Tony is the current chair of the NZ Resus Council and ANZCOR. He has been on the Council since 2003 and represents the NZ division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He represents ANZCOR as a delegate to ILCOR and was a task force member of the Acute Coronary Syndromes Working Group until 2015, when it completed its work. He works as a cardiologist in Te Whatu Ora, Waitemata district where he is Clinical Director of Cardiology.  He worked previously as Northern Region Clinical Lead for the Cardiology Clinical Network and in this role was involved in the establishment of the National STEMI pathway.  He has had a long interest in systems of care in particular as they relate to managing out of hospital cardiac arrest.  He was involved with the establishment of the GoodSAM system now administered by the ambulance services.  He has an interest in developing co-ordinated local networks to manage out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) utilising existing networks and systems where possible.

Tonia is an Emergency Physician and has represented the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine since 2005. She is both an Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor and Advanced Paediatric Life Support instructor.

Resuscitation is an integral part of Tonia's daily clinical job. She has a special interest in teaching and is one of the Co-Directors of Emergency Medicine Training in her department,

For the past decade, Tonia has represented ANZCOR as a member of the ALS taskforce of ILCOR. 

Lindsay is a Consultant Neonatologist at Counties Manukau District Health Board, with research interests in Neonatal Echocardiography. He was an ILCOR Neonatal Resuscitation worksheet author for the 2010 review, and a Topic Co-Chair from 2015-2020.

In 2022 he was created an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to Neonatal Intensive Care and resuscitation training.

Lindsay has represented the New Zealand Paediatric Society since 1999.

Originating from Te Aroha, Kelsi is an alumnus of Auckland Medical School 2012.  Having joined the NZ Army on a loan scheme during medical school, she has been working as a Medical Officer in the military since 2015.  A combination of general practice, occupational medicine (including aviation medicine), and battlefield medicine, working for the NZ Defence Force keeps Kelsi on her toes and generates some reasonably good work stories, including some disaster relief work around the Pacific, and a tour of duty in Iraq in 2019.

Kelsi was asked to take over as the NZDF representative on the Council in 2021, where she adds to the culture by always bringing her knitting to meetings.

Alecia (Leish) joined the team in 2023 as our first Consumer Representative. Leish is one of the many people in Aotearoa that has been required to use her resuscitation skills to keep one of her whānau alive. Along with being part of this ‘club’ Leish also heads the Talent, Growth and Capability team at Contact Energy. She brings not only her point of view to the mahi of the Council but can also offer advice in the HR space!

In her spare time Leish enjoys spending time with her whānau, her kuri and is currently on a journey to reconnect with her whakapapa and reo.

Kevin has been involved with the Council for more than 15 years and his contribution has included setting strategic direction, general management of operations, and developing education and training programmes. He has experience as a nurse in clinical cardiology and resuscitation education at the Waikato Clinical Campus.

He is a current member of the International Liaison Committee (ILCOR) Education, Implementation and Teams task force and has previously held roles on ILCOR’s Basic Life Support task force and as a Domain Lead for airway and ventilation. Kevin has a strong interest in developing the capability of New Zealand's resuscitation instructors. 

Rachel joined the team in January 2018. She has an eclectic career background covering both not-for-profit organisations in the health and social services sector and also working in central government. Rachel has accounting qualifications and is registered with Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand.

In her spare time Rachel enjoys genealogy, hiking, working with natural fibres and spending time with her husband, two adult children and her two fur babies.

Meredith joined the team in June 2024.

She has a diverse background including financial marketing, project administration and property management.

Meredith grew up in rural Marlborough, has a BA from Canterbury University and a post graduate Diploma in Marketing from Lincoln.

When not working Meredith spends time with her husband and three teenage daughters and enjoys boating, gardening and going for bush walks with her dog Monty.

Elena joined the team in December 2024.

She comes from a background of working as an illustrator in the animation and games industries.

Elena grew up in Rotorua and moved to Wellington to complete a Bachelor of Design Innovation from Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka. In 2024 she completed a Graduate Diploma in Publishing from Whitireia New Zealand.

In her free time Elena enjoys baking, painting, and spending time in nature.  

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