Meet Our Team

Celia Williamson

Co-director | H.O.D. Music | Music Tutor

Celia has lived in Hamilton all her life, raising six children and currently has 12 grandchildren! She is very passionate about family, and has always been able to make anyone she meets feel a part of hers. She has spent the past 20 years teaching in the classroom and as a music specialist in schools, helping train Music Teachers in the Waikato, and helping to plan and implement professional development and support for teachers in the greater Waikato Area. She was also on the New Zealand Music Education Board (MENZA) for a time.
 

"Music has been a huge part of my life. As long as I am hearing, playing or teaching music I am excited!”

                                                                        - Celia Williamson

Kim Williamson

Co-director | H.O.D. Art | Art Tutor

Kim completed a Bachelor of Media Arts at Wintec in 2014, majoring in Painting and Illustration. She then returned to postgraduate study while working at Excite and graduated with First Class Honors in Painting in 2019. From the time she was young, Kim has been influenced by the arts and now loves to find creative new ways to share and teach her passions in the arts to others.

Kim heads up the Art Team, does all our graphics and maintains our website, and many other jobs around Excite.

Administration

Vasa Faaosofia

H.O.D. Vocals | Vocal Tutor

Sherrie Roue-Walker

Theatre + Vocal Tutor

Drew Carter

Drum + Guitar Tutor

Mitch Walker

Drum + Guitar Tutor

Sam Knox

Drum + Guitar Tutor

Ruth Germon

Drum + Guitar Tutor

Ann Speed

Violin Tutor

Nuwan Vithanange

Violin + Piano Tutor

Joshua Dawson

Piano Tutor

Elizabeth Glass

Piano + Vocal Tutor

Music Therapy + Dance Tutor

Johanna Claus

Lance Uerata

Hip Hop Tutor

Holly Minchington

Dance Tutor

Erika Duerre

Dance Tutor

Sam Eva

Art Tutor

Emma Wallace

Art Tutor

Payton Davys-Olsen

Art Assistant