Board Chair

Darren has been on the CSFC Executive Board since 2012 and has been Chairman since 2014.

He was a member of Rangers AFC from the age of seven through the amalgamation and he now plays for the Masters Snowmen team. Darren also has a daughter and son playing their junior football at the club.

Away from CSFC Darren is General Manager of Vision Systems a company employing 40 staff and has branches in Christchurch and Auckland.

Alan joined Rangers in 1977 at Youth Level winning the National Coca Cola Cup that year under Nick De Meyer. He had the privilege of being coached by Ken France and Ian Marshall at Southern League and National League.

Alan returned to Rangers to play Masters in the 90s and then Coastal Spirit Masters in a playing then Team Manager capacity. When he is not working in his Property Maintenance company he enjoys Mountain Biking and Caravanning.

Alan has been very fortunate to attend the FIFA World Cup in South Africa 2010 and Qatar in 2022.

Heather started playing for New Brighton Premier Women’s Football Team in 1978 and played for over 20 years.

When New Brighton and Rangers merged to Coastal Spirit, Heather took on the role of WPL Manager and has continued to do so until 2023. Within this time Heather has coached many Coastal and Canterbury age group Teams, the current Special Olympics Canterbury Football Coach and the Chairperson of NZ Secondary School Girls’ Football.

Heather is very passionate about the development of girls’ and women’s football and hopes to see the success of Women’s Football at Coastal Spirit continue.

Heather is married to Andy, has 3 children (now adults) 2 of whom have over 250 caps with Coastal Premier Women’s Team.

Grant has played over 300 games for Rangers senior men’s teams over the years, in National and Southern leagues, as well as the Chatham Cup Final. He is immensely proud his son, Paul Hughes, who also played and won the Chatham Cup with Dunedin Technical and has played senior teams with Rangers and Coastal Spirit.

Grant has played Masters and coached junior and senior teams with Coastal Spirit.

He is a lifelong Liverpool fan and lived in there for two years to follow the team, and has been to four World Cup finals: Italy, USA, Brazil, and Qatar.

Grant has seven wonderful grandchildren who all keep him very busy.

He has a passion for football and want to see Coastal Spirit grow as a club, locally and nationally.

Rowena started with New Brighton AFC in her teens playing for the women's team and played for over 20 years. She watched as we merged with Rangers to become Coastal Spirit

She has coached juniors, men's social grade, been a Mainland Referee, board member and staff member for Coastal Spirit.

Rowena is a spirited follower and supporter of our men's Premier Team and enjoys following all of Coastal's teams.

She returns to the Board to help grow and promote the club with her skills and attributes.

Steve has been on the Executive board from the beginning of Coastal Spirit, serving as Co-Chairman with Grant Chellew in the first year of CSFC, and currently holds the role of Club Manager.

Steve signed for New Brighton AFC in 1978, and held the position of Club President at the time of the merger, was also a member of the steering committee to merge New Brighton AFC & Rangers into Coastal Spirit. Steve is supported by his wife Tracy & daughters Sara, Vicki & Laura, away from football Steve is Production Manager at Clarity Press.

Vicki needs no introduction to most as she has been involved with the club in many capacities for a number of years. Vicki was largely responsible for the smooth running of our Adidas U19 tournament this year as she took up the tournament Director position. Vicki is an organised, hard worker with a passion for the club.

Ben has been a part of Coastal Spirit since its inception, having previously led the predecessor New Brighton AFC. He is an avid supporter of the premier teams, and has played in the Sunday and Masters teams for over 20 years.

Ben is keen to put his skills to use and promote and lead the club to a bright future.

Originally from Wellington, John moved to Christchurch in 1992 and commenced playing for New Brighton AFC.

A 2nd, 3rd and latterly Masters team stalwart, John has been on committees, coached juniors and women’s teams at New Brighton and lead the club room team extension team at Bexley.

A member of the steering committee for the New Brighton/Rangers Merger, John remains a big supporter of Coastal Spirit and a part time player in the 50’s Masters team.

Married with 2 children, John is Managing Director of both Cemac Commercial Interiors and Dexion here in Christchurch.

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a proud mother of four and two years ago, I joined Coastal as a coach. Let me tell you, I've completely fallen in love with the club and the sport.

Being part of a sporting family has instilled in me a deep passion for athletics and the power of teamwork. I bring that enthusiasm and dedication to the board, where I strive to contribute my unique perspective and experience.

Together, let's continue to make our club an incredible place for athletes of all ages to thrive and succeed.