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 |
| Prof Murray Barclay Past President | Gastroenterologist | Canterbury | Four |
| Dr Julian Fuller | Anaesthetist | Waitemata | One |
| Dr Sylvia Boys | Emergency Medicine | Counties Manukau | One |
| Dr Annette van Zeist-Jongman | Psychiatry | Waikato | 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 |
| Miriam Long | Industrial Officer |
| George Collins | Industrial Officer |
| Georgia Choveaux | Industrial Officer |
| Kris Smith | Industrial Officer |
| David Kettley | Industrial Officer |
| Charlotte Chambers | Director of Policy and Research |
| Mary Harvey | Policy Advisor |
| Liz Brown | Senior Communications Advisor |
| Eileen Goodwin | Senior Communications Advisor |
| Lydia Schumacher | Communications Advisor |
| Sharlene Lawrence | Manager Support Services |
| Vanessa Wratt | Senior Support Officer |
| Saasha Manson | Membership Officer |
| Cassey van Riel | Support Services Administrator |
ASMS BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES
| BRANCH | PRESIDENT | VICE PRESIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| Northland | Jenny Henry | Ian Page |
| Waitemata | Jonathan Casement | Keat Lee |
| Auckland | Helen Pilmore | Jack Hill |
| Counties Manukau | Sylvia Boys | Vacant |
| Waikato | Dara de las Heras | Alison Stearn |
| Rotorua & Taupō | Andrew Robinson | Vacant |
| Tauranga | Rod Gouldson | William MCauley |
| Whakatane | Vacant | Kathy Sutton |
| Taranaki | Allister Williams | Ricardo Jurawan |
| 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 | Ceri Hutchinson (Co-President) | Jamie Mosher (Co-President) |
| Canterbury | Geoff Shaw | Siobahn Cross |
| South Canterbury | Matthew Hills | Peter Doran |
| Otago | Chris Wisely | John Chambers |
| Southland | Roger Wandless | Vacant |