About ITFNZ Taekwon-Do South Island
ITFNZ Taekwon-Do South Island Incorporated (the Region) is an Incorporated Society under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. The Region is the Official Regional Governing Body for the International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Incorporated (ITFNZ) in the South Island.

ITFNZ Taekwon-Do South Island Board
Chair of the Board Kris Herbison, IV Dan	Mr Herbison has been the Regional Director since 2002 and was also a past CEO of ITFNZ as well as a member of almost every committee and was instrumental in the formation of the new ITFNZ and South Island Boards. Mr Herbison began training in 1995 and trained hard and moved up the grades and gained his I dan in 1997 and his IV dan in 2005 with an A pass. Mr Herbison opened the Otago University Club which won the ITFNZ Taekwon-Do Best Club award in 2003 and Mr Herbison also ran the 2003 National Championships and numerious other tournaments, camps and seminars and is well known for his ability to source funding and sponsorship for events and equipment. Mr Herbison is a presently an assistant instructor at the Riccarton Club and is a Director for the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships 2011 to be held in Wellington. Mr Herbison works as a Chartered Accountant at Ernst & Young.
Board Member Craig Evans, III dan	Mr Evans has been training in Taekwon-Do for many years, starting with his brother Mr Grant Evans, and is a past President of the Dunedin Taekwon-Do Club. Mr Evans currently trains at the Mosgiel Club and his two children also train at the Mosgiel and Threhold Clubs.
Board Member Lyn Richardson	Lyn Richardson is a past member of Riccarton Taekwon-Do. She applied for the board because she feels that Taekwon-Do has a lot to offer members through the tenets and its values and would like to help us grow. Lyn is a Chartered Accountant currently working with the Ministry of Health as a Senior Project Manager, and a member of the Project Management Institute. She has experience in several other non-profit organisations and is close to completing her Masters of Public Management and so brings strong strategic planning and implementation skills to the Board.
Board Member John Hadjis	John Hadjis is the father of three younger members of Riccarton Taekwon-Do. He applied for the board because of the positive influence that he sees Taekwon-Do having on his children. John is a manager with General Cable New Zealand Ltd where he has strong experience in customer services, and business structure development and implementation, and has qualifications in business and project management.

ITFNZ Taekwon-Do South Island Management
Regional Director: Position vacant	The position of Regional Director is currently vacant, and the responsibilities of the role are being handled by Helen Caley. Expressions of interest in this position should be forwarded to the secretary.
Regional Secretary: Helen Caley, I Dan	Miss Helen Caley is a member of Riccarton Taekwon-Do and is a top tournament competitor for the Region, which she demonstrated when she won a gold medal at the 2008 ITF World Cup in Italy for individual patterns.
Regional Treasurer: Dianne Hinson, II Dan	Ms Dianne Hinson is a member of Dunedin Taekwon-Do.

ITFNZ Taekwon-Do South Island Committees
Touraments Committee
Director: Kris Herbison, IV Dan	Mr Kris Herbison has been a member of the ITFNZ Tournaments committee for many years and is the only currenly qualified ITF A Grade Umpire and ITFNZ A Grade Umpire in the Region. Mr Herbison is responsible for overseeing the running of tournaments in the Region and the standard of officals. Mr Herbison regurally officiates at the ITFNZ National Championships, and also was an official at the World Cup in Italy in 2008.

