Ms Kominik was previously the Chair of The New Zealand Film Archive. She had earlier been Deputy Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage when it was established in 1991. Ms Kominik's term as Chair of Ngā Taonga ended on 30 June 2017. In February 2018 current Chair Simon Murdoch reflected on Ms Kominik's time leading the archive "Her wise and steady leadership during a time of such dramatic change always inspired confidence that the organisation was heading in the right direction."