National Executive & Staff
Interviews with Past-Presidents
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
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 three 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 members within their region. The National Executive elects one of its members to be National Secretary.
| National Executive | Specialty | District Health Board | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Murray Barclay President | Gastroenterologist | Canterbury | South Island |
| Dr Julian Fuller Vice President | Anaesthetist | Waitemata | Auckland – North |
| Dr Hein Stander Immediate Past President | Paediatrician | Tairawhiti | Gisborne – Wellington |
| Dr Julian Vyas | Paediatrics | Auckland | Auckland – North |
| Dr Andrew Ewens | Emergency Medicine | Waitemata | Auckland – North |
| Dr Paul Wilson National Secretary | Anaesthetist | Bay of Plenty | Hamilton – Whakatane |
| Dr Annette van Zeist-Jongman | Psychiatry | Waikato | Hamilton – Whakatane |
| Dr Tim Frendin | Geriatric Medicine | Hawke's Bay | Gisborne – Wellington |
| Dr Angela Freschini | Anaesthesia | Tairawhiti | Gisborne – Wellington |
| Dr Seton Henderson | Intensive Care | Canterbury | South Island |
| Dr Catherine (Katie) Ben | Anaesthesia | Nelson Marlborough | South Island |
NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF
At our National Office we employ 17 staff members:
| National Office Staff | |
| Ian Powell | Executive Director |
| Angela Belich | Deputy Executive Director |
| Cushla Managh | Communications Director |
| Lydia Schumacher | Communications Advisor |
| Henry Stubbs | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Lloyd Woods | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Steve Hurring | Industrial Officer |
| Sarah Dalton | Industrial Officer |
| Ian Weir-Smith | Industrial Officer |
| Dianne Vogel | Industrial Officer |
| Phil Dyhrberg | Industrial Officer |
| Sharlene Lawrence | Manager Support Services |
| Maria Cordalis | Support Services Coordinator |
| Saasha Everiss | Membership Administrator |
| Lyndon Keene | Director of Policy and Research |
| Charlotte Chambers | Principal Analyst (Policy & Research) |
Below are short videos of each of the staff members explaining either the aims/objectives of ASMS or their roles within the organisation:
Ian Powell – Executive Director
Angela Belich – Deputy Executive Director
Henry Stubbs – Senior Industrial Officer
Lloyd Woods – Industrial Officer
ASMS BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES
| BRANCH | PRESIDENT | VICE PRESIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| Northland | Ian Page | Lisa Dawson |
| Waitemata | Jonathan Casement | Ywain Lawrey |
| Auckland | Brigid Connor | Julian Vyas |
| Counties Manukau | Helen Frith | Sylvia Boys |
| Waikato | Annette van Zeist-Jongman | Annie Abraham |
| Lakes | Andrew Klava | Andrew Robinson |
| Tauranga | Matthias Seidel | Rod Gouldson |
| Whakatane | Richard Forster | Guy Rosset |
| Taranaki | Campbell White | Allan Binnie |
| Tairawhiti | Angela Freschini | Mary Stonehouse |
| Hawke’s Bay | Kai Haidekker | Debra Chalmers |
| Whanganui | Bernd Kraus | Mark Van de Vyver |
| Palmerston North | Andy Spiers | John Bourke |
| Wairarapa | Norman Gray | Naser Abdul-Ghaffar |
| Hutt Valley | Neil Stephen | Jeff Suen |
| Wellington | Justin Barry-Walsh | Sinead Donnelly |
| Nelson | Katie Ben | Rebecca Harris |
| Marlborough | Jeremy Stevens | Graeme French |
| West Coast | Paul Holt | Stuart Mologne |
| Canterbury | Anja Werno | Geoffrey Shaw |
| South Canterbury | Matthew Hills | Peter Doran |
| Otago | Chris Wisely | John Chambers |
| Southland | Tim Mackay | Roger Wandless |