Meet Our Team.

Founders and Trustees

  • Bernadine Bezuidenhout

    Bernadine Bezuidenhout

    Founder and CEO

  • Carolyn Esterhuizen

    Co-Founder

  • Tari White

    Trustee

  • Dan Larson

    Trustee

  • Peter Wyllie

    Trustee

Get Active Coaches

  • Osei Owusu

    Osei Owusu

    Sport Coach

  • Liam Hackston

    Sports Coach

  • Jess Dalton

    Sport Coach

  • Kevin Syriak

    Sports Coach

  • Chloe McMurdo

    Hip Hop Instructor

  • Gracie Wilkes

    Hip Hip Instructor

  • Lorissel Penna

    Sport Coach

  • Olivia Wallace

    Sport Coach

Elite Sport Coaches

  • Bernie Bezuidenhout

    Cricket Coach

  • Matt Bell

    Cricket Coach

  • Garfield Charles

    Cricket Coach

  • Sergio Jacobs

    Personal Trainer

Ambassadors

  • Manasa Mataele

    Manasa Mataele is a Fijian rugby star who has played for the Crusaders, Chiefs, Western Force, and Fijian Drua. As an ambassador, he’s deeply committed to uplifting young people.

    “I love seeing young people grow and believe in themselves. We need to be there for them, to guide them, and show them God’s love through sport,”

    Having worked closely with rangatahi, he inspires confidence, connection, and dreams both on and off the field.

  • Devon Jacobs

    Bevon-John Jacobs is a New Zealand cricketer whose journey has taken him from the Canterbury Kings to the Auckland Aces, the IPL’s Mumbai Indians, and the Black Caps.
    But what drives him most is uplifting young people.

    “ If I can use sport to inspire hope or make a young person feel seen and supported, that means everything to me.”

    Having worked with EPIC in Christchurch, Bevon has been hands-on in coaching and mentoring our youth — making him not just an ambassador, but part of the whānau.