Board of Trustees

Originally trained as a pharmacist, Joe followed a career mainly in hospital practice gaining experience across a range of clinical disciplines. During this time he also worked in community practice. Subsequent steps saw Joe move to management positions, initially in local health services to eventually a role with the UK Department of Health. On moving to New Zealand, he initially worked in health, with a subsequent move into science and science policy. He has recently taken on a role as manager of Health Sector Services with ACC. Joe completed his undergraduate degree and Masters in Science at Strathclyde University and his MBA at Durham. He has Fellowships of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (UK), the Faculty of Public Health (UK), the New Zealand College of Pharmacists and is a Chartered member of the Institute of Directors. He currently chairs the Board of Te Awakairangi Health Trust.

Peggy is a mother of three and grandmother of three beautiful Mokopuna.  She has lived in the Hutt Valley all of her life.  Peggy is very passionate about better health in the Hutt Valley for all whanau.  She trained as a Counsellor and AOD Clinician and has worked for the Hutt Valley DHB.  Peggy worked in community mental health for six years.  She is currently a Runanga Trustee for Te Atiawa and presently manages the Marae at Waiwhetu.
She also has a background of 36 years in Kohanga Reo and is very passionate about great health for all Mokopuna.

Muriel is an active Board member of the Health Care Aotearoa Network and this keeps her in touch with HCA member providers, championing effective models of care and influencing Government policies impacting on their communities and funding viability.  Muriel is a consumer representative on the Health Quality & Safety Commission Consumer Council.  In December 2017, Muriel was appointed to the Ministerial Health Advisory Group for a two-year term.

A Hutt Valley resident for 55 years, David attended Waterloo, Hutt Intermediate and Hutt Valley High Schools. He graduated from Otago Medical School in 1977 and worked as a House Officer at Wellington and Hutt Hospitals before becoming a partner at Naenae Medical Centre where he practiced for over 30 years. More recently, he has worked part-time as a GP and was recently appointed Clinical Director of Community Health Services Group at the Hutt Valley DHB.
David has held several positions on local GP organisations and been a Trustee on Hutt PHOs and Clinical Governance Committees. Currently, he is also a Director of the Hutt Valley After Hours Centre and a Trustee of Te Omanga Hospice.