Johanna Wood Explained

Johanna Wood
Birth Name:Johanna Julene Wood
Birth Date:25 December 1960[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Occupation:Member, FIFA Council

Johanna Julene Wood (born 25 December 1960) is a New Zealand sports administrator; she is president of New Zealand Football.

Biography

Wood was born and grew up in Wellington. She moved to Palmerston North to study German language at Massey University, and met her future husband, a dairy farmer. Wood has a Master of Educational Studies and a PhD in education.[2] [3] On graduating, she lived on the family dairy farm at Hiwinui while beginning her teaching career. Her last position before retiring was principal of Queen Elizabeth College in Palmerston North, a position she held for nine years.[4]

In 2010 Wood was elected chair of the Central Football Federation, covering Manawatū, Hawke’s Bay, and Taranaki.

Wood was elected to the FIFA Council during the OFC Extraordinary Congress in Auckland on 9 March 2019, to serve from 2019 to 2023.[5] Wood is the first New Zealander elected to the FIFA Council since Charlie Dempsey, who served from 1996 to 2000.

She is also president of New Zealand Football, and the first woman to hold the position.[6] In 2022 she was re-elected for a second term.[7]

Awards and recognition

In 2021, Wood was awarded the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award at the Halberg Awards. In the 2024 New Year Honours, Wood was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to football governance.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA.com. FIFA Council Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717025200/https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/fifa-council/people/414168/. dead. 17 July 2020. 17 July 2020. www.fifa.com. en-GB.
  2. Professional development in mathematics for primary teachers. Wood. Johanna Julene. Master of Educational Studies thesis. Massey Research Online, Massey University. 2003.
  3. The professional learning landscape for teen parent educators in New Zealand. Wood. Johanna Julene. PhD thesis. Massey Research Online, Massey University. 2018.
  4. Web site: Marketing . CEDA . 14 November 2021 . Johanna Wood . 8 April 2023 . CEDA – Central Economic Development Agency . en-US.
  5. Web site: 9 March 2019. Patel and Wood join FIFA Council. 20 July 2020. Oceania Football Confederation. en-US.
  6. News: Reilly . Ella . 30 April 2019 . World Cup coming at right time for women, says New Zealand Football president . en-GB . The Guardian . 8 April 2023 . 0261-3077.
  7. Web site: Johanna Wood re-elected as president of New Zealand Football . 8 April 2023.
  8. News: New Year Honours 2024: the full list . 30 December 2023 . . 30 December 2023.