Meet the Board
Andrew Matheson (Chairperson)
He is passionate about enabling people to achieve through sport, and seeing them grow knowledge, skills and confidence through sport and education.
Andrew believes that WILSS has an exceptionally important role in play in assisting our community to provide useful skills for volunteers and future leaders particularly in the sports sector.
Catherine Gunn
Catherine is the school representative on WILSS Board
As Principal of Sacred Heart Girls College in Hamilton she considers the students to have great potential, with skills and talents to share, develop and contribute to the school and the wider community. “We want our young women to develop personal responsibility, effective life-long learning habits, personal resilience and well-being, all of which will equip them to live a life that will make a difference in our ever-changing world."
Bobbi-Jo Clark-Heu
Bobbi is a Māori representative on the Board. She is a descendant of Tainui (Ngāti Korokī-Kahukura, Ngāti Te Wehi), and is an advocate for supporting Māori communities to a healthier and active lifestyle.
With a passion for IT systems and cultural capabilities, in recent years her expertise has been utilised within the sport and recreation sector in a Regional Sports Trust and a national non-profit organisation.
She is actively involved in community sport and in her spare time enjoys Netball, Touch and Waka Ama.
In the words of Princes Te Puia “Mahia te mahi, hei painga mo te iwi” – where possible Bobbi endeavours to activate this call to action from a prominent Waikato tipuna.
Niall Baker
Niall brings governance experience from current Board/Committee positions in the non-profit/charitable sector, a background in strategy and policy, and delivering training programmes. He understands the challenges and issues that face organisations operating within the notfor-profit sector. He is strongly committed to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Niall has a Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (Resource & Environmental Planning), Master of Environmental Planning, and a post-graduate qualification in legal studies. His is currently employed in a team leadership role in local government; providing advice to elected members and reporting to boards and governance bodies. This role involves connection with the likes of Sport Waikato and Community Waikato.
Niall is also a qualified public speaking teacher and operates his own business providing public speaking coaching to individuals and corporate clients empowering them to speak with confidence and clarity. He is passionate about enhancing personal development and helping to create better leaders in the community, the volunteer sector, and the workplace.
Roseanne Murray
Roseanne has extensive experience across the sport and community sectors in both volunteer and leadership roles. She is currently an advisor with Community Waikato and has previously held leadership roles within both Sport Waikato and Netball Waikato.
Roseanne is passionate about the development of leadership across our communities and believes WILSS has an important part to play in providing quality educational opportunities to help build better leaders for both the sport and community sectors as well as in the workplace.
Ping S'ng
Ping is a chartered accountant fellow and lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in business, taxation and legal advice.
She is actively involved in providing training at professional levels. Ping has over 20 years’ involvement in various school associations and sports organisations with an emphasis on the treasurer/finance role. More recently, as a Wintec Council Member, she has been closely involved with the finance functions of Wintec, as the Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee.
Ping has also also been involved for many years with Waikato Hockey, managing various age-group representative hockey teams.
Growing up in Malaysia, she was able to experience the multi-culturalism that epitomises Malaysia. As a result, apart from English, she can speak Malay and a few Chinese dialects.
John Borland
With an extensive background in leadership and sports, John brings over a decade of experience to WILSS - a career to date that is embedded in a commitment to high performance, innovation, education, and strategic leadership.
His expertise has seen him assist various organisations in high-level strategy, policy, and due diligence matters, including the World Anti-Doping Agency, the National Rugby League, the Queensland Police, and other government agencies/private organisations.
In addition to his professional achievements, John is also an Executive MBA student with ambitions to commence his PhD in Management (leadership) in 2026. These studies have equipped him with a strong foundation in governance, contemporary strategy, and financial management.
John is passionate about contributing to WILSS' mission and vision and is eager to leverage his skills to support WILSS, and help the community prosper.
Kelly Oldridge
With 10 years’ experience teaching Secondary Physical Education, Health and Outdoor Education in New Zealand and in England, I have had the pleasure of working with people who are passionate about providing opportunities for young people from all walks of life. My current role as a Youth Engagement Advisor for Sport Waikato allows me to work strategically with Secondary Schools, supporting Senior Leadership Teams, Kaiako and Sports Departments to build connections and tailor their physical activity experiences to meet the wants, needs, and motivations of the young people across our region.
WILSS is a key element in building capability in the Waikato region, setting the foundations for our people to confidently contribute and pass on their knowledge to local communities. I am grateful and excited to be part of team that brings the WILSS mission and vision to life.
