Steven Miers >>DirectorSteven is our awesome director and loves camping. He brings a wealth of practical knowledge from his farming background and loves having a good chat with people.
Our Staff
Dan McNaughton >>Operations ManagerDan is 2IC, our go to guy for anything around site. He brings a vast set of skills to the team from building to odd sock wearing. You'll often find him fixing things around camp, helping Host, or dreaming up new ideas.
Alex Miers >>Administration ManagerAlex interned with us in 2018 and was such a massive help we had to keep her around! She is now full time after finishing her business degree in HR and Public Relations.
Monique Riddell >>Ministry Coordinator & MarketingMonique takes the lead role in organising our Holiday Camp programs. With a Bachelors in Event Management under her belt she is a wizz with a spreadsheet and loves to plan and organise.
Jane Miers >>Accounts Coordinator and Bookings SupportJane is Steven's wonderful wife and is a key part of the behind the sceens office work at CYC. In her spare time she also heads up the gardeing at CYC and homeschools the youngest four of her nine children.
Mandeep Kaur >>Bookings CoordinatorMandeep is the voice you are most likely to hear when you ring us! She takes care of our bookings. Mandeep enjoys a badminton session and likes to treat her friends to some yummy Indian food.
Miria Inia >>Leader CoordinatorMiria was an intern in 2020. She does many things around camp, but her main job is to assist the ministry coordinator and do rosters to make sure we are all in the right place at the right time. She also is one of our lead activity instructors and assists the host team when needed.
Nat Feldon >>Kitchen CoordinatorNat runs our kitchen and cooks the food we serve to our guests. His doughnuts are delicious! When he's not cooking, Nat is also an essential member of our maintenance team.
Grace Bruce >>Second ChefGrace is a familiar face round here at CYC. After a 2 year hiatus she is back and putting her Chef qualification to use as second chef in the kitchen. She brings some delicious baking skills to the team and in her spare time loves to travel!
Hannah Gilmore >>Chef ApprenticeHannah is a wiz with food and a multitasking pro, evidenced by her great meals and incredible kitchen prowess. She has not only taken on the Second Chef position but is studying culinary arts at the same time.
Nick Dodds >>Maintenance/HostThe majority of Nick's time is spent working on grounds and maintenance during the week. In the weekends he is your "go to guy" as he does the majority of the hosting.
Nick Tarr >>MaintenanceNick has joined us at CYC after recently finishing study at East West College of Intercultural Studies. Before that Nick worked as a qualified Electrician. Now Nick spends his days lighting up our lives here at CYC.
Angelina Stowers >>Instructor/HostAngelina did an activity internship with us back in 2021, and loved it so much that she came back. She is a pro at instructing and brings all the fun to the staff team with her many pranks.
Eitan Miers >>Instructor/GroundsEitan has now stepped up into a full time position and does a little bit of everything at CYC, including grounds work, activity instructing, and kitchen work. He's a great all rounder to have on the team.
Kara Baxendine >>Host/InstructorKara started at CYC half way through 2022 and has been a great addition. She has an enthusiasm for the outdoors, a passion for all kinds of adventure activities.
Interns
Pathways Intern
Our interns are placement through Pathways College. This internship is unique as it is balanced between 50% ministry and 50% study. Their ministry is 15 hours paid work and 15 hours volunteered. Their study is towards a diploma in Christian Ministries and is made up of six week long block courses throughout the year and online assignments. Contact leaders@cyc.org.nz if you are interested in this internship or head onto our intern page.
Outdoor Recreation Intern
We're developing a further internship program that is more activities based than our other internship. You will get qualified in climbing and other activities through your choice of papers with skills active as well as a few papers focused on bible study through a bible college. This internship is a lot more flexible as it is still new. Apply with interest to leaders@cyc.org.nz
Volunteers
Laura Voppichler >>International VolunteerLaura is one of our incredible German Volunteers and will be with us till end of August 2023. As part of her volunteer experience, Laura gets up to a little bit of everything at camp, but is really great in the kitchen, with guests, and stepping up to do jobs to relieve stress from other staff. When not at work she gets up to exploring any of New Zealand she hasn't already seen.
Zilli Polster >>International VolunteerZilli is our other incredible German Volunteer and will also be with us till the end of August 2023. She does a little bit of everything, from cleaning windows, to instructing activities, and even helps in the kitchen or office. Zilli always wears a smile wherever she goes. When not at work she fills her time with dance and travelling NZ.
Part Time Staff
Juliette ShawAfter serving with us at CYC for three years as the Office Coordinator Juliette has now taken on further tertiary study along with continuing her work at a local church and in a regional church network. When she can Juliette still helps us in the CYC office and at kids camps.
Callahan JonesCallahan interned with us in 2021. In-between his studies this year he pops back in to help with activities and all sorts around site. We love the 10/10 enthusiasm he brings each day he's here.
Ashleigh SmithAs a past intern Ashleigh knows her way around CYC. We love her smile and the joy she brings each day! She's helping out doing odd jobs, in the kitchen and instructing activities.
Binyamin MiersBinyamin, also known as Beni, keeps our grounds looking fab! From mowing to building, you can always count on him to assist with whatever is needed! When he's not working, Beni enjoys a bit of motor crossing and keeping up his growing farming enterprise on Farm Simulator.
