Members of Our Team
Lee-Anne Minturn
Programme Leader
Qualifications: National Diploma in Business
National Certificate in Adult Education & Training, Level 5.
Laurie Kearns
Practising Goldsmith Jeweller, Full-time Tutor
Qualifications: Indentured Tradesman as Goldsmith Ring Maker and Diamond Mounter (Manufacturing Jeweller)
Pursuing Level 4 Certificate in Adult Education & Training
Certificate of Achievement Level 2: Rhino 3D Modelling Training. Certified by Kyle Houchens, Robert McNeel & Associates, Seattle
St John First Aid Certificate.
Isabel Dempsey
Qualifications: Indentured Tradeswoman (Austria)
Pursuing Level 4 Certificate in Adult Education & Training
Christopher Minturn
Qualifications: Pursuing Level 4 Certificate in Adult Education & Training
St John First Aid Certificate.
Peter Minturn, MNZM
Master Goldmith Jeweller, Mentor, Adjunct Tutor
First class pass, c. 1955, City and Guilds in Diamond Mounting, apprenticed to Hathaway & Muddiman, as a Diamond mounter.
The first NZ Jeweller to be elected as a member of the New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, awarded the New Zealand Industrial Design Councils ‘Design Mark’ for his production jewellery.
Invested in 2008, as a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit for services to jewellery manufacturing.
Peter has retired from the School but continues to work as a Goldsmith Jeweller, Mentor and Adjunct Tutor.
Short Course Tutors
Laurie Kearns – Rhino & Gemsetting
Grahame Waite – Engraving
Colin Bartlett – Creative Jewellery
Sameer Aneez – Creative Jewellery
Eve Bassett – Creative Jewellery
Daniel Smith – Creative Jewellery
Ben Clancy – Creative Jewellery
Rose Heenan – Creative Jewellery
Ryo Takano – Creative Jewellery
Brian Moorwood – Adjunct Tutor for setting