Sarah Kemp has a background in law and business consulting across the public and private sectors, specialising in organisational design, business improvement and managing large-scale change initiatives. In the creative sector, she has worked with Tāwhiri, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, World of WearableArt, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Park Road Trust and New Zealand Film Commission and as a trustee has sat on the New Zealand School of Dance Trust and Te Whaea Services Trust boards.

Angela is a highly experienced festival producer and arts leader with over 22 years working in the Aotearoa New Zealand arts sector. As a producer she has worked with many of the country’s celebrated artists and companies and managed the programming at Q Theatre in Auckland after cutting her teeth at Downstage Theatre in Wellington.

Angela brings a decade of experience in international arts festivals, first at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival and then since 2018 as Head of Programming / Deputy Executive Director at Tāwhiri, managing both the Programming and Finance teams. Angela holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Auckland and graduated as an actor from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School in 2002.  

Dolina Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Raukawa) is a distinguished producer, arts manager, choreographer and performer, with previous roles including Head of Programming at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki|Auckland Arts Festival and General Manager of Kia Mau Festival. A co-director of Betsy & Mana Productions that advances Indigenous storytelling and contemporary Māori performance arts; she joined the PANNZ (Performing Arts Network New Zealand) team as Kaiārahi Māori | Director, Māori in 2020 and is currently Board Co-chair of Atamira Dance Company, of which she was a founding member in 2000.  In 2021 Dolina was recognised with the Te Waka Toi award Ngā Tohu Hautūtanga Auaha Toi | Making a Difference Award, honouring her outstanding leadership and contribution to the development of new directions in ngā toi Māori.

Tama Waipara (Ruapani, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou) is the Chief Executive/ Artistic Director of Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival in Gisborne. A staunch advocate for the arts, Tama is a Board member of The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Deputy Chair of the Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust Group. A multi-award-winning composer, singer/songwriter, musician and performer, Tama was recently awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori music.