Sally Duxfield | Founder Entrepreneur | Director
Sally is the driving force behind Makahika OPC. Her vision is to ‘create experiences to inspire’. Most days Sally works in the corporate space of SALLYDUXFIELD.COM creating experiences for her corporate clients or peak performance sports teams. Immensely proud of the team she has created at Makahika, she has total confidence in their ability to host visitors and make their visits extraordinary and memorable.
20 years of very careful selection and building this team ensures we have the very best in the industry on site, in place to walk with you on your experiential journey.
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Our Facilitators and Instructors
From alpine specialists with a talent for leading debriefs and extracting learning out of individuals, to those passionate about the growth of our nation’s youngsters, our Makahika team who lead your adventures, will leave you and your team, with a deep sense of self, of achievement, of satisfaction and pride; you’ll leave Makahika, fueled with passion and new skills to take back to your lives. Talented, caring, beautiful people.
The School Instructional Team
This group of women and men are gathered from around the world and have blended to become our Makahika family; superb individuals who together are an exceptional high performance team. With a deep passion for children, learning and harnessing talent, the team will lead your children through an interactive experiential programme filled with adventure, laughter, challenge and fine fine food!
The Special Lads
We are privileged to have on the team some ‘special’ instructors. Can’t show their faces but by gosh, do they add colour and stories to the fireside chats. If you venture onto one of our Wilderness Experiences, you will meet this highly skilled team of ‘special lads’.
The Support Crew
Where do we start - Jules has the helm - running the whole site with a deft hand, completely inappropriate humour (delivered at appropriate moments), strong coordination, great consideration of client’s needs while also accommodating and caring deeply for the needs of our team.
Jules is helped in the kitchen by Leonie and Mish, who handmake your beautiful food, every day, with great love and care.
Duke of Edinburgh
John Duxfield, (in retirement) coordinates the Duke of Ed programmes and instructors. Highly skilled, with vast experience in the wilderness this team of men and women provide safe, nurturing and challenging instruction for young minds.
John (JD) (old pilot), Brian (old farmer), David (old guru), Russell (getting older), Emily (youngest), plus some other fabulous ‘on demand’ backup legends.
