Our People
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Emma Borman, Centre Manager
My name is Emma Borman and I am proud to be the Centre Manager at Lollipops Napier Port. I joined the Lollipops team in July 2022 as the Team Leader of the Tuakana room and am happy to be working with and alongside a team of lovely and passionate teachers. I am originally from the Kapiti Coast; I have lived in Napier for the past 4 and a half years and absolutely love it here! I have 2 beautiful children aged 13 and 19, and they are a big part of why I got into Early Childhood Education.
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Riria Parsons, Teacher - Tuakana Room
Why did you choose early childhood education? I chose early childhood education, because I really wanted to learn more about children's learning and development. When my nephew was born, this solidified my love and passion for working with children.
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Halie Graham, Teacher - Teina Room
Kia ora, I’m Halie Graham, and I am a qualified teacher at Lollipops Napier Port. I have been teaching for seven years after obtaining my Bachelor of Teaching from the University of Waikato. I choose to work at Lollipops Napier Port because I love our community, our tamariki, and truly believe they and our whanau deserve the best. I enjoy working together with not only my colleagues, but our tamariki and whanau as well.
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Samara Smith, Teacher - Tuakana Room
Hi, my name is samara I come from a large family have been a nanny in my previous career. In the weekends we quite often spend our time on the racetrack around working with some of the best super car drives around nz. I love to push myself outside comfort zone weather that’s swimming with the sharks or skydiving.
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Annel Sutcliffe, Teacher - Teina Room
Hello, my name is Annel, and I have been working in early childhood education for a few years. I chose Early Childhood education as I enjoy working with young children and it really fits in with who I am and my personality. I’m with Lollipops Napier Port, as it was where I first began my Early childhood education journey – I started out relieving and was lucky enough to secure a full-time permanent position where I could work alongside my son.
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Marilyn McKeating, Teacher - Tuakana Room
My name is Marilyn McKeating (known as Lyn). I am a dedicated and a reflective teacher. I gained my Diploma in 2004 through E.I.T. I have taught in different centres which gives me a lot of experience with different character settings. I have also taught all age groups and enjoy them all for lots of different reasons.
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