in May 2012. Shanelle is hugely respected in the sport, both here in New Zealand but globally for her work as a Technical Delegate with the ITU where she has officiated at the highest level and will again feature at the London Olympic Games. Her focus is on training and developing officials to ensure they receive the necessary support in their roles in order that Tri NZ can supply world class officials to local and international events.
Phone: 0274576736
Email: technical@triathlon.org.nz Event Director
Haidee Stratford
With past experience in London, where she worked for British Tennis as the National Competition Manager for Schools Tennis, Haidee is now responsible for the delivery of the Contact Tri Series, Contact National Schools Triathlon Championships and Contact TriWoman Series. With a professional background in law, Haidee is passionate about working in sport and is looking forward to delivering another high quality, fun-filled season in 2011/12.
Phone: 03 373 5100
Mobile: 0276 262 335
Email: haidee.stratford@triathlon.org.nz
Events Assistant
Kate Blood
Kate joined the Tri NZ team from the UK in October 2010 and previously worked in London in the corporate events industry, delivering conferences and exhibitions across Europe. Together she and Haidee Stratford make up the events team and manage the Contact Tri and the Contact TriWoman Series. Taking on sporting events is a new and exciting challenge that Kate is thoroughly enjoying.
Phone: 09 520 8944
Mobile: 027 626 2336
Email: kate.blood@triathlon.org.nz
Brett Reid
After three years as the High Performance Manager with Squash New Zealand, Brett joined the team in 2007 and brought with him a wealth of experience and knowledge within the sporting area. Brett's background includes six years of lecturing at the Waikato Institute of Technology in Sport Psychology, Peak Performance and Communication; as well as consulting in sports psychology for the New Zealand Academy of Sport from 1999-2008.
Phone: 09 524 3595
Mobile: 021 320 142
Email: brett.reid@triathlon.org.nz
Finance Manager
Lisa Greenaway
With a passion for working in sport, Lisa joined the team in June 2006. Her experience as accountant for Netball New Zealand equipped her with the expertise to help Tri NZ become a sustainable organisation. The systems and processes that she has put in place have aided in the capability of Tri NZ to grow and increase the profile of triathlon within New Zealand.
Phone: 09 524 3598
Email: lisa.greenaway@triathlon.org.nz
National Coach
Greg Fraine
Greg is a former Commonwealth and Olympic Games representative cyclist. He has since gone on to win various world championships in Age Group Olympic Triathlon and age group in the Hawaii Ironman. Greg began competing in triathlon in 1979 and has been involved with the High Performance Programme since its inception.
The freshness and the excitement of triathlon is what first attracted him to the sport and people involved in triathlon are what got him into coaching. Greg is a Level 1 coach in Cycling and level 2 coaches in triathlon. Greg's key goals are Olympic success in London and to develop the talent in lower levels of the sport to become the successful professional triathletes of the future.
Mobile: 021 652 131
Email: greg.fraine@triathlon.org.nz
Assistant Coach
Stephen Sheldrake
Stephen Sheldrake is a former pro triathlete who competed at both Olympic distance World Champs and Hawaii Ironman. His experience as a professional athlete combined with 14 years of coaching makes him a valuable part of the High Performance team. Stephen started at Tri NZ in 2007 as the U19/U23 High Performance Manager and has since progressed to Assistant Coach where he aims to take our most promising athletes into 2012 and beyond.
Mobile: 021 504 888
Email: stephen.sheldrake@triathlon.org.nz
High Performance Accelerate Coach
Tim Brazier
Tim is part of the coach accelerate programme. His primary role is to assist the high performance team in delivering a world class training environment, whilst developing his coaching abilities. Tim comes from a competitive swimming background and has been involved coaching swimming for 10 years.
Phone: 027 523 6556
Email: tim.brazier@triathlon.org.nz
High Performance Sports Physiologist
Rob Creasy
Rob is Tri NZ's High Performance Sports Physiologist. Rob provides accurate data and scientific information to the athletes and coaches to allow them to maximise athlete performance.
Phone: 021 865 212
Email: rob.creasy@triathlon.org.nz
High Performance Manager
Marlene Lucas
As an ex age group triathlete, Marlene competed in two World Championships in Hawaii and Lausanne. With a passion for the sport she joined Tri NZ in at the end of 2005 as a High Performance Office Administrator. But her ambition to assist athletes achieve their best in the sport drove her upwards, and she was appointed High Performance Manager in 2009. Marlene's goal remains to create and maintain clear and open communications between athletes, coaches and the high performance team to allow them to focus on achieving their goals.
Phone: 09 524 3597
Mobile: 0274 828 310
Email: marlene.lucas@triathlon.org.nz
High Performance Assistant
Carla Elswood
Carla assists the High Performance team and comes from a solid background in the NZ Travel Industry. She brings to the team her experience in administration, team management and travel related jargon!
Phone: 09 524 3594
Email: carla.elswood@triathlon.org.nz
