Wānaka Whānau
Ashley Peters
Founder of WORD! The Ambassador of Stoke and the head MTB Instructor Trainer, with snacks of course. Based in Wānaka. She makes WORD better.
Pete Mitchell
Programme Manager! When he’s not Captain Admin he’ll be out instructing or in the hills on a big ole adventure! He makes WORD work.
WORD Lead Instructor team!
The WORD Lead Instructors are the bee’s knees! They are responsible for their own group of kids as well as overseeing the Instructors and Assistant Instructor team on the day of each after school programme or holiday camp. They are highly experienced MTB Instructors and well equipped to handle emergencies. They are creative, adventurous and can wrangle a group of 30 kids any day. We are so happy to have these amazing people! And yep, you saw it here… gender equality among our top team!
*Lead Instructors are PHEC (Pre hospital emergency care) trained and mentor the Instructor and Assistant team.
Ranger
WORD Lead Instructor extraordinaire and in charge of keeping Ash fed since forever!
Cam
Teaching mountain biking in Canada, and now back here in Wānaka, you’ll often find Cam out on the trails or helping locals find their perfect bike at Bike It Now in town!
Phillip
Mountain bike instructor wizz and adventure lover!
Rachel
Stoked on riding bikes, and equally so on getting young people into it too!
Jo
All the things! Community champion, event manager, Black Fox Ride founder and Lead Instructor!
WORD Instructor Team!
WORD instructors are passionate about instructing kids and stoked about riding. These adventurous professionals come from all around the country to ride bikes in Wānaka. We are stoked to have a team that reflects our value of equal gender representation!
*All instructors are first aid trained and attend the annual WORD Instructor Spring Training Camp. Want to join the team?
Karen
Stevie
Laura
Henry
Martin
Kane
Hannah
Dan
Sam
Fabian
Jillian
Lucie
Pete
Abbey
Sam
WORD Assistant Instructor Team!
WORD Assistant Instructors help out the Instructors during the after school programmes. They are passionate 14-16 year olds who have been part of WORD as a participant and are now keen to share their love of riding with the younger ones. Keen to join the team?
