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 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 Angela Freschini | Anaesthesia | Tairawhiti | Gisborne – Wellington |
| Dr Nathalie de Vries | Paediatrics | MidCentral | 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 | |
| Sarah Dalton | Executive Director |
| Angela Belich | Deputy Executive Director |
| Liz Brown | Senior Communications Advisor |
| Lydia Schumacher | Communications Advisor |
| Henry Stubbs | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Lloyd Woods | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Steve Hurring | Senior Industrial Officer |
| Ian Weir-Smith | Industrial Officer |
| Phil Dyhrberg | Industrial Officer |
| Miriam Long | Industrial Officer |
| George Collins | Industrial Officer |
| Georgia Choveaux | Industrial Officer |
| Sharlene Lawrence | Manager Support Services |
| Vanessa Wratt | Senior Support Officer |
| Saasha Everiss | Membership Officer |
| Angela Randall | Support Services Administrator |
| Charlotte Chambers | Director of Policy and Research |
| Lyndon Keene | Senior Policy and Research Advisor |
ASMS organisational chart
ASMS BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES
| BRANCH | PRESIDENT | VICE PRESIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| Northland | Jenny Henry | Ian Page |
| Waitemata | Jonathan Casement | Keat Lee |
| Auckland | Helen Pilmore | Vacant |
| Counties Manukau | Sylvia Boys | Russell Smart |
| Waikato | Dara de las Heras | Alison Stearn |
| Rotorua & Taupō | Andrew Robinson | Philip Gartland |
| Tauranga | Rod Gouldson | William MCauley |
| Whakatane | Richard Forster | Kathy Sutton |
| Taranaki | Allister Williams | Vacant |
| Tairawhiti | Mary Stonehouse | William Weiderman |
| Hawke’s Bay | Kai Haidekker | Gavin King |
| Whanganui | Bernd Kraus | Mark Van de Vyver |
| Palmerston North | Andy Spiers | John Bourke |
| Wairarapa | Norman Gray | Guinevere Hooper |
| Hutt Valley | Neil Stephen | Tanya Wilton |
| Wellington | Justin Barry-Walsh | Alain Marcuse |
| Nelson | Katie Ben | Gareth Harris |
| Marlborough | Jeremy Stevens | David Richards |
| West Coast | Stuart Mologne | Graham Roper |
| Canterbury | Geoff Shaw | Siobahn Cross |
| South Canterbury | Matthew Hills | Peter Doran |
| Otago | Chris Wisely | John Chambers |
| Southland | Roger Wandless | Leonard Chia |