We are delighted to confirm two new Board members and would like to introduce Dierdre Mellamphy and Gerhard Sundborn. Brief bios below:
Deirdre is a business owner, project manager and qualified chartered accountant and has worked across multiple industries. She brings a range of experience with her to help prepare Diabetes Projects Trust to be robust and agile going forward as a productive and viable entity into the coming years. More information available at Dierdre's LinkedIn.
Gerhard is a familiar face in Public Health, among other things being instrumental in FISS (also known as FIZZ) or 'Fighting Sugar in Soft drinks', more information on this excellent project here. Gerhard is passionate about health advocacy and is an epidemiologist and senior lecturer at The University of Auckland. He is a public health researcher with particular interest in health of Pacific peoples. More information here.