Meet our team
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Phil Guyan
CEO
Phil has led CBA since 1995. He oversees every aspect of the organisation, but he’s most passionate about bringing together engaging Christian communicators to create compelling programmes and share the Christian faith in creative ways. -
Erin Carpenter
Executive Administrator
Erin looks after the CBA office and is across everything admin – from coordinating special projects, to facilitating appeals and managing staff. She also looks after CBA’s supporters, answering any questions they have and ensuring all of their details are up to date. -
Rev Frank Ritchie
Lead Chaplain and Broadcaster
Frank is a key member of our Media Chaplaincy team. A gifted chaplain and communicator, he offers support to our Salt network and the wider New Zealand media industry as well as co-hosting our Newstalk ZB programme, Sunday at Six. -
Josh Couch
Senior Producer
Josh is the award-winning Senior Producer of CBA’s production team, Love It Media, and is involved in many other aspects of CBA’s operations. He spends most of his time producing programmes and promotional material. -
Elesha Gordon
Media Chaplaincy General Manager
Easy-going and deeply relational, Elesha leads our Media Chaplaincy and Salt initiatives – two ministries that exist to support and encourage New Zealanders working in media. -
Petra Bagust
Chaplain and Broadcaster
Petra lends her personability and communication skills to several aspects of CBA’s operations – from Media Chaplaincy, to Salt, to radio broadcasts, and more recently to hosting two of our best podcasts, Sunday Sanctuary and Grey Areas with Petra Bagust. -
Sheree Hughes
Accountant
Sheree is our in-house chartered accountant, managing the books to ensure we operate with integrity when it comes to our finances. -
Annelies Guyan
Administrator
Annelies has worked in a variety of roles for CBA across nearly two decades, and now focuses on administration, accounting and event-planning. -
Lauren Cunningham
Administration Assistant
Lauren looks after our wonderful supporters, processes donations and helps keep our office running smoothly. -
Stephanie Soh Lavemaau
Producer and Brand Manager
Steph is our in-house creative. She keeps our production team’s deadlines rolling, produces award-winning programming and content, and is our photographer, graphic designer and social media curator. -
Mick Andrews
Editor
An award-winning filmmaker and podcast creator, Mick has a long history of compelling storytelling under his belt. His main role at CBA is creating and editing radio features and podcasts, especially his mental health podcast Are You Mental? -
Matt Burrows
xvox Managing Editor
Bringing his journalism experience, innate storytelling ability and knowledge of the media industry, Matt leads our xvox initiative. He is passionate about deepening the conversation on matters of faith in the public square. -
Sam Donkin
Production Assistant
A former CBA scholarship winner, Sam leads the production of our Sunday night shows on Newstalk ZB. He is also involved in the creation and editing of our podcasts and radio features. -
Nathaniel Kandregula
Salt Coordinator
A former youth pastor and youth worker, Nathaniel leads our Salt network of Christians working in the media, encouraging them in their faith and vocation.