National Executive & Staff

The ASMS has a democratic structure with branches whose boundaries usually coincide with those of each DHB. The top decision and policy making body is the Annual Conference.

Most branches are managed by an elected local committee who also select delegates to attend Annual Conference. Between conferences, management of the Association lies with an elected National Executive of ten members. They are elected every two years.

The President and Vice President are elected by national postal ballot. The other eight members of the National Executive are regional representatives elected by postal ballot within their region. The National Executive elects one of its members to be National Secretary.

National Executive		Speciality		District Health Board		Region
Dr Jeff Brown President		Paediatrician		MidCentral
David Jones Vice President		Respiratory Medicine		Capital & Coast
Dr Brian Craig National Secretary		Psychiatrist		Canterbury		South Island
Dr Judy Bent		Anaesthetist		Auckland		Auckland - North
Dr Tim Frendin		Internal Medicine		Hawke's Bay		Gisborne - Wellington
Dr John Bonning		Emergency Medicine		Waikato		Hamilton - Whakatane
Dr John MacDonald		General Surgeon		Canterbury		South Island
Dr Himadri Seth		Psychiatrist		Waitemata		Auckland - North
Dr Paul Wilson		Anaesthetist		Bay of Plenty		Hamilton - Whakatane
Dr Torben Iversen		Obstetrician & Gynaecologist		Tairawhiti		Gisborne - Wellington

National Office Staff
At our National Office we employ eight full-time and one part-time staff members:
Ian Powell		Executive Director
Angela Belich		Assistant Executive Director
Henry Stubbs		Senior Industrial Officer
Lyn Hughes		Industrial Officer
Lloyd Woods		Industrial Officer
Yvonne Desmond		Executive Officer
Kathy Eaden		Membership Support Officer
Joanne Jourdain		Administration Officer
Ebony Lamb		Part-time Administration Assistant