The New Zealand Resuscitation Council is a national voluntary body with representation from major providers of resuscitation. Here you can find out more about the councillors who represent our members, or click the member's logo to link to that organisation.
Richard Aickin
Chair
Richard is a Paediatric Emergency Specialist, and holds dual Fellowships in Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine. He has been involved with...
Tonia Nicholson
Treasurer
Tonia is an Emergency Physician and has represented the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine since 2005. She is both an...
Renee McKeany
Renee joined the council as representative of the CORE Instructors of New Zealand (CINZ) in 2017. She has been secretary...
Robert Frengley
Rob is an intensive care specialist. He has been the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society’s representative since 2004,...
Tony Smith
Tony is an Intensive Care Medicine Specialist in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Auckland City Hospital. Tony is...
Gabrielle Nuthall
Gabrielle is a Paediatric Intensivist who works as a specialist at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland. Having trained as a paediatrician...
Gerry Devlin
Gerry is the current Medical Director of the Heart Foundation and is clinical leader of the New Zealand Cardiac Network....
Elaine Gray
Elaine has been the New Zealand College of Midwives’ representative since 2013. She works for the college as a Midwifery...
Sean Galvin
Sean is consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon working at Wakefield and Wellington Hospitals. After graduating from The University of Otago in 2002...
Alex McDonald
Alex is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care. She has a Masters in Aviation Medicine...
Tony Scott
Deputy Chair
Tony represents both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Originally a pharmacist,...
Lindsay Mildenhall
Secretary
Lindsay is a Consultant Neonatologist at Counties Manukau District Health Board, with research interests in Neonatal Echocardiography. He was an...
Jonathon Webber
Officer, Executive Committee (co-opted)
Jonathon is an Advanced Qualified Lifeguard and Life Member of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club and Surf Life Saving...
Anna Lawson
Anna works part time in critical care and part time as the resuscitation coordinator for Whanganui Hospital. She became involved...
Malcolm Stuart
Malcolm is a specialist anaesthetist, and has represented the New Zealand National Committee of the Australian and New Zealand College...
Yvonne Gray
Yvonne has been the Quality Assurance Manager for training at NZ Red Cross since 2002. At this time she also...
Emily Wynch
Emily began her ambulance career in 2000 in the United Kingdom with East Midlands Ambulance Service. Since then she has...
Gary Payinda
Gary is a consultant in Emergency Medicine and serves as the medical director of Surf Life Saving New Zealand. He...
Kevin Nation
Chief Executive
Kevin has been involved with the Council for over 10 years, including setting strategic direction, general management of operations, and...
Teghan Mear
Communications & Engagement Advisor
Teghan joined the team in October 2019. Teghan joins the New Zealand Resuscitation Council from the Baking Industry Association of...
Rachel Allan
Office Administrator
Rachel joined the team in January 2018. Her background includes working for not-for-profit organisations in the health and social services...