Board member since 2007
Richard works in private practice in Invercargill. He completed his undergraduate optometry training in 1982, his Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents training in 1995 and the Auckland Programme in Ocular Therapeutics (TAPIOT) in 2004. Richard is currently an external examiner for the Department of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Auckland, and serves on the Board's Competence Review and Registration committees. He was elected Deputy Chair of the Board at its meeting on 29 January 2010, and was elected Chair of the Board at its meeting on 28 January 2011.
Board member since 2007
Ruth works independently as a coach of public sector and not-for-profit managers in Auckland and Hamilton. She also sits on the Board of Sisters of Mercy Wiri and has been a member of the Board of Trustees in High Schools in both Auckland and Wellington. Ruth worked for 12 years in the public service, most recently as the Regional Manager for the Parole Board in the Northern Region. Ruth was elected Deputy Chair of the Board at its meeting on 28 January 2011.
Board member since 2007
John is a dispensing optician based in Wellington and works at Andrew Black Optometrists in Kilbirnie. Prior to this he has worked in a multi-practice firm in Wellington, and has been Practice Manager of an optical dispensing practice in Porirua. John completed a fellowship diploma in Optical Dispensing at Bradford College, England in 1989. He is a former member of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, an executive councillor of the Association of Dispensing Opticians New Zealand (ADONZ) and has been on the Education Committee of the ADONZ.
Board Member since 2008
Andrew is a New Zealand trained optometrist who qualified in 1992 and obtained his therapeutic qualification in 2006. Andrew is self employed in his Kilbirnie practice and also works part time at the Low Vision Clinic at the Wellington Hospital Eye Department, where he has sub-specialised in low vision. He is also current Chair of the New Zealand Optometric Vision Research Foundation (NZOVRF).
Board member since 2009
Kylie is an optometrist working in Auckland, having bought Victoria Street Optometrists with another optometrist in July 2009. She also runs diabetic screening at the Manukau Super Clinic. Kylie completed a Bachelor of Optometry (1995) and a Certificate of Ocular Therapeutics (2005) at the University of Auckland. Since 2006 she has been a member of Volunteer Ophthalmic Services Overseas and has completed several excursions to Fiji, Tonga and Papua New Guinea to train hospital staff in refraction.
Board member since 2009
Lorraine is a dispensing optician at Stenersen Kain Opticians in Gisborne. Prior to this she was the Manager and owner of Maher Opticians. Lorraine completed a Diploma of Refracting Optician at the Northern Albert Institute of Technology, Canada (2002), a Competency Assessment and Training Diploma through OPSM (1998), a Diploma of Retail Studies at Monash University, Australia and was made a Fellow of the Association of Dispensing Opticians through the New Zealand Association of Dispensing Opticians (1994). She was Secretary and Treasurer of the Association of Dispensing Opticians New Zealand (2004-2009) and was a previous Vice President (1999-2000) and Member (1996-1998).
Board member since 2010
Damian was appointed to the Board on 23 September 2010. He was a 1998 optometry graduate from the University of Auckland and completed his post-graduate ocular therapeutics training in 2005. In 2002, Damian joined the Paterson Burn partnership, which is a multi-practice group covering the Waikato and Coromandel. Between 2007 and 2009 he represented the NZ Association of Optometrists on national standards.
Board member since 2009
Kiri (Ngati Raukawa, Te Ati Awa, Ngati Toa Rangatira) is from Wellington and is currently self-employed as a Health Policy Consultant. She completed a Bachelor of Social Science (Maori) and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Waikato and has been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. Kiri also holds a certificate in Life Coaching from Australia's Life Coaching Academy. She was a member of the Nelson Marlborough DHB (2004-2007), a member of the Poumanawa Oranga Maori Development Organisation in Blenheim (2004-2006) and Convenor of the National Kaitiaki Group of the Ministry of Health (2003-2006).
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