CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS

CLAIRE LANYON (CHAIRPERSON)

Claire is the Manager, Cultural Collections 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 (CONFERENCE CONVENOR)

Adam Moriarty is the Head of Collection Information and Access Team at Auckland War Memorial 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, Product & Digital 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, REGIONAL & SPECIAL INTEREST DEVELOPMENT) 

Rebekah is the Manager, Digitisation 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 (NGĀTI RAUKAWA, CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP PROGRAM )

Ko Naiomi toku ingoa, he uri ahau nō Ngāti Raukawa. I tau ōku tupuna mai i te rohe o Liverpool.

Naiomi Murgatroyd 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 & WORKSHOP PROGRAM)

Nick is the Digital Systems and Product Specialist at Puke Ariki Museum in New Plymouth, NZ. 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.

FRITH WILLIAMS (MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA REP, CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP PROGRAM)

Frith is Head of Experience Design and Content at Te Papa, leading a team of experience developers, digital producers, designers, and bilingual writers. She was a 2015 Fulbright Scholar, exploring innovations in digital and bilingual storytelling in US museums, and led the development of Te Papa’s Te Taiao│Nature zone (2019) and the writing of Gallipoli (2014), among other award-winning experiences.

Frith’s roles over the past 25 years have all focused on engaging and empowering audiences. She’s especially interested in embodied learning and blending the physical and digital to support that. She has a degree in theatre and film and previously worked at Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa│National Library and Te Pou Taki Kōrero│Learning Media, where she was involved in the shift to digital, interactive learning.

Frith lives in Wellington with her two daughters and dog and is a recent convert to mountain biking.

VALERIE LOVE (NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NEW ZEALAND REP)

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).