Meet Our Team
Kim Charteris–Wright
Co-Founder & Co-Director, Free Spirit Training
& Development Ltd
- Bcom (Hons), University of Otago, majoring in Human Resource Management & Employee Relations
- Honours Research Dissertation – “Design of learning events within experiential management training to ensure maximum transference to the workplace”
- Qualified & accredited Selector Professional psychometric facilitator & assessor
- Qualified & accredited Belbin’s Team Type facilitator & assessor
- Certification in Appreciation Inquiry (Ai) Facilitation, Company of Experts, USA
- Accredited facilitator & consultant for NZAID
- Member of HRINZ - Human Resource Institute of New Zealand
- Memeber of NZAPP - New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology
- Member of New Zealand Red Cross - Past President of Dunedin Branch (2009-2012)
- Member of New Zealand Red Cross - Otago Regional Board (2006-2009)
- NZOIA – New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association qualified & member
- Member & Past Co-ordinator of Her Business Dunedin Network NZ
- Member of Fair Trade Business New Zealand
- Member of the Otago University Alumni
Relevant work experience:
- Director, facilitator & consultant, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- Facilitator & trainer, Solomon Islands IRD Staff Training Program
- Facilitator & trainer, New Zealand AID (NZAID)
- Training Manager, Polson Higgs Business Advisors
- Senior Consultant, Business Consulting, Polson Higgs Business Advisors
- Manager – Training & Development, (mtf) Motor Trade Finance Ltd
- Manager – Human Resources, (mtf) Motor Trade Finances Ltd
- Trainer & facilitator, Machu Picchu National Park, Peru
- Corporate Leadership Development Executive, Outward Bound Singapore
- Facilitator & outdoor instructor, Outward Bound Singapore
- Management Graduate, National Bank of New Zealand
Chris Charteris–Wright
Co-Founder & Co-Director, Free Spirit Training
& Development Ltd
- BPhEd, Bachelor of Physical Education, University of Otago, NZ
- DipEd, Diploma of Education - Secondary School, Dunedin College of Education, NZ
- Accredited “Appreciative Inquiry” (Ai) facilitator – Company of Experts, USA
- Qualified & accredited Selector Professional psychometric facilitator & assessor
- Qualified & accredited Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) facilitator & assessor
- Accredited Facilitator of “Turning Point” Personal Development Programme
- Member of NZAPT – New Zealand Association for Psychological Type
- NZOIA – New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association qualified & member
- Member of Fair Trade Business New Zealand
- Member of NZAPP - New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology
- Member of Otago University Alumni
- Icebreaker qualified & accredited facilitator & assessor
Relevant work experience:
- Director, facilitator & trainer, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd.
- Teaching fellow & co-ordinator of experiential practical papers, School of Physical Education, University of Otago
- Facilitator & trainer, Solomon Islands IRD Staff Training Program
- Audacious Business Competition co-ordinator, Economic Development Unit, Dunedin City Council
- Trainer & facilitator, Machu Picchu National Park, Peru
- Facilitator & outdoor instructor – Outward Bound New Zealand
- Facilitator & chief outdoor instructor – Outward Bound Singapore
- Head of Science – Tihoi Venture School, St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton
- Outdoor instructor – Tihoi Venture School, St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton
- Qualified carpenter & builder
Denis Orel-Bartlett
Business Support Manager & Consultant, Free
Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- BSc(Hons), majoring in Sociology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe
- Diploma in Human Resource Management, Otago Polytechnic
- Certificate in Customer Service Management, Otago Polytechnic
- Certificate in Small Business Management, Te Wananga-O-Raukawa
- Certificate in ESOL Home Tutoring
- Member of HRINZ Human Resource Institute of New Zealand
- Member of NZAPP - New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology
- Otago Property Investors Association (OPIA) member
- Member of ESOL Home Tutor Program, English Language Partners, Dunedin
- “Appreciative Inquiry” trained - AffirmWorks
Relevant work experience
- Business Support Manager & Consultant, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- Project Logistics & Administration Support, Solomon Islands IRD Staff Training Program
- Training workshop co-ordinator, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- Past Network events co-ordinator, Her Business Network Dunedin
- ESOL Home Tutor, English Language Partners
- Office Support, School of Occupational Therapy, Otago Polytechnic
- Office Support, Engineering Department, Otago Polytechnic
- Customer Service Representative, Contact Energy Ltd
Jo-Anne Henderson
Consultant, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Derby University, UK (20+ years of experience)
- New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist (NZROT)
- Certified Wu Tao Dance Instructor (Foundations in Chinese Medicine)
Relevant work experience
- Consultant, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- Energy Management for Vibrant Health facilitator & trainer, Free Spirit Training & Development Ltd
- Wu Tao Dance Teacher (Broad Bay & RASA School of Dance Dunedin)
- Senior Occupational Therapist – Fatigue Management in Neuro rehab (ISIS, Dunedin)
- Senior Acute Occupational Therapist – Respiratory, Renal, Cardiac & Paediatric Care (Dunedin Public Hospital)
- Senior I Occupational Therapist – Community & Housing Adaptations (One Stop Resource Centre, Trafford, UK)
- Senior I Occupational Therapist – Specialist Head Injury Unit (Highbank, Bury, Greater Manchester)
- Senior II Locum Occupational Therapist – Care of the Elderly & Medicine (North Manchester General Hospital)
- Senior II Occupational Therapist - General & Vascular Surgery (Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
- Basic Grade Occupational Therapist – Acute Medical (Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)