CURRENT / RECENT CONTRACTS:*Qualitative Research & Design Consultant for Springboard Trust & the Ministry of Education.*Archivist: John Miller Photography Trust.*2017-19 Manager, Educational Development Centre, EIT. Line Manager, 12 colleagues* 2017 Public Engagement Consultant - Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki*Supervisor: Ursula Grace Williams' documentary The King (2016). Festival selections: Best emerging Pasifika director, Wairoa Māori Film Festival; Audience Award for NZ Best Short Films, NZ IFF; Sydney IFF...*Academic Leader & Special Projects Consultant. Design & Contemporary Arts, Creative Industries, UNITEC. Development of Transmedia Storyworlds & Production Postgraduate papers. School Management Committee, Chair of External Engagement Committee, Recruitment Strategy Lead. Programme Lead Bachelor of Creative Enterprise. Line-manager, five colleagues *Co-Strategist, Researcher: Story Edge Aotearoa. Developed programme strategy and successful sponsorship proposal for NZOnAir*Co-Strategist: Distribution & outreach for feature documentary "Ever the Land." With Monsoon Pictures International. Audience and distribution strategy. Successful application to NZFC Screen Innovation Production Fund*Producer. Online photography archive project, Te Kaiwhakāhua: John Miller, Photographer*Convenor. Postgraduate Qualitative Research Methods, University of Auckland. 2015.*Qualitative Research Analyst. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Submissions 2015. *Copyediting & proofreading across legal education, research, & academic fields.*Programme Curator. Screening Our Place: Our Place, Inspiring Communities. Te Papa, Wellington, June 2015. Digital Storytelling programme: curation, organisation, & print publication*Editor. Journal of Creative Technologies, CoLab, AUT*DocLab 2014 Presentation: Audience Matters. to filmmakers, academics. Loading Docs & NZonAir. Outcome: support for Anna Dean initiative to attend "Power to the Pixel," Scotland, 2015

EXTERNAL EXAMINATION ADVISORUniversity of Melbourne / University of Auckland. Provided extensive commentary and resourcing to the candidate to assist with the re-writing of a PhD THESIS on the topic of innovation in New Zealand documentary production ecologies. Candidate resubmitted successfully.I have also examined two other PhD THESES from the Universities of Auckland & New South Wales. Topics include: Foucault, governmentality, critical historicism, ethnographic documentary and explorations of provenance in creative practice (after Walter Benjamin); auto-ethnography as reflexive methodology.I have examined creative practice and written MASTERS THESES for universities and polytechs across Aotearoa/NZ. Topics have included: documentary film, video and photography practices; multi-platform digital media strategies for non-fiction; animation and surrealist photography, and Chomsky/Derrida debate on the critical role of public intellectuals.Internally, I have REVIEWED four doctoral confirmations for AUT, and moderated one PhD resubmission.

Initiated and led the development of Documentary Studies within the School of Communications and Digital Storytelling at CoLab 2007-2015. This included mentoring of staff and students, leading research development, designing courses, extensive resourcing, organising conferences, industry engagement & public programmes. An early adopter of multi-platform narrative design, I supervised the first multi-platform documentary project in 2008 and helped to set up the Colab course in transmedia narratives. Course designs continue to be used in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching. I have received local, national, and international recognition for work in this area.OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:• Chair, School Research Committee. Member, Faculty Research Committee, 2011-13.• School Research Leadership & Development, 2012-13.• Member, School Management Committee, 2012-13.• Internal supervisor - PhD, Masters & Honours dissertations.• External examiner - national & international Masters and Ph.D. dissertations.• Internal reviewer - PhD confirmation of candidature, AUT.• Designer / Convenor - Postgraduate course: Documentary Studies, 2008-13.• Contributor - Postgraduate Research Methods for Communication Studies.• Undergraduate lecturing: Image & Sound, Popular Culture, Media Communications 1, 2 & 3.• School Research Committee, 2008 -14; School Equity & Diversity Committee, 2008-12; Multimodal Research Centre, 2008-10.• Community Media Coordinator & Advisory Board Member, CoLab, 2010-2013.• Participation PARC (Programme Approval & Review Committee), AUT.• School Ethics Adviser & Research Coordinator, 2008.• Board Member. Pacific Media Centre, 2007.

