Who we are

Aliesha Staples

Board Chair


Aliesha is the founder and director of StaplesVR, an emerging technology company and the co-Founder of Click Studios a creative coworking space designed to enable creative tech companies to rapidly scale by providing facilities and resources to aid project development.

Aliesha is highly sought after both locally and abroad as a producer of AR/VR/MR/Technology content and has produced projects for studios and television networks including Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, TVNZ and ABC.

She sits on the board of TVNZ, Netball New Zealand and the Institute of Directors. Her work in digital health technology has been a particular passion and she is also a keen footballer.

Aliesha joined the Foundation in October 2021.

Our Partners & Supporters

Every team needs supporters.  At the New Zealand Football Foundation we are so grateful for our partners who believe in Football For Good just as much as we do. They know the power of sport to make real change in society and they are committed to helping us do the māhi to support our communities.  The generosity of our partners is crucial to enable us to support so many worthy projects.  

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