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Board of Directors

The Auckland PHO Board

The Board is the legal authority for Auckland PHO. Directors are representing the interests of Auckland PHO’s constituents, both constitutional and moral. As such, both the Board and its constituents are entrusted to ensure that Auckland PHO is soundly managed for the benefit of the community it serves.

Currently there are seven Board members:

2 elected GP providers – Dr Vikas Sethi and Dr Steven Young
2 elected Nurse Practitioner Providers – Jayme Kitiona and Tania Kemp
1 Iwi appointment (Ngati Whatua) – Aroha Hudson
2 Community co-opted – Te Haua Taua and Dr Samantha King

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Jayme Kitiona

Chair

Director, Piritahi Hauora Trust
Director, Waiheke Medical Centre
Nurse Practitioner, Piritahi Hauora Trust
Nurse Practitioner, Waiheke Medical Centre

Aroha Hudson

Deputy Chair

Ngati Whatua appointment

CEO, HealthWEST Limited
Director, Te Hononga O Tamaki Me Hoturoa Board
Director, National Heart Foundation
Director, Spectrum Care

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Vikas Sethi

Board Member

GP and Practice Owner, Prana Family Health

Te Haua Taua
Waikato, Waiohua, Ngāpuhi

Board Member

Director, Te Haua Taua Limited
Student and Employee, Auckland University of Technology

Tania Kemp
Ngā Mahanga a Tairi, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri

Board Member

Clinical Director and NP, Aotea Health, Great Barrier Island
Member, Urgent and After Hours Care Clinical Governance
Lead Clinician, Rural and Unplanned Care Initiative
National Committee Member, PRIME (Primary Response in Medical Emergencies)

Dr Steven Young

Board Member

GP and Practice Owner, Cairnhill Health Centre
GP, Tongan Health Society
Member, Ministry of Health I Manatū Hauora Primary Care Advisory Group

Dr Samantha King

Board Member

Medicolegal Consultant, MPS
GP, Papatoetoe Family Doctors
Stakeholder, RNZCGP, HDC, and OPC

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