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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof 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 | Senior Support Officer |
| Saasha Everiss | Membership Officer |
| Angela Randall | Support Services Administrator |
| Lyndon Keene | Director of Policy and Research |
| Charlotte Chambers | Principal Analyst (Policy & Research) |
ASMS organisational chart
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 | Jenny Henry | Ian Page |
| Waitemata | Jonathan Casement | Keat Lee |
| Auckland | Helen Pilmore | Susan Farrelly |
| Counties Manukau | Sylvia Boys | Vacant |
| Waikato | Dara de las Heras | Alison Stearn |
| Rotorua | Andrew Robinson | Philip Gartland |
| Tauranga | Rod Gouldson | William MCauley |
| Whakatane | Richard Forster | Kathy Sutton |
| Taranaki | Allister Williams | Allan Binnie |
| Tairawhiti | Mary Stonehouse | William Weiderman |
| Hawke’s Bay | Kai Haidekker | Debra Chalmers |
| Whanganui | Bernd Kraus | Mark Van de Vyver |
| Palmerston North | Andy Spiers | John Bourke |
| Wairarapa | Norman Gray | Nicholas Pascoe |
| Hutt Valley | Neil Stephen | Tanya Wilton |
| Wellington | Justin Barry-Walsh | Alain Marcuse |
| Nelson | Katie Ben | Gareth Harris |
| Marlborough | Jeremy Stevens | Graeme French |
| West Coast | Stuart Mologne | Vacant |
| Canterbury | Geoff Shaw | Siobahn Cross |
| South Canterbury | Matthew Hills | Peter Doran |
| Otago | Chris Wisely | John Chambers |
| Southland | Roger Wandless | Leonard Chia |