The Corporate Centre
The operations team in the QRC Corporate Centre is made up of Accounts, IT, the Librarian, Sales and Marketing, Student Relations and a Careers Manager. Among these staff are:
Chief Executive
Charlie Phillips
BA Hons
Australian-born Charlie Philips has been living in Queenstown for 12 years. As General Manager of the car rental company, Europcar for six years, Charlie was influential in turning it from a 30 car operation to 800 with centres in New Zealand, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Charlie was General Manager, Operations at QRC for 18 months before being promoted to Chief Executive following the resignation of Founding Director, Jan Fitz-Gerald in 2008. Charlie has a BA (Hons) in Environmental Science from the University of Tasmania.
Student Relations Manager
Rachel Senior
BCom, TESOL, TEFL
Rachel is responsible for student accommodation and welfare, providing full support to students to help them achieve their academic and personal goals. Rachel has over 14 years experience in the English language industry in both New Zealand and Europe, and eight years experience running her own English language school in Queenstown.
Careers Manager
Rachel Exell
Rachel places QRC diploma students and international interns into suitable work placements within the tourism and hospitality industry. Rachel is the liaison point between employers, interns and their home education providers.
International Marketing and Recruitment Manager
Duncan Sadleir
BCom Tourism Marketing, Adv Dip Hotel Management IHTTI, Switzerland
Duncan holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from IHTTI, Switzerland and a B. Com Tourism (Marketing) from Lincoln University, NZ. In addition to his previous experience in the hotel and services industries, Duncan brings over 15 years international experience in marketing education. Prior to joining QRC he worked in international and domestic marketing and recruitment with Pacific International Hotel Management School (PIHMS) New Zealand, Blue Mountains Hotel School (BMHS), Australia and International College of Management Sydney (ICMS), Australia.
Domestic Marketing and Recruitment Manager
Sarah Cairns
Adv Dip Hotel Management IHTTI, Switzerland
Sarah has previously completed an Advanced Swiss Diploma in Hotel Management. She has been involved in the Hospitality and Tourism industry for the past 10 years with management roles within Hotels in NZ, Australia and the United States and Marketing and Operational Management roles within the Adventure Tourism industry in Canada and NZ.
Domestic Recruitment Co-ordinator
Marjoree Wimmers
QRC Graduate Dip Hospitality Management
Marjoree graduated from QRC in 2008 and joined the recruitment team in early 2009. She is a valuable member of the recruitment team, after previously experiencing first hand life as a QRC student and what it takes to be passionate and succeed in the Hospitality & Tourism industry.
