The Fulbright Board of Directors

Fulbright New Zealand is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors with representatives from government and private sectors of New Zealand and the United States. The United States Ambassador and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade serve as honorary chairpersons.

		Dr. Ruth Harley Chairperson Ruth is the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Film Commission. She received a Fulbright New Zealand Cultural Grant in 1985, to study private sector sponsorship of the arts in the US. She has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 1995.
		Barbara Johnson Deputy Chairperson Barbara is a US Immigration Attorney in Auckland. Originally from Michigan, she was a former diplomat in New Zealand and is now a New Zealand citizen. She has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2002.
		Dr. Jock Phillips Treasurer Jock is General Editor of Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand at the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. He was a Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard University in 1978, specialising in American history. He has served on Fulbright selection panels since 1980 and has been a member of the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 1992.
		Roy Glover Roy is the Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy. He has been in New Zealand since October 2004 after serving as the Public Affairs Officer in Kabul, Afganistan. He was a Fulbright Junior Lecturer in American Studies at Gothenburg University in Sweden in 1979. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2004.
		Stephen Jacobi Stephen Jacobi is Executive Director of the New Zealand United States Council, a non-partisan organisation committed to fostering the strongest possible relationship between New Zealand and the United States. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2006.
		David Keegan David is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2006.
		Rob McIntosh Rob is Deputy Secretary, Strategy and System Performance at the Ministry of Education. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2004.
		Richard Nelson Richard is a Fund Manager and trustee of Taylor Investment Ltd. He is also a charter member of the New Zealand Stock Exchange's Asset Management Advisory Board. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2006.
		Scott Optican Scott an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Auckland. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2007.
		Dr. Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal Charles is a researcher, writer and musician and Director of Mauriora-ki-te-Ao/Living Universe Ltd. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in 2001, researching indigenous worldviews in the US. He has served on Fulbright selection panels since 2003 and has been a member of the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2006.
		Suzanne Snively Suzanne is an economist and partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She has practised economics in both the public and private sectors, working as a consultant in the government health, housing and social welfare sectors, as well as in the private sharebroking, banking and financial advisory services. Suzanne came to New Zealand as a Fulbright Graduate Student in 1971. She has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since since 1996.
		Carl Worker Carl is the Director of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has served on the Fulbright New Zealand Board since 2006.

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