Alex joins us as part of the administration team and is the first point of call upon arrival to our facility. She is responsible for our online presence and provides support to the entire team.
Alex is born and bred in South Taranaki before making the move to Stratford a few years ago. She spends her time being outdoors and playing with her dog Buster.
Alex is a qualified Beauty Therapist and worked in the beauty industry for severals years before a career change led her to Tutaki.
Sam is our Children’s Social Worker, working with children aged four to fourteen and has been with us since 2015.
Sam enjoys helping young people feel happy, confident, safe and free to be themselves in their everyday environments. To achieve this she works alongside whānau, schools, social service agencies and any other support networks already in place for the child.
Brenda joined the Tūtaki team as a Youth Worker and our Programmes Facilitator. Brenda worked closely with our youth, ran our group programmes and our school holiday programmes.
Brenda was the kind of person who would give off her own back to help those in need. Her heart was enormous and her passion and empathy shone through wherever she went. She has left a huge hole in our hearts here at Tūtaki, the Lions Den and in the community she was so passionate about.
RIP our beautiful friend, colleague and work mum, we will miss you.
Dane joined Tūtaki as a contractor in January 2015 providing personal training sessions and classes. He then became our Fitness Services Coordinator for the Lions Den Gym & Fitness Centre in January 2017 when he became an employee. Dane takes one to one personal training sessions, group training, consultations and programme developments. Always looking for new and innovative ways of encouraging others to engage in training, he has recently launched Strong Cubs – a strength based training programme for children aged 5-9 years.
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Nelson Pulotu joined Tūtaki as our General Manager back in November 2019. Nelson’s background in working with the local community and the leading force behind the inception of the Marfell Boxing Academy has provided him with the skillset required to manage and lead our organisation. One of his key focus areas is working with our current and potential stakeholders to identify new opportunities for collaboration.
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Stacey joined the team at Tūtaki in 2023 as a Youth Development Mentor. Her role includes one on one mentoring with our rangatahi & tamariki and running group sessions alongside her Community Connector role which provides health and education support to our clients.
Stacey enjoys helping young people to feel empowered and confident and work towards creating positive futures for themselves. As a qualified teacher Stacey has taught Visual Arts at New Plymouth Girls’ High School, was the head Teacher of Stratford High School’s Teen Parent unit and also Stratford High School’s Alternative Education programme. She also spent time working for a not for profit organisation, Pregnancy Help Taranaki where she was the Branch Manager.
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Cain joined the team as our Membership Consultant/Fitness Coach. Cain is a registered assessor with Skills Active Aotearoa and focuses on training and education. Cain is the ‘go to’ person for all of your membership needs and advice.
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