Staff & Leadership

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Executive Committee

	Role
	Mark Mackay Executive Director In 1997, Mark co-founded Orcon Internet, working as CIO/CTO and building it into New Zealand's 4th-largest telecommunications service provider. The company was sold to Kordia in 2007 for $24 million, and he continued to work for Orcon within the technology division until late 2010. He has always had a fascination with space since childhood, but got re-engaged with the landing of the Mars Rovers in January 2004 - where he spent weeks glued to his computer monitor watching the landings and first exploration manoeuvres in real-time on NASA TV. The Ansari X-Prize competition win by Spaceship One later that year, demonstrated the future potential of 'space for the rest of us', and has kept his interest alive ever since. He joined the NZ Spaceflight Association executive in 2008, with a goal of launching New Zealand's first student satellite programme. The timing wasn't right, but through this organisation he met a number of enthusiastic people who would ultimately become the founding members of the NZ Space Foundation. Mark resigned from his work at Orcon in 2010, in-part to spend time with his new daughter, but also to provide more time to commit to the NZSF. He is committed to seeing New Zealand become an active, engaged member of the international space community, and is passionate about seeing students have tangible opportunities to explore and interact with space and space technologies.
	Julie Rowe Chief Financial Officer

	Role
	Iain Finer Industry Subcommittee

	Role
	Janice Mackay Education Subcommittee Janice is the principal of Glenbrook School.