Our Trustees & Staff

The New Zealand Institute of Rural Health, is a Charitable Trust, is governed by a Board of Trustees. The make-up of the Board is designed to ensure a broad range of expert stakeholder input. The Board of Trustees currently comprises:

    • Mr David Clarke (Chairman), Director, Cranleigh Merchant Bankers
    • Mrs Kamiria Gosman, Past Chief Executive Officer of Tuwharetoa Health Services
    • Mr Karl Metzler, Chief Executive Officer, Gore Health
    • Associate Professor Judy Kilpatrick, Head of School of Nursing, The University of Auckland
    • Dr John Adams, Dean of Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
    • Mrs Sherrill Dackers, Past President of Rural Women New Zealand
    • Ms Ruth Rhodes, Senior Portfolio Manager, Waikato District Health Board
    • Dr Raina Elley, Senior Lecturer – School of Population Health, The University of Auckland

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Staff

Led by Robin Steed as Chief Executive Officer, the team is:

  • Ms Liz Carpenter, School Careers Advisor
  • Mrs Gytha Lancaster, Nurse Advisor
  • Dr George Tripe, Medical Advisor
  • Mr Brent Nielsen, Business Manager
  • Ms Jan Cooper, Project Manager


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