Meet our great crew!
Mina Kingma - Operations Manager
 Originally
from: Christchurch, NZ
Years with MSAC: 3 months
Previously worked as:
Action Team Safety Manager in Mallorca,
Costa Del Sol & Lanzarote,
Outdoor Instructor in the UK, Horse Trek Guide.
Mina’s passions are:
Sports and the Great Outdoors, particularly all those things that
are still waiting for me to come and do.
Not so keen on:
Reality TV.
Particular interests/hobbies:
Most sports, including but not limited
to snowboarding, horse riding, basketball, netball. Always have
a book on the go, love a good movie & love a good meal.
Haylee Milham - Duty Operations Manager
 Years with MSAC: 5
Originally from: Taranaki, NZ
Previously worked as:
Training Development Manager for insurance comapny in the U.K, barmaid, cook
Winter Occupation:
None! - travelling if I'm lucky - usually in Europe or Asia to avoid the winter
Passions are:
beaches, my dog, enjoying life to the full
Not so keen on: winter
Particular Interests: walking (preferably on the beach), asian food, boating/fishing or just being out in the Marlborough Sounds
Ray Waters – Senior Guide
Lives in: Blenheim, NZ
Seasons with MSAC:15
Previously worked as:
13 years in U.K Royal Navy, 5 years secondary school teaching, 8
years Outward Bound as Instructor and Deputy Director, 7 years
with Department of Conservation, freelance guiding
Winter occupations?
Harriers, traveling and trekking the world
Passionate about?
Marlborough and Marlborough Sounds’ flora
and fauna. Everybody should have the potential to make the most of
their life. His wife Sheil and their two boys Sean and Marcus, who
are renowned New Zealand adventurers, and their families.
Not so keen on?
Growing trend for people to not take personal responsibility.
Jeremy Martin – Senior Guide
 Originally
from: Rangiora
Seasons with MSAC: 4
Previously worked/trained as:
Bike courier, barman, studied for Diploma in Teaching,
SKOANZ qualified, participated in 5 Coast to Coast races.
Winter occupations?
Tramping all over
New Zealand, Cycling from Turkey to U.K and Eastern Europe, working
in Scotland
Passionate about?
The outdoors, particularly
the Marlborough Sounds, making sure that people have a wonderful
time in the outdoors. Jeremy’s first memories of tramping
are being carried inside his father's backpack (ie. Not a standard
child’s backpack) on a multi-day tramp.
Harry Litchwark - Guide
 Lives in:
Blenheim, NZ
Seasons with MSAC: 7
Previously worked as:
Science technician for forestry research
Winter occupation:
Forestry consultant and also manage a tree breeding program for
a forestry company
Harry’s passions are:
all outdoor activities, music particularly guitar and banjo
Not so keen on:
Lack of personal accountability and responsibility
Particular interests/hobbies:
insects (particularly spiders), botany and geology
Vanessa Lock - Guide
 Lives
in: Picton, NZ
Seasons with MSAC: 3
Previously worked as:
Personal Trainer
Studying for a Bachelor of Recreation Management
Winter occupation:
Personal Trainer
Ness’ passions are:
health and fitness, talking and enjoying people, warm weather
Not so keen on:
Camping without a pillow, cold weather, Sunday drivers
Particular interests/hobbies:
wine, basketball, a good book
Sally Campbell - Guide
 Originally from: UK
Seasons with MSAC: 2
Previously worked as:
Educationalist, designed and set up and taught on programmes for
business people, university students, grad and undergrad, in UK,
Turkey, NZ and Japan. Especially enjoyed focusing on international
relations and alternative tourism.
Winter occupations?
Kayak, walk, canyon, bike guiding and exploring & designing
programmes and seeing them run in Turkey
Passionate about?
Feet on the ground! The outdoors, seeing what is
around that corner, hill, cove. Getting to know people from different
places and outlooks Photography
Not so keen on?
Too much formality, routines, snakes!
Particular interests/hobbies?
Staying in touch with people around
the world Keeping fresh ideas alive. Reading
JD – Guide
 Originally from: Picton
Years with MSAC: 2
Previously studied at:
Nelson/Marlborough Institute of Technology – Diploma in Adventure Tourism
Winter Occupation:Snowboarding
Passions are: playing guitar, socializing with friends, rugby
Not so keen on: drunk drivers, rotten milk
Particular interests/hobbies: the outdoors, travelling
Francie Craig - Guide
 Years with MSAC: 1
Originally from: Christchurch, NZ
Previously worked as:
Certificate in Outdoor Recreation, Leadership and Guiding, ski instructor for 3 years, student
Passions are:
outdoors, family, friends and art
Winter occupation:
ski instructor
Not so keen on:
watching sports
Particular interests:
mosaic art, scrabble, dancing (flamenco), skiing
Cole Warwick - Guide
 Years with MSAC: 1
Originally from: Great Barrier Island, NZ
Previously worked as: student - Diploma in Adventure Tourism, sea kayak guide, ski-field technician, Auckland Parks and Reserves
Winter Occupation: snowboard, ski bum, going to Sweden to drive Zapcat race boats
Passions are:Anything involving adventure
Particuar interests are: mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, kitesurfing, wakeboarding
Danielle Pearson
 Years with MSAC: 1
Originally from: NZ,
although lived most of my life in Queensland and Victoria, Australia
Previously worked/studied as:
Tourism & Travel, Eco-tourism, previously worked as a glacier guide and adventure tour leader.
Winter Occupation:
guide
Passions are:
tramping, chocolate, travel
Not so keen on: spiders
Particular Interests:
climbing, plants, yoga, learning guitar
Nicole Marsh - Guide
 Years with MSAC: 1
Originally from: Christchurch, NZ
Previously worked as: Full On (NZ Company) in Italy
Winter Occupation: Finishing my last year at CPIT doing outdoor teaching, sea kayak and tramping guide
Passions are:
teaching, outdoors, meeting new people and having fun.
Not so keen on: going without food (love my food)
Particular Interests: water sports, shopping, lots of things
John Pickering – Bike Mechanic
 Lives
in: Picton, NZ
Seasons with MSAC: 3
Previously worked as:
Community policeman
Winter Occupations:
Mountain and road biking around Marlborough, travelling the world
Passionate about?
Get back to you on that....
Not so keen on?
Get back to you on that....
Lulu (the dog)
 Years with MSAC: 1
Originally from: Christchurch
Previously worked as: no previous work history although now working very hard on PR for Marlborough Sounds Adventure Co.
Passions are: Going on the boat for a day at Portage Adventure Centre, letting people pat me, the Picton Foreshore
Not so keen on: being tied up at work or left at home
Particular interests: the Picton foreshore and ferry terminal, spotting someone who may have food and sitting at their feet looking sad so they may feed me
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