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Staffing & Personnel Update

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Over the course of the last two months University Sport New Zealand has undertaken major personnel changes at both a staffing and board level.

Today (Tuesday 19) we are pleased to welcome new National Events Manager (NEM), Dene Lynch to the USNZ team.

Dene fills the events position which has been vacant since February 2008 and her first major induction will be the 2010 Uni Games Southland.

A former Lincoln University student and netball scholarship holder Dene’s background is primarily within the areas of project management and marketing. Most recently Dene held the position of Museum Experience Coordinator at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland.

USNZ is delighted to fill the National Events Manager position and excited by the opportunity it provides the organisation to develop an internal events capability and in building a sustainable events portfolio.

The recruitment of the NEM position completes the final piece of the puzzle for USNZ after a new board was elected at the Half Annual General Meeting in November.

Four positions were elected including Dr Ian Murphy to the role of President, Judith McKay and Elliott Blade as board members and Pene Delaney as Constituent Representative.

Dr Murphy brings to the USNZ board a new energy and ambition to develop the tertiary sporting pathway. Ian’s previous involvement with USNZ has primarily been through the International programme and his appointment as NZ Universities Chief Medical Officer to the 2007 and 2009 World University Games events.

Paul Chong makes up the USNZ board returning in his capacity as Vice President

An updated personnel list and contact details is attached to this document please note that Dene Lynch will take over the events@univeristysport.org.nz email and Lou Eaton will assume the admin@univeristysport.org.nz address.