Board Members

	President – Roger Boulcott This is Roger’s third time in the President role and he brings expertise in governance and a deep knowledge of speed and artistic skating from many years on the SkateNZ board.
	Vice President – Belinda Hope Belinda started skating as an adult and competes in the Masters grade artistic events. She is also the President of the Mt Wellington Roller Sports Club. Family life includes a lot of artistic skating and inline hockey. Belinda has a background in entrepreneurship and business mentoring, and works with children to inspire social development skills using eSports as a tool.
	Board Member – Mark Swindells
	Artistic Chairperson – Yvonne Lambert-Smith Yvonne has been involved in competitive roller skating for over 35 years, as a competitor, club administrator, judge and coach. Recently she moved into administration at the national level and is now Chairperson of the Artistic Committee. Her business skills in recruitment & management stand her in good stead for this governance role and she will be working with member of both committees to support and guide artistic skating with a focus on communication and supporting our clubs who support our skaters.
	Speed Chairperson – Andrew Beech Andrew attained the role of Chairperson of the Speed Committee in 2021. Andrew has been involved with Speed Skating since his children started skating in 2010. He has been involved as an Official, becoming a Referee in 2023. Andrew brings to the Sport and the Board, 13 years prior experience in sport governance and management from previous roles within Football.
	Secretary – Leanne Raffles Leanne has worked in administration in freight and in photography. This has enabled her to maintained involvement with both Artistic and Speed sections after she stopped competing. She is also one of the coaches and Secretary for the Auckland Waitakere club and is passionate about creating encouraging learning environments and growing the profile and numbers of skaters in our sport.
	Treasurer – Ann Deihl Ann has a background of administration and is currently employed as a PA. She brings to the Board a huge financial knowledge as our Treasurer. Ann came into the sport as a volunteer when her children skaters and remained. She has a background in all disciplines and advises the Board in all financial matters.