Nikki Douglas
Visual Arts, Drama, Sport and Teacher Release

Nikki trained at Auckland Teachers College and taught for a few years before heading to Europe for her OE.

On returning she did a variety of jobs ranging from copywriting for a tax and business law publisher, to production and advertising for the National Business Review and finishing a Diploma in Massage Therapy.

Nikki completed the teacher retraining course with Auckland University and has been relieving and teaching at Long Bay Primary for the last five years.

Nikki lives on one hectare in Dairy Flat with her husband, two teenage daughters and a crazy cat. In her spare time she enjoys running, swimming, sailing, fishing and sewing.

Lisa Martin
Release Teacher

This is Lisa's third year at Long Bay Primary.

Lisa has a BA Honours degree in Education and Art which she completed during 2005 in the UK . Deciding to move to NZ with her husband, Jim and three children, Jack, Charlotte and George in 2006, once settled decided to return to education gaining a first class Postgraduate Diploma in Education at Massey Albany in 2009.

Lisa has a passion to teach children, enjoys art, travelling, camping, and playing netball .

Anne Kelly
Reading Recovery

Anne Kelly completed her Bachelor of Education Degree in London and then taught in the same city for twelve years. She took time out to travel around some of the world and arrived in New Zealand in 1998 to take up a teaching position at a primary school in West Auckland.

After settling in Torbay with her partner and taking time out to raise two young boys, she joined the Long Bay team as Reading Recovery teacher in 2007.