Supervised 12 postgraduate theses (written & creative practice) to completion. (8 of the 9 eligible achieved 1st Class Honours).PRIMARY & SECONDARY SUPERVISION OF 3 PhD CANDIDATES. Topics:• The adjacent thinking of Iranian philosopher Mulla Sadra and Deleuze applied to understand the pixel in digital video art. Creative practice & philosophical methodologies. Candidate: Azadeh Emadi. Doctorate awarded 2014. With: Laura U. Marks, Tina Engels Schwarzpaul.• Cultural & diaspora studies focused on the historical influence of the Fiji medical school on Pacific health practices. Incorporating ethnographic history & Pasifika A/V oral history methodologies.• A cultural history of the NZ Film Archive and archivist, Jonathan Dennis. Foucaultian & oral history methodologies regarding the bicultural archive & practices.MASTERS THESES:• The King: A Documentary and Exegesis. http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/10213 • An exploration of the reception of political documentary film among young Mumbaikers in India http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/4491• Ngā Kaikawekōrero: producing Māori television documentary in Aotearoa NZ http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/5290• Native Noise: Māori popular music & indigenous cultural identity (creative practice) http:///aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/bitstream/10292/927/3/BreaultA.pdf • A Girl’s Best Friend: Socio-cultural definitions of beauty in teenage magazines. http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/5727• Five Hours with Raja (creative practice). Thesis, festival & broadcast documentary, winning an emerging filmmaker’s award at the NZ documentary festival & Dean’s award for postgraduate excellence.HONOURS DISSERTATIONS:Creative Practice• NGO Advocacy Documentary. Multi-platform digital with flash animation & video.• Wāhine Whispers. Documentary video – outcome: student as assistant director for Robbers Dog Films.Written• Discourses of beauty in teenage magazines.

PEER-ASSESSED PERSONAL QUALITIES :Identified through MBTI & DISC Profiling & 360degree feedback from 12 colleagues at AUT. DISC PROFILE: analysing, supportive facilitator. MBTI profiles: INFJ usual, INTJ occasional. Big Five High Scores: Open, Conscientious, Agreeable.PROJECT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP: ethical, supportive, enthusiastic, ideas oriented, commitment to others, can delegate, problem solves, open to change, balanced judgment, accurate, intuitive, team player, tenacity, drive, big picture thinker, articulates vision.COMMUNICATION: open, demonstrates integrity, socially progressive, sensitive, empathetic, reflective, considerate, compassionate, accepting.SELF MANAGEMENT: robust, centred personality, responds well to pressure, survive & drive (tenacity), honest, fair, responsible, steady, persistent, patient, resilient, demonstrates stamina, willingness to learn, ability to take on challenges in difficult environments, natural ability to form relationships.

2002. 2010-14. Production Manager and archival researcher for “notes to eternity” documentary shoot in Israel/Palestine. The documentary had its premiere screening at the 2014 NZ International Film Festival.2004. Production assistant for The Kaipara Story. Dir. Barry Barclay. 2000-2. Research, sound, distribution assistance for the Alister Barry/Community Media Trust documentary In a Land of Plenty.2001. Archival researcher for Pansy – a semi-autobiographical documentary. Dir./Writ. Peter Wells. Prod. Michele Fantl.2001. Archival researcher for Georgina! – a documentary on the life of Georgina Beyer. Co-Dir./Co-Prod. Annie Goldson; Co-Dir. Peter Wells; Co-Prod. Catherine Madigan.2000. E-vision Digital Storytelling workshop, Wellington.2000. Documentary research and crew work for Occasional Productions on the life of Georgina Beyer.1999-2005. Initiated and contributed to the development of global digital media and video network Aotearoa Indymedia. The collective contributed extensively to the work of community groups across Aotearoa as well as to trans-Tasman and global networks - working on the ground and online. 1999 – 2000. Marketing and distribution to educational and public service institutions of the video copy of feature documentary Punitive Damage. Dir. Annie Goldson, Prod. Gaylene Preston.1991. Assistant editor for television documentary: Pleasures and Dangers. Dir. Shirley Horrocks, Prod. Robin Laing.1990. New Zealand film and video council workshop. Video camera, sound and lighting for women.1988. Sponsorship Manager, Stage Management, Publicity for VUW (Victoria University, Wellington) Drama Society and Summer Shakespeare.1988. Self-sourced internships at McKay King Advertising Agency and Communicado Video Production Company.

27 January 2010. Interviewed for a documentary about photographer, John Miller, for Kete Aronui (Maori Television documentary strand). dir. Sharon Hawke. Broadcast 19 September 2010. Invited on the basis of friendship and collaborations with John Miller.10 June 2007: Presentation: Documentaries on globalisation, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth. Public talk based on PhD research into political documentary. Invited by Gallery Director, Rhana Davenport.10 May 2007. Presentation: Documentary aesthetics in Darcy Lange's "Māori Land Project", Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Public talk based on research project on the work of Darcy Lange. Invited by Adam Art Gallery.17 May 2003. Television documentary subject. Topic: Activism. Interviewer: Pio Turei. Documentary Series: Some of My Best Friends Are… AKA Productions. Television ONE.24 February 2003. Television interview. Topic: Local Protest and the War on Iraq. Interviewer: Mike Hosking. The Breakfast Show. Television ONE.