Coaching & Selections Committee
Director: Kris Herbison, IV Dan	Mr Herbison is on the ITFNZ Coaching & Selections committee and has also either been the Manager or the Coach (or even both!) of the South Island Regional team since 2002.
Team Manager: Helen Caley, I dan Team Coach: Stuart Mayes, II Dan (2009) Kris Herbison, IV dan (2008)
Sponsorship & Funding Committee
Director: Kris Herbison, IV Dan	Mr Herbison is on the ITFNZ Sponsorship & Funding committee and has is well know for being able to gain funding for many projects, such as equipment for the Regiona, the Otago University Club and Riccarton Clubs as well as funding events for the Regions members.
Members: Angela Bartrop
Marketing Committee
Director: Kris Herbison, IV Dan	Mr Herbison is a past member of the ITFNZ Marketing Committee and is currently filling in for this position. Mr Herbison provides technical assistance for the South Island website and often writes articles for the Region's website, the ITFNZ website, or the Taekwon-Do Talk magazine.
Members: Angela Bartrop (Webmaster)
Standards & Discipline Committee
Director: Lena Walton, IV dan	Mrs Walton is from Wellington and is the Co-Instructor of Berhampore Taekwon-Do with her husband Mr Ian Walton and one of the highest ranking females in New Zealand.

Technical Committee
Director: position vacant
ITFNZ Taekwon-Do South Island Council
President: Grant Evans, IV dan	Mr Evans is a former South Island Regional Director, Mr Evans has been an active and passionate motivating force in the South for as long as anyone can remember.Mr Evans is also well known for his impressive pass with distinction to III dan, among only a small few to do so in the country.
Deputy President: Stuart Mayes, II dan	Mr Mayes is a member of the Riccarton Taekwon-Do Club. My Mayes will be assisting Mr Evans with his duties as Mr Evans second child has just been born. Please conact Mr Mayes prior to Mr Evans if you require the President.

Nelson Pam Colee, I dan	Mrs Colee started training at Riccarton Taekwon Do Club under Mr Peter Lawless, got to I dan within 3 years. She instructed her own club at Richmond until retired and then in August 2008 got asked to take over Nelson Club to assist with instructing.
Redwoodtown Lorraine Eade, II dan	Mrs Lorraine Eade is a very active member of the Region and always supports events of the Region and ITFNZ and all members of ITFNZ and the Region.
Riccarton David Oliver, II dan	Mr David Oliver commenced training at age 38 in 1994. Mr Oliver took over the responsibility as instructor of the Riccarton Club and has run the club since 2000. He gains a great thrill from seeing his students attain their goals which he asks all students to set as part of their on-going training, and the Riccarton Club is one of the largest in the Country.
Otago University Ana Rakonjac, I dan	Miss Ana Rakonjac is currently studying for her PhD at the University of Otago in Physics.
Dunedin Neil Kettings, III dan	Mr Neil Kettings started training with South Pacific TKD at the start of 1996. He then joined ITFNZ in 1998 and stepped into the role of Instructor in 2001. This is the position he still holds in the club today and his biggest ambition is to have his own do-jang.
Mosgiel Teresa Allen, II dan	Mrs Allen had never seen herself as a martial artist, becoming one almost by accident. She joined Taekwon-Do in 1997 after her two children & husband had. Within months she found she was pregnant with her third child - but this didn't stop her training, although she did have to forgo some activities. Baby, Jake, was born the day after the Southern Regional Tournament of 1998 at which she took a limited part. She gained her 1st Dan in Dec 2000 with her husband and we took over as instructors of Mosgiel Club. Mrs Allen gained her 2nd Dan in Nov 2003 and subsequently took over as instructor and trains with her son Jake. As a Taekwon-Do practitioner she would like to pass on Taekwon-Do to others and see them gain skill and confidence as she has. She says 'joining as I did in my mid thirties I feel that any-one can benefit no matter their age or beginning ability'
Central Nigel Patterson, I dan	Mr Patterson started training at the Dunedin club in 2000, graded to first dan in 2004, moved to Alexandra in 2005 and started the central Taekwon-Do club.
Threshold Hayden Breese, IV dan	Hayden Breese began training at Mosgiel Taekwon-Do club in 1991. Hayden is a former ITFNZ marketing Director and best overall black belt. Today he is the instructor of Threshold Taekwon-Do in Dunedin. Threshold holds adult and children's classes 5 days a week and is one of the largest schools in New Zealand.


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