National Executive & Staff
Industrial Officer Contact Information/Areas
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
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 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 Julian Vyas President | Paediatrics | Auckland | One |
| Dr Andrew Ewens Vice President | Emergency Medicine | Waitemata | One |
| Dr Julian Fuller | Anaesthetist | Waitemata | One |
| Dr Sylvia Boys | Emergency Medicine | Counties Manukau | One |
| Dr Mark Lawrence | Psychiatry | Bay of Plenty | Two |
| Dr Andrew Robinson | Anaesthesia | Lakes | Two |
| Dr Nathalie de Vries Secretary | Paediatrics | MidCentral | Three |
| Dr Kai Haidekker | Radiology | Hawke's Bay | Three |
| Dr Seton Henderson | Intensive Care | Canterbury | Four |
| Dr Catherine (Katie) Ben | Anaesthesia | Nelson Marlborough | Four |
Region one – Northland, Waitematā, Auckland, Counties-Manukau
Region two – Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Taranaki
Region three – Tairawhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Whanganui, MidCentral, Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, Capital & Coast
Region four – Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury, Southern
Previous members of the National Executive
NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF
| Sarah Dalton | Executive Director |
| Henry Stubbs | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Lloyd Woods | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Steve Hurring | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Ian Weir-Smith | Industrial Officer |
| George Collins | Industrial Officer |
| Georgia Choveaux | Industrial Officer |
| Kris Smith | Industrial Officer |
| David Kettley | Industrial Officer |
| Jenny Chapman | Industrial Officer |
| Tanja Bristow | Industrial Officer |
| Charlotte Chambers | Director of Policy and Research |
| Mary Harvey | Policy Advisor |
| Liz Brown | Senior Communications Advisor |
| Andrew Chick | Senior Communications/Campaigns Advisor |
| Sharlene Lawrence | Manager Support Services |
| Vanessa Wratt | Finance & Technical Support Advisor |
| Saasha Manson | Membership Officer |
| Cassey van Riel | Support Services Administrator |
ASMS BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES
| BRANCH | PRESIDENT | VICE PRESIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| Northland | Erna Meyer | Anand Gangji |
| Waitemata | Keat Lee | Annemarie Mitchell |
| Auckland | Elspeth Frascatore | Arend Merrie, Deralie Flower (women’s health) |
| Counties Manukau | Vacant | Marnie Cox |
| Waikato | Dara de las Heras | Marlize Alberts |
| Rotorua & Taupō | Vacant | Maha Naguib |
| Tauranga | Deborah Moore | Vacant |
| Whakatane | Sumeshni Jairam | Nigel Giles |
| Taranaki | Vacant | Ricardo Jurawan |
| Tairawhiti | William Weiderman | Carol Chan |
| Hawke’s Bay | Gavin King | Bethany Jones |
| Whanganui | Bernd Kraus | Mark Van de Vyver |
| Palmerston North | Thomas Carter | John Bourke |
| Wairarapa | Norman Gray | Clare French |
| Hutt Valley | Tanya Wilton | Brent Waldron |
| Wellington | Alain Marcuse | Amanda Tristram |
| Nelson | Sean Chan | Katie Ben |
| Marlborough | Jeremy Stevens | Prieur du Plessis |
| West Coast | Ceri Hutchinson (Co-President) | Jamie Mosher (Co-President) |
| Canterbury | Geoff Shaw | Siobhan Cross |
| South Canterbury | Peter Doran | Matthew Hills |
| Otago | Chris Wisely | Liza Edmonds |
| Southland | Roger Wandless | Vacant |