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
Amelia Davis
Amelia joined the MSPC team in 2023
Lina Stroud
Lina is the fountain of money. 88% of the income we need to run MSPC comes from events, grants, and donations
Lisa Borkus
Lisa is our office superstar and who you are most likely to get answering the phone when you ring us.
Health & Wellbeing Team
Dr. Amin Daneshfar
Amin is in charge of our exercise programs and the physical fitness assessments for MSPC.
Cathy Chirnside
Cathy joined us in 2024. She has a background in nursing and has been working in the health sector for many years.
Kirsten Cairns
Kirsten is based at Braintree but also looks after our Selwyn clients
Linda Dockrill
Linda is a registered social worker with a passion for health and wellbeing
Exercise Instructors
Gracie Costa
Gracie instructs most of our classes at Braintree and she is also in charge of our Pioneer classes.
Stuart Dallow
Stuart is the Instructor for our Monday HIT & Power and Open Gym
Gary Benett
Gary looks after our Thursday classes at Braintree
Roger Chance
Roger is our Tai Chi instructor for our Wednesday class.