Board and Committees
The Otago Hockey Board
The Board is the governance body of the Association, setting policy, controlling finances and supervising Association employees and Committees.
President- John Daniel
Secretary- Carolyn Parker
Board Members- Tania Cassidy (Chair), Kate Wilson, Karl Thom, Anieke Brown, Shirley Gillett and Ben Sinnamon.
Club Committee
The Competitions Manager organises and supervises the Club Competition.
A Match Committee, made up of a representative from each club, and chaired by the Competitions Manager, meet when decisions are to be made surrounding deferrals and judiciaries.
Each season, clubs must submit up to 2x club delegates (1 of whom will be part of the Match Committee as above) who will represent and vote on behalf of their club at delegates meetings.
2024 Club Delegates:
Albany Hockey Club Ben Sinnamon, Matt Moore
City Highlanders Hockey Club Ant Lobb, Hannah Boyd
Ketob/ Evergreens Hockey Club Tanya Flynn, Shirley Gillett
Ketob Men’s Hockey Club Jens Moller
Kings United Hockey Club Jaiden Chhika, Charles Darling
Momona Hockey Club Sean Jones, Georgia Browne
Otago University Hockey Club TBC
Taieri Hockey Club Deborah Nicolson, Louise Nicolson
Tainui Hockey Club Jared Ovens, Fraser Hollamby
West Taieri Ladies Hockey Club Jucinda Geddes, Wendy Clinch
Secondary School Committee
The Competitions Manager organises and supervises the Secondary School Boys and Girls Competitions.
Each season, all repsective teachers in charge of Hockey are invited to a pre-season committee meeting who will represent and vote on behalf of their schools.
2024 Secondary School Committee:
Bayfield High School Peter Spiers
Columba College Alena Wafer
East Otago High School Roz Croucher
John McGlashan College Stewart McDonald
Kings High School Dave Ross
Logan Park High School Murray Thompson
Otago Boys High School TBC
Otago Girls High School Colleen Hokianga
Queen's High School Jucinda Geddes
South Otago High School Darbe Stephens
St Hilda’s Collegiate Erin Wellington
Taieri College Hayley McHutchon
Tokomairiro High School Leanne Burgess
Trinity College Brent Ford
Small Sticks (Junior Hockey)
The Competitions Manager organises and supervises the Hockey NZ Small Sticks competition, along with the Community Hockey Manager who manages the School Sticks program in schools.
Each season, all respective teachers in charge of Hockey are invited to a pre-season committee meeting who will represent and vote on behalf of their schools.
For inquiries about the Small Sticks competition or to volunteer contact:
competitions@oha.org.nz
For inquiries about the School Sticks program in schools contact:
Umpires' Advisory Group
The Umpires' Advisory Group is the body that recruits, supports and appoints umpires to our Otago Hockey competitions.
Jolene Casey - OAG Lead Email - click here
Club committee delegates: Steve Knopp and Martin Glossop
Club Umpire appointment committee: Danielle Stephenson, Steve Knopp, Kaitlyn Clarey
For inquiries about umpiring or to volunteer contact:
coach@oha.org.nz