After working in Environmental Health at a large UK City Authority, Andy switched careers and trained as a Chartered Accountant. Andy has 24 years of assurance and business advisory experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, including 16 years as a partner specialising in audit. He has worked with many of New Zealand’s largest Companies in both the private and public sector.

Andy led the Auckland office Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Sustainability and Internal Audit practice. He has been extensively involved in developing the coaching culture and personal development training curriculum in PWC New Zealand and has trained as a workplace coach with Results Coaching Systems Ltd. Andy retired from practice with PWC in September 2005 at age 50.

Andy is currently the Treasurer for the Tutukaka Coast Promotions Society, a charitable organisation established to promote sustainable tourism. He is a past president and his involvement goes back to the sinking of the Tui and Waikato as Dive wrecks. He is also a Trustee with the Northland Regional Council Community Trust and board member of Enterprise Northland and Destination Northland. In the past he has been Vice President and Treasurer of the Northland Chamber of Commerce.

Jan brings business management experience in both the corporate and small business worlds.  In particular sales and marketing skills and her know of running an ‘arts’ oriented business.  She also has excellent knowledge of local arts scene.

 Jan's motivation to be on the Arts Promotion Trust board is to see the the promotion and development of the Northland creative arts sector.  Also the promotion and development of the creative arts sector needs for performance, exhibition and community arts space in Whangarei.

Phillip (Phil) Halse
Phil is a 58 year old farmer, married to Flo and lives on a 400 cow dairy farm at Mata, which is 24km south of Whangarei on State Highway One.  They have a daughter, Lisa and a son Jarrod, and 5 grandchildren.

An avid sports supporter who has played rugby for Northland, and administered at a high level.  Chairman Whangarei Rugby Union for 6 years, Chairman of the Northland Rugby Union for 7 years, 4 years on the Super 12 Chiefs board and 1 year on the Blues board.   Also a life member of the Northland Rugby Union.

Phil is starting on his 6^th term (16 years) as a Whangarei District Councillor, Bream Bay Ward rep.  He has chaired the Works and Services committee on council for 4 terms and under 3 different mayors, and has chaired the Grants committee. He is also one of 4 councillors that worked on the new library.

Phil is a founder member of the Arts Promotion Trust and is enthusiastic about the arts likes "nice things".  He is keen to be able to assist the creative industries arts sector by assisting to access support at council.

Very importantly Phil hates long meetings!

Jenni Moore
Jenni is a brand new member (appointed late 2007) of the Arts Promotion Trust Board who brings a number of different skills to her role.  Jenni is a painter, and a member of the Stroppy Tarts painting group in Whangarei which has exhibited at the Quarry and at the Piggery.

She has been involved in the arts informally over many years, including participating in Art Beat since its inception.

In her professional life Jenni has her own health consultancy business called Practical Change Management Ltd and has wide experience in health management through her nursing background, health promotion, funding and planning, community consultation, running a national quality programme and working to support Maori health development.

She is committed to inclusion of Maori in the business of the Arts Promotion Trust, and in the general support of artists across the North. She believes that Northland has a wealth of creative talent, which is an important contributor to a healthy environment for people to live and work in.

John Morris 
John is a freelance sound engineer/producer for live and recorded music. He owns and operates Puriri Grove Recording Studio in Maunu, also Puriri Grove Audio, providing lighting and sound equipment, as well as AV equipment for conferences, seminars & events.

He is also a festival organiser & production manager, currently running the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival in the UK on an annual basis (www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk)

John is also a piano technician and a multi-talented musician (guitar, piano, mandolin, keyboards, whistle, vocals), currently working on his 4th album of original material.

He is also President of the Whangarei Music Society and a committee member of the Whangarei Film Society.

John is keen to encourage a wider appreciation of music, theatre and film in Northland by sharing his experience and enthusiasm for these areas of the arts.

Kim Wilkinson
Kim has lived in Whangarei for most of her life.  She taught at Whangarei Intermediate for 20 years – five of which she was principal.  Her involvement in the arts has a strong education and administrative focus working mainly with performing arts – drama, singing and kapa haka as well as visual arts.  Kim’s final major project at Whangarei Intermediate was the creation of a purpose built arts block designed to provide space for the teaching of dance, drama, music and visual arts.

She was secretary of the Whangarei Principal’s association and Chairperson of the Tai Tokerau Principal’s association.  She has a Masters of Education.  Kim currently works at Henderson Reeves Connell Rishworth Lawyers where she is involved in Human Resource Management and Public Relations.

"My experience in the education system showed me that the Arts – whether performing, creating or viewing, contributed greatly to the successful culture in our school community.  It was where I saw students truly soar and become genuinely excited about learning.  I believe the arts have a similar function in the greater community.  Northland has a strong community of Artists and I would like to use the skills that I have to promote and grow this sector."

He has been involved in music as a performing and composing musician (although these days are largely over now!) and as a guitar-maker for a number of years. In between design jobs he worked at the Stringed Instrument Company in Auckland as a luthier and instrument restorer. His other work is as a furniture-maker and he has exhibitions and work in a number of galleries.

As well as lecturing at Northtec, Lindsay has acted as a postgraduate external examiner for other Universities. He is chairperson of the Local Advisory Board (LAC) for Northtec and works closely with Arts Promotion Trust and artists and educational organisations in this capacity. He is also a trustee at Te Kowhai Print Trust.

"My main interests and drive are in fostering and maintaining a relationship between students, artists, galleries and the public. I am also interested in the establishment of art in public spaces in Whangarei and Northland."

Delwyn has had a rich and varied life including travel to AE Asia, the Pacific USA and Europe.

She has a passion for art and architecture and completed a BAS degree at Auckland School of Architecture this century.

Delwyn was a primary school teacher for 15 years and more recently has been involved in interior design and colour.

She would love to see more awareness of Whangarei’s Architectural Heritage and explore future developments in architecture that make the most of the benefits of our environment.

She brings business experience, teaching experience, contacts within the wider community, PR skills and energy and enthusiasm.

Sharon is also Council rep. on Heritage Park Trust and the Northland Craft Trust.  She is particularly interested in the display and or presentation of creative art in its various forms in public spaces and in private garden settings ie music, drama, sculpture, pottery, fine arts, weaving etc.  She is also very interested in involving and exposing the elderly more to the creative arts.