Leadership

Board members

  • Dr Marcia Walker

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    Dr Marcia Walker

    FRNZCGP
    Chair

    Marcia is a fellow of the GP College and current sessional GP in Auckland, and previous practice owner. Marcia has held multiple positions within GP leadership organisations including previous executive member of NZRDA, past board member of the New Zealand Medical Association and current board member of the Auckland Faculty for the RNZCGP.

  • Dr Jocelyn Wood

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    Dr Jocelyn Wood

    FRNZCGP
    Deputy chair

    Jocelyn is a GP partner at Nelson East Family Medical Centre in Nelson, and the clinical director of Community Mental Health Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough. She is also a Primex senior examiner and GPEP1 teacher.

    She has previous experience as a member of the NZMA Board the GP Council, as well as a member of the Clinical Governance Committee for the Nelson Bays PHO.

  • Dr Hai Sue Kang

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    Dr Hai Sue Kang

    FRNZCGP MBChB DipABRSM
    Board Secretary

    Hai Sue is a Kowi (Korean Kiwi) mum, pianist, and GP registrar. She works at a kaupapa Māori clinic in Christchurch. She trained as a medical registrar, initially drawn to infectious diseases and geriatrics. Her long-term passion for global health led her to projects in rural India, The Gambia, and Tanzania, where she saw quality primary care uplift communities. This and a chance encounter with Dr Camara Jones – a family medicine physician and a thought leader on effects of racism and social inequalities on health – convinced her to begin GPEP training in 2021.

    She has worked in advocacy and project management with NZMSA, IFMSA, Global Poverty Project, and So They Can Tanzania. With P3 Foundation, a youth NGO for international development, Hai Sue helped raise $120k for community development projects, ran campaigns, workshops, and conferences across Aotearoa with a team of 80 volunteers, later overseeing the executive team as a Board member.

    Hai Sue is excited to join the GPA Board of dedicated leaders empowering fellow general practitioners to imagine and deliver our own brand of general practice in Aotearoa.

  • Amanda Zhao

    Amanda Zhao

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    Amanda Zhao

    Amanda Zhao

    CA
    Treasurer

    Amanda is a Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ) with over 20 years of experience across public practice, multinational companies, and finance leadership. She runs her own accounting practice and serves as Regional Finance Manager (APAC) for a UK-based technology company.

    She has spent her career managing budgets, preparing board reports, working with auditors, and ensuring strong financial governance. She believes members deserve transparency, responsible stewardship of their fees, and a long-term financial strategy that allows GPA to focus on what matters most: supporting general practice in Aotearoa.

  • Dr Alastair Dunne

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    Dr Alastair Dunne

    MBChB DipTravMed FRNZCGP FRACGP MBA MInstD
    Board Member

    Alastair has broad clinical experience across New Zealand, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, and maritime settings in Europe. He recently returned from a non-clinical stint in the UK and is currently a GP at Central Wellington Medical Practice, while also consulting for MBIE/INZ. He has been involved in non-clinical work in the health tech and AI sectors and is currently developing projects focused on health optimisation through emerging technologies.

    Alastair’s previous governance roles include Chair of the Doctors in Training Council of the NZMA, board member of the NZMA and RNZCGP Trainee Chapter Executive Member. He also served as Treasurer of Women in Global Health (California) and is currently on the Research Strategy Board of Coeliac UK.

  • Dr Regan Fernandes

    Dr Regan Fernandes

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    Dr Regan Fernandes

    Dr Regan Fernandes

    FRNZCGP
    Board Member

    Regan is based in Canterbury with GP experience across India, Singapore, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

    He has worked as a GP in rural and urban practices, as a locum, and in telehealth caring for patients in communities across the motu. As an immigrant GP, Regan understands the value of diverse perspectives, the importance of equity, and the power of advocacy.

    Regan has also served on the RNZCGP Registrars’ Chapter Executive Committee.

  • Dr Ella Barclay

    Dr Ella Barclay

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    Dr Ella Barclay

    Dr Ella Barclay

    MBChB
    Board Member

    Ella is a GP registrar undertaking GPEP3 and working in Nelson.

    She has also held roles as Community Representative with NZRDA and the Chair of the Registrar Chapter.

  • Dr David McKay

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    Dr David McKay

    FRNZCGP
    Board Member