Profile of Board Members
A brief profile on members of MidCentral DHB's Board for the 2010-13 term is provided below. This includes their background, membership of MDHB committees, and when they were first appointed/elected to the Board.
Phil Sunderland, Chairman
Appointed Member
Commenced 2009
Phil is a senior partner in a Palmerston North law firm and practices in the area of commercial law. He is a solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and past president of the Manawatu District Law Society.
Phil has a longstanding association with local health services, serving previously on the Palmerston North Hospital Board and the Palmerston North Hospice Trust. He was also Chairman of the Manawatu-Wanganui Medical Ethics Committee and the Manawatu Cancer Society. Phil has been involved in tertiary education and rugby organisations.
Committee Membership
Chairman, Remuneration Committee
Member, Community & Public Health Advisory Committee
Member, Disability Support Advisory Committee
Member, Hospital Advisory Committee
Member, Group Audit Committee
Chairman, centralAlliance Sub-Committee
Diane Anderson
Elected Member
Commenced 2001
Diane's background is in community and rural advocacy. She has served as a local government Councillor, and previously was a member, then Chair, of the Wellington Conservation Board. Diane was instrumental in the establishment of the Eketahuna Health Centre and more recently convened a group to re-establish a viable fuel supply business in Eketahuna.
As well as being a director of a family farming business, she chairs the Board of Trustees, Central Regional Health School.
Committee Membership
Chair, Community & Public Health Advisory Committee
Member, Funding Audit Sub-Committee
Member, centralAlliance Sub-Committee
Lindsay Burnell
Elected Member
Commenced 2001
Lindsay has a farming operation and holds various directorships in the agriculture and power industries. Lindsay is involved in local government, being a Councillor for over 30 years. He is currently serving his second term as Councillor, Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council.
Committee Membership
Chair, Disability Support Advisory Committee
Deputy Chair, Hospital Advisory Committee
Member, Group Audit Committee
Chair, Hospital Audit Sub-Committee
Ann Chapman
Elected Member
Commenced 2000
Ann has a clinical background, and continues her interest in Otaki community health, after being the founding member and Chair of the Otaki Community Health Trust. Ann was involved in local government for over 17 years, serving as a Councillor/Deputy Mayor on the Kapiti Coast District Council. Ann is a JP and was awarded a MNZM in 2008.
Committee Membership
Chair, Group Audit Committee
Deputy Chair, Community & Public Health Advisory Committee
Member, Disability Support Advisory Committee
Member, Hospital Audit Sub-Committee
Member, Funding Audit Sub-Committee
Jack Drummond
Elected Member
Commenced 2001
Jack is the National Co-ordinator of Police Forensic Medicine. He is also a practising GP, and is active in both clinical work and hospice management. Jack is a Fellow of the Australian & NZ Colleges of GPs, and holds a Masters degree in Forensic Medicine.
Committee Membership
Chair, Hospital Advisory Committee
Member, Hospital Audit Sub-Committee
Member, Remuneration Committee
Kate Joblin, Deputy Chair
Appointed Member
Commenced 2010
Kate Joblin is a Chartered Accountant in public practice in Wanganui. Kate has been involved the health sector for a number of years serving as director on various boards. Currently Kate is Chair of Whanganui DHB and is a trustee on Life to the Max Trust.
Committee Membership
Member, Hospital Advisory Committee
Deputy Chair, Group Audit Committee
Member, Remuneration Committee
Pat Kelly
Elected Member
Commenced 2010
Pat has a close interest in local government affairs and health board services. He was elected to Palmerston North City Council in 1994 and has served as a Councillor since that time. Pat served on MidCentral DHB’s Board for the 2004-07 term, and rejoined the Board in 2010.
Pat was senior lecturer in management at Massey University, where he worked from 1979 to 2006. He is a member of the Public Health Association, Royal Society, Rotary, and Returned Services Association, and performs duties as a Justice of the Peace.
Committee Membership
Member, Community & Public Health Advisory Committee
Member, Disability Support Advisory Committee
Chair, Funding Audit Sub-Committee
Karen Naylor
Elected Member
Commenced 2010
Karen is a KRegistered Nurse, who currently works at Palmerston North Hospital in the women’s health service, and as a relief nurse across the hospital.
Karen is a member of the NZ Nurses Organisation’s National Board of Directors and is an NZNO workplace delegate. She is the convenor of delegates at Palmerston North Hospital, and is involved in a number of committees, including the nursing governance council.
Karen has carried out the role of Palmerston North Mayoress since 2007, and is a patron for the local branches of the Plunket Society and the National Council of Women.
Committee Membership
Member, Community & Public Health Advisory Committee
Member, Group Audit Committee
Member, Funding Audit Sub-Committee
Member, Enable New Zealand Governance Group
Richard Orzecki
Appointed Member
Commenced 2010
Richard Orzecki has Iwi affiliations to Ngati Raukawa ki te tonga and Ngati Wehi Wehi and has had a career background in Information Technology since 1980 both in New Zealand and overseas. Richard was Chairman of Te Runanga O Raukawa and currently serves as the Chairman of Manawhenua Hauora. He has held a number of directorships in the meat and plastics industry.
Richard was recently elected Deputy Chairman of the New Zealand Maori Council and is also an alternate trustee on the Crown Forest Rental Trust and an Executive member of the Federation of Maori Authorities. He has six years local government experience with the Kapiti Coast District Council and currently works closely with the NZ Qualifications Authority.
Richard was a board appointed external member on the MidCentral DHB’s Hospital Advisory Committee from 1 July 2008 to 5 December 2010.
Committee Membership
Member, Hospital Advisory Committee
Deputy Chair, Enable New Zealand Governance Group
Member, centralAlliance Sub-Committee
Barbara Robson
Elected Member
Commenced 2001
Barbara's background involves consumer and community health advocacy, and dental nursing. She is involved in a number of national health committees, providing a consumer perspective.
Committee Membership
Member, Hospital Advisory Committee
Member, Hospital Audit Sub-Committee
Chair, Enable New Zealand Governance Group
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Last Updated 15/11/2011