2003-4. Researcher for the School of Population Health, University of Auckland. Experience with the analysis and writing of research reports, qualitative interviewing, and focus group research.2000-2004. Course convenor, Continuing Education, University of Auckland. Course: Talking About Viewing Film. I initiated and designed the course which continued in the years following my tenure with Continuing Education.2001-3. Active member of the Executive Committee for the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Auckland Branch). Convenor of Masters Awards panel.2001. Convened discussion sessions for the University of the Third Age about approaches to film viewing.1990. Writer for Salient. Victoria University of Wellington student newspaper.EARLY PUBLICATIONSPeters, G. (2001). Report: the 10th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Film and History Conference. Illusions. Aug, 2001: 39-43.Peters, G. (1997). Real Time. Illusions. Aug. 1997: 50-52.Peters, G. (1997). Places for a Point of View. The Big Picture. Feb. 1997: 2-3.Peters, G. (1996). In Reality. The Big Picture. Spring 1996: 4-6.Peters, G. (1996). Doco conference generates light - and heat. Onfilm. Dec. 1996: 4.Peters, G. (1993). Going A.W.O.L. Stamp. Feb. 1993: 15.

2003. Successful co-authored application for ‘Creative Communities’ funding for a documentary on Auckland elections.2003-4. Member of an Aotearoa Indymedia Collective producing a 25 minute documentary – Whose News?’ broadcast on Community Television Stations and screened at community venues in Aotearoa & Australia. Distributed in Australia via VCD and streamed on the internet. Distribution (with study guide) to 80 secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Roles: camera, sound, production, direction, editing, distribution, writing of the Study Guide.2003. Member of a Collective filming Kurdish community celebrations for a news item on Kurdish Television. Roles: camera, sound, production, direction.2003. Member of an Aotearoa Indymedia Collective producing a 25 minute documentary – Plan B: Peace - broadcast on Community Television Stations; numerous community screenings in NZ; screened at the Brisbane Social Forum; Wellington Fringe Festival; Belladonna Film Festival, Christchurch. Docomania, Taranaki. Roles: production, editing.2002-3. Set-up & Maintenance of website for Global Peace & Justice Auckland (GPJA) incorporating an eForums experiment (community online discussion space).2001. Coordination of Community Access Media project for Te Uri o Hau Trust Board2000-3. Short video, photograph and text news items published on Indymedia and affiliated sites.2000. Digital Storytelling Workshop. E-Vision Digital Media Centre for Communication Art & Technology, Wellington. December.2000. Kura Toa Warrior Kids. Digicam Community Documentary. Subject: anger management and self esteem workshops for Maaori and Pacific Island youth. Collectively produced. Roles: camera, sound, production, direction, editing.1997. I Was Here, But Now I’ve Gone...(I’ve Left My Name) Super VHS. Roles: single-person direction, camera, lighting, sound, editing. Subject: Auckland Graffiti Culture. Accessioned by Te Papa, Daryl Thompson (DLT) archive.

PRINCIPAL CONVENOR, EXPANDING DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE, Ngā Wai o Horotiu marae, 7-9 Dec. 2011. A significant academic/industry event exploring the impact of multiplatform digital contexts in Aotearoa NZ & globally.Initiation and coordination of the conference, organizing keynotes and workshops for four guest presenters: Prof. Jon Dovey, Emma Kaye, Jason deSantolo & David Hernandez Palmar. Other responsibilities: overarching curation of the programme, curation of presentation panels, organising international peer review panels for book of abstracts and proceedings, organizing double & single blind peer review process, editing book of abstracts & full paper submissions for proceedings. Conference attracted 80 submissions across 11 countries as well as from within NZ. Capacity registration of 120 achieved. Conference broke even, ensuring low registration costs for students. Conference and publications have subsequently been used as models for other conferences and conference publications within the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies at AUT.OTHER CONFERENCE ORGANISATION EXPERIENCEHeld at the University of Auckland (UofA), the following documentary conferences involved international guests and a wide range of local industry and academic speakers. As well as curatorial roles, I initiated 3 of the conferences, taking charge of sponsorship & securing funds from extra-university sources.• 2002. Co-organiser of symposium “Documentary Matters”. 26-27 October. Co-sponsored by the Department of Film, Television and Media Studies (FTMS) at the UofA & the Screen Directors’ Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ).• 2000. Co-organiser of “Documentary Sites”, Australasian industry and academic conference. Department FTMS, UofA.• 1998. Initiated “Thinking Markets?” Department FTMS, UofA.• 1996. Member of the organising team “In Reality: New Zealand’s First Documentary Conference.” Co-sponsored by the Department FTMS, UofA, and Moving Image Centre (MIC).

School of Visual Arts, Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland. June - November 2006: Design, lecture, teach: undergraduate paper in Visual Arts.School of English and Media Studies, Massey University, Palmerston North. February 2006 - December 2006. Convene, lecture, teach: undergraduate papers in media & television studies, advertising culture & society.Department of Film, Television and Media Studies and Department of English, University of Auckland. February 1995 - November 2006. Convene, lecture, teach: undergraduate papers in film, media & television studies, New Zealand film & television studies, digital media production, New Zealand literature.Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin. December 2005 - February 2006. Design, convene, lecture, teach: undergraduate paper in documentary studies.School of Film, Television and Digital Media (University of California, Santa Cruz), United States. March - November 1998. Lecture & teach: undergraduate papers in documentary film & video, U.S. television history.