DAN PALLISTER-COWARD
Dan Pallister-Coward has recently completed a term in an Executive Leadership role with Te Whatu Ora.
Prior to this, Dan was the Head of Burwood Hospital Rehabilitation, Spinal and Older Persons Health at Canterbury District Health Board/Te Whatu Ora.
Dan has also served sixteen years within Fire and Emergency New Zealand in Senior Management.
Dan brings a significant wealth of experience and expertise within the sector and has strong governance expertise.
SARAH DEAN
Sarah Dean is the Founder of the Road Traffic Accident Trauma Charitable Trust trading as the National Road Trauma Centre.
Sarah has a diverse background in both the commercial, local and central government sectors in New Zealand and Australia. In the infancy of her career Sarah worked in the economic development unit of the Canterbury Development Corporation. During that time she formed a strong interest in social economics and the development of human capital. At that time, she was involved in one serious and near fatal car crash at 20 years of age, followed by a further moderate car crash ten months later. She sustained injuries from both crashes (and is now well recovered).
Her commercial background ranges from insurance brokering to private enterprise. Some of her more recent accomplishments in Sydney, Australia include part ownership specialised physiotherapy clinics treating numerous patients ranging from Olympian athletes to those that suffer from chronic pain, many of which had been in motor vehicle crashes. Sarah has qualifications in GMP in the veterinary medicine and agricultural sector. In this sector she has worked in Regulatory Affairs in which her role including overseeing trademark litigation, compliance auditing, pharmaceutical product registration and intellectual property in numerous countries including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Myanmar and Australia.
Sarah is pleased to continue to support the Trust. She credits the many wonderful stakeholders and industry professionals who have supported her. She has felt very privileged to have engage with and serve those deeply impacted in the community.