NDF BOARD
The NDF Board directs and supervises the operations of the National Digital Forum. They meet every month, alternating between a Board and Operational Meeting.
Board Members hold a three-year term (with a maximum of two consecutive terms), with terms staggered so open positions become available every year. Once a year Institutional Members nominate individuals for election, and Individual Members then vote. The Rules of the NDF Incorporated also allow for NDFs founding institutions (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, National Library of New Zealand, and Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga) to each appoint a representative to the Board.
We are committed to working towards enacting a successful co-governance model for our board, while building relationships with iwi and Māori-led groups in the cultural and digital sectors.
Our digital doors are always open for a kōrero —please reach out to any board member, or message our coordinator at admin@ndf.org.nz.
CURRENT NDF BOARD MEMBERS
CLAIRE LANYON (CHAIRPERSON)
Claire is Manager, Collection Development and Access at the University of Auckland. Previously she worked for Auckland Museum as Learning Manager, developing and implementing new learning programmes onsite, offsite and online.
Before joining the GLAM sector Claire worked for Apple where she led schools and jurisdictions through whole-school technology adoption, working with leadership teams to influence transformational change in teaching and learning practices.
Formerly a primary teacher specialising in History, Claire has a passion for contemporary learning, technology and the role that it can play in connecting individuals and communities.
TEINA HERZER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Teina is the Executive Director at NDF working to deliver our program of professional development, capability building and future focus across the cultural sector. Prior to this Teina was the head of digital engagement at MOTAT where she led the digital transformation of the science and technology museum.
Teina has been working at the intersection of technology and culture for over 20 years. She has developed and executed digital strategies for some of New Zealand's most recognisable icons and brands. Teina has worked with Auckland War Memorial Museum and various New Zealand government departments including Ministry for Culture and Heritage, NZTE, and Ministry for Foreign Affairs & Trade.
As Digital Director of Saatchi & Saatchi, she helped establish the agency as Digital Agency of the Year. Teina has run digital design agencies in New Zealand and Australia and has won numerous awards for her work.
Teina has particular interests and experience in the areas of storytelling, digital experience design, and strategy.
ADAM MORIARTY (DEPUTY CHAIR & BOARD SECRETARY)
Adam Moriarty is the Director of Collections and Research at the South Australian Museum. In the sector for 13 years, he has spent the last seven advocating for open collections and has worked to discover new and unconsidered ways to push the envelope in achieving this.
He is known for posing challenging questions to the sector that highlights the true value of open in meeting our Missions. He likes to trial projects that can help institutions, big and small, make headway in this endeavour.
Adam has been a regular at NDF for many years and is looking forward to sharing and growing new ideas with this community during this tenure on the Board.
LUCIE PATERSON (DIGITAL CAPABILITY MENTORSHIP LEAD)
Lucie Paterson is at the forefront of change and innovation in the museum field. With twelve years of experience at leading cultural organisations, including Te Papa in New Zealand, Southbank Centre in London and now as Head of Experience, Digital & Insights at ACMI in Melbourne, Lucie's work shapes the exhibitions and experiences that will lead our sector into the future.
Now more than ever, museums need to be more visitor-facing and data-informed. Lucie is committed to harnessing these opportunities and understands the challenges this poses for small, medium and large institutions. She is passionate about helping them make the necessary transformation in the digital era.
Over the last three years, her work has won Australian (AMAGA) and international awards (GLAMi), and digital products made under Lucie's guidance have been adopted around the world in the UK, South America and New Zealand. Her current work focuses on the $40m redevelopment of ACMI, building a new institution of interactive media and screen culture.
Lucie presents at conferences in Australia and overseas and writes regularly about museum process changes and practices online.
REBEKAH ROGERS (ARCHIVES NEW ZEALAND REP)
Rebekah is Principal Advisor, Strategy and Planning at Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga. Archives NZ has a strategy to bring Archives to the People with digitisation being a key component.
Rebekah has worked in the Culture Heritage sector for the past 19 years after a career in the photographic industry. Sharing digitisation knowledge and a keen interest in Imaging/Digitisation standards have constantly inspired her during her work in both the private and public sector.
She has been a regular follower of/attendee at NDF and the New Zealand Photographers of Culture Collections forum (NZPCC) which has been supported by NDF since its inception.
NAIOMI MURGATROYD (CONFERENCE EVENT MANAGER)
Ko Naiomi toku ingoa, he uri ahau nō Ngāti Raukawa. I tau ōku tupuna mai i te rohe o Liverpool.
