Our Team.
Meet our amazing staff who keep Arcady running smoothly whilst providing our students with the best experience possible. Hover over their faces to learn more about them!

Principal
Sonia
Professor Sonia Mazey
BA(Hons) Leicester; MA Oxon, D.Phil (Oxon)
Sonia Mazey is an adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the University of Canterbury (UC) and former Pro-Vice Chancellor, UC business and Law (2012–20). She is a Board Director of the Asia Pacific Student Accommodation Association (APSAA) and former Chair of the Universities New Zealand (UNZVice Chancellors' Sub-Committee for University Student Pastoral Care (CUSPaC).
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Sonia held senior academic and management positions at Brunel, Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the UK before moving to Christchurch New Zealand in 2008. At UC, she was a Lecturer, Academic Manager and Dean prior to appointment as Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Her research interests include European and EU politics and public policy and she has published extensively in these fields.

Scott
Head Chef

Maragret
Head House Mum

Nadeeka
House Mum

Kristine
Residential Assistant

Bruce
Bruce White
A chartered accountant and company director, Bruce has held senior management positions in both the public and private sectors. Over the last 14 years, he has worked in tertiary education at the Universities of Canterbury and Waikato.
At UC, was Manager of the College of Engineering (2008-2011) and Deputy Registrar
(2011-2019) before moving to Global Manager for Benchmarking and Reputation at Waikato University.
Outside of work, Bruce can generally be found working on the lifestyle block that he and his wife, Debra have called home for the last 20 years.
Assistant Principal

Yash
Sous Chef

Sonya
House Mum

Luke
Residential Assistant

Ollie
Residential Assistant

Eddye
Operations Manager

Eric
Senior Chef

Dee
House Mum

Tom
Residential Assistant

Joel
Residential Assistant

Liv
Community Development Manager

Hillary
Dining Room Assistant

Linda
House Mum

Lauren
Residential Assistant

Bea
Office and Communications Manager

Sapu
Catering Assistant

Kanchana
House Mum

Alex
Residential Assistant

Karl
Garden/Maintenance