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Ian an commenced a career as an ambulance officer with St John
Ambulance Service in Auckland, New Zealand in 1965.
In 1976, following various promotions within the service, Ian
was appointed General Manager/Chief Ambulance Officer of the St
John Ambulance (Auckland centre) Trust Board, and in 1986 was
appointed as National Director of Ambulance Services for the Order
of St John in New Zealand in addition to his other positions.
Ian was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian
Ambulance Service from 1992-2002. He is currently Executive Officer
of the Convention of Ambulance Authorities Inc., the peak body
representing emergency ambulance services in Australia and New
Zealand.
Ian was a Winston Churchill Fellow in (1975), receiving a scholarship
to study at the UCLA Paramedic Academy (Los Angeles), which was
followed by a tour of duty with the County of Los Angeles Fire
Department and the Brighton (UK) Ambulance Service. The subsequent
report was instrumental in the establishment of paramedic services
in New Zealand.
Ian also has affiliations with the following groups, committees
and organizations:
- Chairman of the South Australian Ambulance Service Board (1994-1998).
After resigning the Chairmanship, Ian continued as member of
the Board serving on the Finance & Audit Committee, the
Ambulance Service Education Board and the Medical Advisory Committee
to 2002
- State Controller - Ambulance & First Aid, State Disaster
Committee (1992-2002)
- Delegate, Convention of Ambulance Authorities (1978-2001)
Chair Education Sub-committee
Chairman of the SA State Rescue Helicopter Management Committee
(1995-2002)
- Member, South Australian Trauma Clinical Advisory Committee
(1997-2002)
- Member, South Australian Government Radio Network Ministerial
Steering Group (1998-2002)
- Member, State Committee of the Australian Quality Council
(1999 - 2002)
- Director of the Australian Medic Alert Foundation (1992 -)
- State Director of Training for St John Ambulance Australia
SA Inc. (2003 - )
- Graduate of the University of Hawaii Advanced Management Program
- Fellow and Certified Practicing Manager of the Australian
Institute of Management
- Fellow of the Australian College of Ambulance Practitioners
- Fellow of the Institute of Ambulance Officers (NZ)
- Member, Australian Institute of Emergency Services
- Knight of the Order of St John
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