College Staff
The College has an ongoing commitment to providing teachers who are skilled educators as well as experts in their fields. Our faculty and staff of over 25 trained professionals includes Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Animal Homeopaths, a Physiotherapist and Registered Homeopaths. The College uses world recognised, high calibre teaching staff who actively pursue their ongoing professional development in their fields of expertise and in teaching.
General Manager Academic and College Dean and Senior Lecturer
Julie Andrews, BMusic, ND, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
For over thirty years, Julie's academic and professional life has been filled with two great passions - music and the healing arts. In 1968, Julie completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Auckland. By this time, she had also gained Licentiates in Piano Performance and Teaching from both the Trinity College of Music and the Royal Schools of Music. She received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London and graduated from that prestigious institute in 1970. On returning to New Zealand, she continued to teach and perform, raise a family and began to pursue her formal study of herbal medicine, naturopathy and homeopathy.
Julie completed Diplomas in Naturopathy and Homeopathy in 1988 at the South Pacific College of Natural Therapies. Then she began to apply the teaching skills acquired through her musical career to teaching homeopathy and natural health.
Julie has been involved with the Bay of Plenty College since 1995 and became the first recipient of the College's Advanced Diploma of Homeopathy. Julie holds qualifications in Teaching and Assessment and became Dean at the College in 1999.
Julie Andrews, BMusic, ND, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
South Island Course Coordinator and Senior Lecturer
Judy Coldicott, DipTchg, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
Judy trained and worked as a primary teacher prior to her homeopathy studies. She became interested in homeopathy after seeing great results with her family and went on to complete her Diploma in Homeopathy in 1995.
Judy began practicing and teaching introductory courses in South Canterbury and in 1996, became a homeopathy tutor at Aoraki Polytechnic. In 1999, Judy became South Island Coordinator for the Bay of Plenty College. She is well loved by students and staff alike - especially for the clarity of her teaching and for her energy and enthusiasm!
Senior Lecturer
Alastair Gray DSH (UK), PCH (London), RSHom (UK), AHA (Au), BA Hons (Otago)
Alastair started training as a homeopath after completing a degree in History. He graduated from The School of Homoeopathy in Devon, UK and studied with Jeremy Sherr at the Dynamis School, before coming to work in Sydney.
Alastair runs a busy practice in both Australia and New Zealand. Alastair is a senior lecturer, trainee practitioner supervisor and teaches at all college venues throughout New Zealand and Australia as well as overseas. He is director of the "Fusion" Post-Graduate course.
He has a committment to quality research and has conducted a number of provings in Australia and New Zealand; including Kauri, White Tailed Spider, Box Jelly Fish, Blatta Orientalis and Moreton Bay Fig.
Animal Course Co-ordinator
Jennie Rassell BSc Hons, Dip Hom, DipHom(Animal Health), RCHom
Jennie received her degree in Microbiology from Canterbury University and worked in education and research, particularly in the Agricultural sector in NZ before turning her focus to family and farm life. She and her husband began to explore organic production methods and successfully converted their kiwifruit orchard to organics as a result. Jennie found her interest in Homeopathy blooming alongside the passion for organics and completed both the ‘human’ and ‘animal’ Diploma programmes at the Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy. Now, Jennie has a thriving practice for both animals and humans in Tauranga, New Zealand. She also lectures at BOPCOH and on the Certificate of Homeopathy programme in the school of nursing in Rotorua, NZ.
General Manager Operations and Echoes Flexible Distance Learning Co-ordinator
Julie Ross DipHom (NZ)
Before working for the College, Julie had a challenging career in office management in the corporate sector. Julie became interested in Homeopathy after having her dogs treated by a homeopathic vet and went on to complete the BOPCOH Diploma in Homeopathy in 2003. As a consequence Julie further embraced Homeopathy by making a career change and commenced working for the College in 2003 as the Auckland Office Manager. Julie now also incorporates into her role the co-ordination of Echoes – the College’s Distance Learning Programme.
College Administrators
Anne Kohu, DipHom. Tauranga Office Manager, Enrolment Officer and Maori Liaison Officer
Catherine Wilson. Auckland Centre & Clinic Administrator
Catherine started her working life as an apprentice typographer at the New Zealand Herald. On becoming a qualified tradesperson she went from a hot metal environment to the first use of computers at the Herald. She then went on to work in the UK for 7 years for a property marketing company, doing research and the company invoicing. Upon return to New Zealand in 2009 she decided to follow her interest in natural medicine and is consequently working in the Auckland office in an administration role.
Sue Spurling, MA, DipHom, RN. Auckland Centre.
Lecturers Homeopathy
Julia Alabaster, BSc(UK), MSc(NZ), DipHom, DipHom(Animal Health), RCHom
Julie Andrews, BMusic, ND, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
Dr Kerry Clancey, MBChB, DipObs, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
Judy Coldicott, DipTchg, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
Dr Deborah Collins, MD(NL), RCHom
Michael Dong, MPS, RCHom
Josephine Gibbard, BHSc, ADH, DipNutr, RCHom
Mary Glaisyer, BA(Hons), LCH, RCHom
Alastair Gray, DSH (UK), PCH(UK), RSHom(UK), AHA(Aust), BA Hons(NZ)
Su Hutchinson, DipHom, RCHom, Cert.Natural Health Studies
Carol Keelty, DipHom ADH, RCHom
Fiona Lane, BA(Otago), DipHom(Animal Health), RCHom
Nikki Leonard, NZGON, RSHom(UK), RCHom
Jeannette (Jem) Maber, DipHom, ADH, RCHom
Chris Newenham, DHom, ADHom, RCHom
Jennie Rassell, BSc Hons, Dip Hom, Dip Hom(Animal Health),RCHom
Genevieve Scase, BSc(Hons)(UK), DipHom(UK), ADH, RCHom
Elizabeth Schmidt, B.Mus, HED, DipHom, BHSc.
Dr Barbara Stumbles BVSc, DipHom(Animal Health), RCHom
Tineke Verkade, RN, ND (Holl), DipHerb, DipHom (Animal Health), ADH, RCHom, BSc
Jill Wilby, BA, DipHom.RCHom
Lecturers Medical Science
Julia Alabaster, BSc(UK), MSc(NZ), DipHom, DipHom(Animal Health), RCHom
Gudrun Dannenfeldt, MSc(Nursing), DCur, RCoN(NZ)
Dr Judith Nicholson, BSc(Hons) PhD.
Elizabeth Schmidt, B.Mus, HED, DipHom, BHSc.
Dr Barbara Stumbles, BVSc, DipHom(Animal Health), RCHom
Hannah Crawford-McQuillan, BPhysio, DipHom
Senior Medical Science Lecturer
Gudrun Dannenfeldt MSc (nursing), DCur, RCoN(nz)Gudren has been involved in various aspects of nursing, clinical practice, education and management for over 25yrs. Currently she is Operations Manager ( Education and Support) at Health Waikato in New Zealand. Gudren believes that a good grounding in the human sciences is essential for all health professionals.
