WORD Whānau

Wellington
Instructors

Wānaka
Instructors

Leadership Team

Developed in early 2022, The Leadership Team overseas the operations of WORD. We love that this team upholds our values, has heaps of experinece and passion, and ensures we are truly a youth focused organisation. They each work 20-40 hours/week on various roles that keep WORD ticking (and growing!) along.

Claudia Brochu

Wellington Programme Manager
Claudia spent a year as an instructor before wanting to get more involved in the organisation. She launched herself into the mountain biking scene in 2020 and got totally hooked! For her it’s all about the community, progression and bringing people together through their love for bikes! Claudia oversees the day to day operations of the organization and essentially making sure WORD work! Get in touch via info@word.org.nz

Dave Wallace

Wellington Instructor Coordinator
Dave has worked with us as a WORD instructor since 2020 before we roped him into taking on more responsibilities. He manages all instructors and assistants, recruiting, allocating them to their sessions, organising training and onboarding. Dave is also a mad keen adventure rider, and can often be seen riding the length of the country, or smashing out his local events! You can contact Dave at: dave@word.org.nz

Rob Barry

Wānaka Programme Manager
Rob Barry has lived many lives... bikes, snow, gumboots, and government. He’s no stranger to outdoor instructing having spent 8 winter seasons as a Ski Instructor, including Cardrona. Rob has also worked previously as a dairy farmer and in environmental land management. He’s lived in many places around NZ, including Wellington and Rotorua, but now Rob and his fabulous family have returned to Wānaka for the love of the great outdoors and adventure. He is also known for his terrible dad jokes, much to the delight of his kiddos. Get in touch with Rob on wanaka@word.org.nz

Ash Peter

Founder/CEO
This amazing team is overseen by Ash, WORD Founder and CEO. Her job these days is to make WORD better! She develops and leads Instructor training, is pretty handy on the mic with spreading the WORD, handles all the funding and safety management, looks after the leadership team, and absolutely loves riding bikes with the kiddos. Get in touch with her on ash@word.org.nz