Naiomi Murgatroyd (Ngāti Raukawa) is a passionate Public Programmer who has been working in the GLAM sector for the last ten years. She currently holds the role of Public Programmes Lead at Experience Wellington, managing a team of programmers who work across all six Experience Wellington sites to offer inspiring, engaging and audience focussed programming year-round. Naiomi has a passion for programming which encourages social connectedness and inspires and delights visitors of any age.
Prior to joining the Experience Wellington team, Naiomi held programming positions at MOTAT, Objectspace, and Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa. Naiomi holds a BA in English Literature and Classics, and a Master of Museum Heritage Studies, from Victoria University of Wellington. Her MA thesis “Moving Museums” researched a case study performance between Footnote Dance and Wellington Museum from a professional and visitor experience perspective.
NICK SETTEDUCATO (CONFERENCE PROGRAM)
Nick is the Digital Engagement and Support Supervisor for the Cultural Enterprises Team at New Plymouth District Council, working with Puke Ariki Museum and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre. Nick graduated from New York University with a degree in visual arts in 2001, and he has spent the past 20 years working with collections in the film and GLAM industries in New Zealand and in New York City.
In his role at Puke Ariki, Nick explores new tools such as virtual reality, virtual tours, and augmented reality, and he is focused on finding effective solutions to apply these innovations in a small institution across the exhibitions, collections and education teams.
Nick is interested in the intersection of art and emerging digital tools such as artificial intelligence and believes the GLAM sector is uniquely positioned to introduce and inform its visitors about these new technologies. He has been a regular attendee of NDF conferences and the NZPCC (New Zealand Photographers of Cultural Collections) forum.
VALERIE LOVE (NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NEW ZEALAND REP, CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PROGRAM)
Valerie Love is Kaipupuri Pūranga Matihiko Matua Senior Digital Archivist at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand, and is responsible for the transfer, ingest and management of born-digital heritage collections. Valerie is a regular presenter and trainer on digital archiving and digital collections management, and is passionate about helping individuals and community groups to better maintain and preserve their own digital files.
Prior to moving to Aotearoa in 2011, Valerie worked as Curator for Human Rights Collections at the University of Connecticut, USA. Valerie is a contributor to the volumes Te Kupenga: 101 stories of Aotearoa from the Turnbull (Massey University Press, 2021), and Through the Archival Looking Glass: A Reader on Diversity and Inclusion (Society of American Archivists Press, 2014).
DR. JOHNSON WITEHIRA (CONFERENCE PROGRAM)
Dr Johnson Witehira (Tamahaki, Ngāi Tuteauru, Ngāti Hāmoa), a leading expert on Māori art and design, has an extensive history of work in and across the GLAM sector. As an artist Johnson has worked with a number of galleries and curators across Aotearoa, with his works being shown in several of New Zealand’s most prestigious spaces.
As a director at IDIA, an indigenous design organisation based in Wellington, Johnson has also been engaged on various projects helping Aotearoa’s GLAM sector build better experiences for Māori. Recently IDIA undertook a significant piece of research, alongside ArchivesNZ, into how Te Reo Māori is applied across digital platforms. Working alongside Te Puna Mātauranga Johnson also recently led the development of a unique digital learning resource for kura Kaupapa Māori.
With his experience in art and design, mātauranga Māori and Governance, Johnson makes a great addition to the National Digital Forum.
TONY GODDARD (TREASURER)
Tony Goddard is a chartered accountant with more than 40 years financial management experience in commercial, statutory entities, charities, not for profits and joint ventures. This includes GLAMIR sector experience, with his recent role as Finance and Commercial Manager at the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Tony has worked in jurisdictions in New Zealand, Australia, UK, Switzerland, USA, UAE, and Papua New Guinea.
PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBERS
Amy Joseph
Sarah Gallagher
Heather Glasgow
Virginia Gow
Jan Gow QSM FSG
Leith Haarhoff
Corin Haines
Michelle Hippolite
Adrian Kingston
Mike Kmiec
Nina Kurzmann
Brenda Leeuwenberg
Ashley Mackenzie-White
Jamie Mackay
Jane Macknight
Karen Mason
Andy Neale
Matthew Oliver
Lisa Austin
Glen Barnes
Natasha Barrett
Dhiraj Bhanushali
Russell Briggs
Rowan Carroll
Mike Chapman
Brenda Chawner
Stephen Clarke
Chris Cormack
Taryn Davies
Philip Edgar
Andy Fenton
Alan Ferris
Fiona Fieldsend
Steven Fox
Tim Hart
Courtney Johnson
Diane Pivac
Claire Regnault
Tom Riley
Anne Scott
James Smithies
Joanna Szczepanski
Phillipa Tocker
Matthew Tonks
Matariki Williams
Kate Woodall