Jessica Bruin
Jessica has 17 years’ experience in the justice and mental health sectors in New Zealand and Australia. With qualifications in psychology and criminology, she has held both frontline and national roles within the Corrections, supported people accessing community mental health services, and worked with individuals experiencing gambling-related harm.
Dr Shane Collins
Shane has extensive leadership experience across the public, community and sporting sectors.She has held senior management roles with the New Zealand Police, Earthquake Commission, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Ministry for Women and was previously Chief Executive of Rugby League New Zealand.
Greg Coyle
Currently Principal Advisor for the Salvation Army and has previously worked for the Tertiary Education Commission. His PhD is in the area of public policy. Appointed: 2017.
Materoa Dodd
Materoa has served in leadership, academic, and governance positions in education, iwi, community and Māori women’s development for over 30 years. She is a former social sciences commissioner with UNESCO. Appointed: 2019.
Dr Sharon Gemmell MNZM
Sharon has served in leadership, advisory, academic, and governance positions in education, health, justice, iwi, and community. She has a doctorate in Indigenous Studies, First-Class Honours Master of Māori studies and a Master of Education. Appointed 2024.
Pauline Hopa
From Whangarei, Northland, Pauline is Ngati Whatua and Ngapuhi. Her work experience has been as a senior Manager for Corrections in Community Probation and the Ministry of Justice - Te Kooti Whenua Māori. Pauline was an integral part of the Māori SIDS team who spearheaded the Māori SIDS prevention mahi throughout Aotearoa under the auspices of the University of Auckland, in the late 90s / early 2000s. Pauline is a kapa haka performer, tutor and administrator. She is Kaiarahi of Hātea Kapa Haka based at Pehiaweri Marae, Whangarei. Life for Pauline revolves around whanau, her marae Pehiaweri and everything about her tamariki, mokopuna and mokopuna-tuarua. Appointed: 2024.
Lawrence Jensen
Lawrence has worked in social services for more than 30 years facilitating a reconciliatory process with whanau, police, and the community. He served in many roles including Chair Iwi community panels with Te Pae Oranga (2008-2026), as a JP (2010-2026), and on the Executive Board - Tuu Oho Mai, abuse intervention and prevention of family violence (2008-2026).
Kenneth Michael (Mike) Kernaghan
Mike has held senior leadership roles across New Zealand's sporting and not-for-profit sectors for more than 30 years. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Society of New Zealand, Badminton New Zealand and Triathlon New Zealand, and has been a New Zealand Olympic Committee selector since 2013. He became a life member of the NZOC this year. He also had a distinguished career in lawn bowls as both a national selector and New Zealand representative
Marian Kleist
Marian brings more than 40 years’ experience of working in the social service sector in New Zealand and the UK. She has held senior roles working with asylum seekers and refugees, families with a relative experiencing major mental health issues, people who have been sexually abused, and victims of crime. Appointed: 2019.
Matire Kupenga-Wanoa
Matire brings over 30 years of experience in Aotearoa’s Criminal Justice System, spanning frontline probation work, regional operations, and senior leadership roles—including Regional Operations Director (Probation) and Deputy Prison Director at Arohata Prison. She also led national addiction and reintegration services as General Manager at CareNZ Manaaki Aotearoa. Matire holds a Master’s in Social Work (Applied) and brings extensive governance experience through her long-standing involvement with Māori land trusts and community organisations. Appointed: 2024.
Sam Perry
A partner in law firms for 35 years and current consultant at Brandons. Governance experience in the community sector, including with the Prisoners’ Aid and Rehabilitation Trust from 2010 to 2014. Appointed: 2015
Fiona Pimm
Fiona affiliates to Ngāi Tahu iwi with whakapapa links across the Ngāi Tahu rohe, though she identifies Arowhenua as her whanau home. She is an executive leader with extensive experience in governance roles in the health sector, government agencies, community NGO, local iwi and runanga. Appointed: 2015
Campbell Roberts
Campbell is the founding director of the Salvation Army social policy and parliamentary unit. He has held a range of governance roles with the New Zealand Housing Foundation, Robson Hanan Trust, Community Housing Aotearoa, and Habitat for Humanity. Campbell has held several ministerial appointments and was a member of the Children's Commissioner's expert advisory group on child poverty. Appointed: 2019
Gemma Rogers
Gemma has over 15 years' experience working in the public service leading portfolios across corrections, health and housing. Her experience in the criminal justice sector in New Zealand, and New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, involved both assessment and management roles. Appointed: 2024.
Alistair Spierling
Alistair was the Board’s founding manager and spent two decades in the role before being appointed a member himself. He is a public servant with 49 years’ service across courts, social development, and corrections. Appointed: 2019
Waimarama Taumaunu
Wai is a former captain and coach of the Silver Ferns. She is also a former secondary school teacher, with public service employment and governance experience in New Zealand and the UK. Appointed: 2016
Lawrence Tawera
Former probation officer with national management experience over 23 years. Lawrence recently served as chairman of a large scale iwi-based Ahuwhenua (Farming) Trust located in the Central North Island, and has a commitment to iwi economic and community sustainability. Appointed: 2015.
Desley Watkins
Desley has worked in the justice sector for over 25 years, from frontline police and probation to national management roles for Corrections. She has experience with parole, extended supervision, returning offenders and electronic monitoring. Appointed 2024.
Annabel Young
Annabel was in the NZ Territorial Army for nine years as a Signals Officer. For 15 years she worked in the taxation field, both as a solicitor and as a chartered accountant. She briefly worked with NSAD (now Care NZ) as a Trustee and as chief executive prior to becoming a Member of Parliament in 1997. After two terms in Parliament, Annabel worked for non-government organisations in the areas of tax accounting, farming, pharmacy and coastal shipping. Appointed: 2024.
