Senior Leadership Team
Melinda Iles
Principal
Email: melinda.Iles@mbi.school.nz
Melinda has been a Principal for 20+ years. Her teaching journey began with her passion for Music, teaching piano to young students. As a young classroom teacher, she worked at Murrays Bay Intermediate and was thrilled to return to the school as Principal in 2017. Melinda has a passion for Mathematics and for developing educational leaders.
Helen Prescott
Deputy Principal
Email: helen.prescott@mbi.school.nz
Shannon Robinson
Deputy Principal, Year 8 Dean
Director of Pastoral Care and Guidance
Email: shannon.robinson@mbi.school.nz
Shannon began her teaching at a primary school in central Auckland in the early 1990s before teaching for several years in the East End of London. She has proudly worked as Dean and DP at Murrays Bay Intermediate for the last 19 years, and her most recent studies have been in Child Protection.
Graham Franklin
Assistant Principal, Year 7 Dean
Director of International Students
Email: graham.franklin@mbi.school.nz
Graham started his teaching career in 2005. After initially teaching in New Zealand, he worked in international schools in Dubai and Singapore. His most recent interests include the future of education and developing students' knowledge and skills for the future.
Daniel Finlayson
Assistant Principal
Director of Curriculum Email: daniel.finlayson@mbi.school.nz
Daniel started his teaching career here at MBIS in 2011. After a period of time teaching in his hometown of Timaru and overseas in Macau, he returned to MBIS in 2018. Since then, Daniel has been actively involved in our school curriculum development, particularly in Maths and our sports programme.
Brandon Kruyen
Director of Sport
Email: brandon.kruyen@mbi.school.nz
Brandon has been a staff member at MBI since 2000. As a longstanding classroom teacher, Brandon moved into the full-time role of Sports Director in 2020. He is passionate about developing youth leadership through sports and spearheads several initiatives to grow the capacity of our young athletes and leaders.
Sarah Holmes
Director of Arts Email: sarah.holmes@mbi.school.nz
Sarah started her teaching career here at MBIS in 2005 after being a student teacher in Melinda’s classroom. She lived in London in 2011, teaching at a school in South London in between exploring many parts of Europe. Sarah has seen many roles at MBIS, including classroom teacher, gifted education teacher, and music teacher.
Kate Kruyen
Business Manager
Finance and Property
Email: kate.kruyen@mbi.school.nz
Kate joined MBI in 2018 after working at Long Bay College for several years. She brings with her a wealth of property and finance knowledge. Since joining MBI, she has overseen several major improvement projects, including installing drainage to our field, resurfacing and upgrading our basketball court, and refurbishing several classrooms and buildings.