Our Team

Our team is small but mighty and together with our fantastic volunteers we make things happen for people with MS and Parkinson's in Canterbury

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Amelia Davis

Manager

Amelia joined the MSPC team in 2023

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Lina Stroud

Fundraising & Marketing

Lina is the fountain of money. 88% of the income we need to run MSPC comes from events, grants, and donations

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Lisa Borkus

Office Administrator

Lisa is our office superstar and who you are most likely to get answering the phone when you ring us. 

Health & Wellbeing Team

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Dr. Amin Daneshfar

Exercise Physiologist

Amin is in charge of our exercise programs and the physical fitness assessments for MSPC. 

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Cathy Chirnside

Health & Wellbeing Team

Cathy joined us in 2024. She has a background in nursing and has been working in the health sector for many years. 

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Kirsten Cairns

Health & Wellbeing Advisor

Kirsten is based at Braintree but also looks after our Selwyn clients 

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Linda Dockrill

Health & Wellbeing Advisor

Linda is a registered social worker with a passion for health and wellbeing

Exercise Instructors

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Gracie Costa

Exercise Instructor

Gracie instructs most of our classes at Braintree and she is also in charge of our Pioneer classes. 

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Stuart Dallow

Exercise Instructor

Stuart is the Instructor for our Monday HIT & Power and Open Gym

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Gary Benett

Exercise Instructor

Gary looks after our Thursday classes at Braintree

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Roger Chance

Exercise Instructor

Roger is our Tai Chi instructor for our Wednesday class.