Ross Tanner (Chair) has extensive experience in the State Services, culminating in his appointment as the Deputy State Services Commissioner from 1993- 2001. Since the conclusion of his term of office, Ross has forged a new career as a company director, and as a consultant specialising in public management and governance. He is an experienced organisational strategist and provides independent advice to Boards on improvements to governance arrangements, and mentoring advice to chief executives in the State sector. In 2004 he was appointed as an Honorary Fellow at the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington. Ross has designed and facilitated strategic planning processes in a range of organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Anne Rowse ONZM. Anne is a former dancer with London’s Festival Ballet and is a registered teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance. She was Director of the New Zealand School of Dance from 1978-1993 and is currently the Chairperson of the Dorothy Daniels Dance Foundation. She has held advisory positions on several Arts Council Committees and has been a Trustee of the National Dance Archive. Anne has been a member of the Footnote Dance Board for more than ten years. She was Australasian Representative to the Council of the Royal Academy of Dance from 1999-2001 and is Patron of the 14 + Dance Foundation. In 2001, Anne was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of her services to ballet and dance. In recent years she has been studying at Victoria University, graduating this year with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in French and European Studies.

Corinne Blumsky is a partner at A J Park, Intellectual Property lawyers, with a practice in the areas of brands, copyright, and domain names. She is a qualified lawyer and patent attorney. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Marketing). Corinne has been a member of the Footnote Trust Board since 2002. She also is a Trustee of the Young Enterprise Trust, Life Flight Trust and Dress For Success (Wellington.)

Roger Marwick is a marketing and communications professional with 25 years experience covering both the public and private sectors. Earlier he trained and worked as a town planner. A former board member of Wellington Civic Trust, Roger joined the Footnote Board in 2006. He has a longstanding interest in the arts and in particular contemporary dance.

Andy Scotland has experience in both private and public sectors. She is currently GM Strategic Events for Wellington City Council where she is reviewing the event strategy for Wellington and is managing the festival plans for Rugby World Cup 2011. She has recently had 8 years working as GM Business Development for Wellington International Airport where she headed marketing, communications and airline development. Andy is a director of Flat Earth NZ Experiences, a Wellington based tourism company which targets international visitors. She is also involved in the Wellington High Performance Aquatics and believes there are synergies in achieving top results between business and sport.