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Mr Robert Stewart, ONZM, (Chair) is a successful businessman, innovator, philanthropist and the founder of Christchurch's SKOPE Industries. Robert is a life member and past President of the Canterbury Manufacturer's Association and is a Fellow of the Institute of Management. In 1986, Robert was the winner of the Mobil Exporter of the Year award. He was awarded the Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000. He is President of the independent Canterbury Medical Research Foundation and in 2006 Robert was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to manufacturing and the community.
Professor Richard Beasley MBChB, FRACP, DM(Southampton), FAAAAI, FRCP(London), DSc(Otago) is a physician at Capital & Coast District Health Board and Director of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Otago and Canterbury, and Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. His research interests are in the fields of respiratory medicine and pharmacovigilance.
Ms Kath Fox is Chief Executive of Richmond New Zealand, a national non-government organisation providing community mental health and disability support services. Kath has held a range of senior executive and governance positions in the public, non-government and voluntary sectors. Her experience encompasses health and the wider social service sector, and includes areas such as policy, workforce development, post entry clinical training, special education, Māori development, mental health, service delivery, policy, and funding.
Dr Matire Harwood (Ngapuhi) is Clinical director for Tamaki Healthcare, a Māori-led PHO in Auckland, and is completing her doctorate in rehabilitation medicine. Her work experience encompasses the fields of general practice, Hauora Māori, neuro-rehabilitation (stroke and traumatic brain injury) and respiratory medicine. She is Deputy Chair for Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Māori Medical Practitioners Association), sits on the Board for Asthma and Respiratory Foundation for New Zealand, and served nine years on regional Health and Disability Ethics Committees.
Ms Elspeth Ludemann is a partner in a pastoral farming business; a former deputy chair of Waitaki District Health Services and a former chair of SAMS (Standards and Monitoring Services), a trust supporting and advocating for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Professor Richie Poulton is the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, which the HRC has supported since its inception in 1971. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, with many appearing in leading international journals. His research interests are: developmental psychopathology, gene X environment prediction of complex disorders, and psychosocial determinants of chronic physical disease.
Dr Conway Powell trained as a botanist, worked as a scientist and was research centre director in agricultural and horticultural research for many years. He has published over 60 refereed papers, mainly in international journals and held senior positions in the Southern Regional Health Authority from 1993 to 1998. He has consulted widely on primary health care developments for the Independent Practitioners Association, Primary Health Organisatons, District Health Boards and pharmacy organisations, and has been a director on the Otago Chamber of Commerce for many years. Dr Powell also owns and operates an export flower growing business in Wanaka.
Professor Anthony Reeve is head of the Cancer Genetics Laboratory at the University of Otago's Department of Biochemistry. He currently heads an HRC-funded programme at the Laboratory conducting research into the genetics and epigenetics of cancer. Anthony is also the Director and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for Pacific Edge Biotechnology Ltd, a Dunedin-based biomedical company developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic products in the cancer field.
Associate Professor Susan Stott is based at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland with a half-time clinical commitment to Starship Children's Hospital as a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. She is a scientific fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and is currently President of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Her research interests include paediatric rehabilitation, trauma outcomes in children and childhood disability.
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith is Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori at the University of Waikato. She is an internationally renowned Professor of Education with a professional background in Māori and indigenous education. Her research interests are wide-ranging and collaborative and include Marsden funded research on the Native Schools system and on New Zealand youth. She is known internationally for her work on research methodology and Māori and indigenous education. Professor Smith has served on a number of national advisory committees including the Tertiary Education Advisory Committee and was the Chair of the Māori Tertiary Reference Group for the Ministry of Education. She is also a Co-Deputy Chair of the Council for Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
Mr Ngarau Tupaea is the HRC's Kaumatua and provides valuable guidance to the HRC on spiritual and cultural issues. Ngarau has been involved in health for approximately 17 years. Coupled with his extensive Māori community involvement, he brings wisdom and experience to his role as Kaumatua (and as a member of the HRC Māori Health Committee). Ngarau is of Ngati Tipa and Waikato, Tainui descent.
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