Our
Board

David Downs

Chair

David is a patient of our hospital having fought a high profile battle against an aggressive lymphoma cancer in 2017/2018. Now in complete remission, he has written extensively about his cancer and experience with the hospital system. David is the CEO for New Zealand Story Group and has over 25 years experience in business from both public and private sectors. He has also developed and worked with a number of social enterprises and is active in his support of young entrepreneurs and development of the tech sector.

Craig Donaldson

Deputy-Chair

Craig has 25 years’ experience in financial markets. He has returned to New Zealand after working with some of the biggest finance brands. Craig has relationships with many of the world’s largest global financial institutions ranging from hedge funds, money managers, banks and central banks. He has held managing director positions with Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Scotland. Now a Coastville resident, he sits on the Global Board of KEA NZ and is an Executive in Residence at the University of Auckland Business School.

Dr Janak De Zoysa

Trustee

 Janak is a Nephrologist at the Waitemata Renal Service as well as being the Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Auckland and the Assistant Dean of the Waitemata Clinical Campus. He trained in Nephrology in Christchurch, New Zealand and the John Walls Renal Unit, Leicester, UK. He is Chair of the Aotearoa Adult Medicine Division Committee and has previously Chaired the specialist advisory committee in Nephrology, the New Zealand Adult Medicine Self-Assessment programme and NZ Clinical Exams Committee for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Liz Blackwell

Trustee

Liz grew up in Matamata, with a strong passion for children and helping them reach their potential. Liz studied teaching at Waikato University before becoming a primary school teacher.

After teaching she moved to Auckland with her husband Paul to set up the Pak n Save supermarket in Albany. Liz and Paul also founded the Champions Programme, which focuses on the four pillars of – Goal Setting, Nutrition, Active Lifestyles, and Values – as well as teaching the basic fundamentals of basketball to children aged 5-12 years. To date 30,000 New Zealand children have participated in this.

Liz’s passion and commitment for helping her community continues to grow and extends to many worthy causes.

Robyn Redford

Trustee

Robyn is an enthusiastic supporter and grateful recipient personally and via her family of the North Shore public health system. Through her late husband‘s chronic ill health and her kidney donation to him, Robyn witnessed the great care and effort invested by the specialist health teams in prolonging quality of life. Her connection to the Well Foundation began by fundraising for the Healing Garden at Totara Haumaru.

A coastal resident near Warkworth with Ernie the spoodle, Robyn started her career as a lawyer before finding her true niche as a corporate headhunter for over 36 years. Her work covered corporate, public sector, academia, agribusiness, technology and sport up to board level. She is keen to support the Foundation at board and operational levels to further its positive impact for staff, patients and their families.

Jason Delamore

Trustee

Jason is a seasoned technology, marketing and customer experience executive and is the current CEO of Lotto NZ. He has previously held senior leadership roles at Auckland International Airport, led the NZ operations of Landis+Gyr and run Retail Operations for Contact Energy. He has held senior roles in marketing, operations and strategic partnerships for a number of major listed companies including Vector, IBM, Lucent and CSG Systems. Jason also supports local NZ technology companies on advisory boards.

When not at work Jason can be found working on his boutique tourism operation, Lavender Hill, in the Riverhead/Coatesville area. He’s passionate about support our local hospitals to enable the very best care for everyone in our community.

Lorna Subritzky

Trustee

Lorna is the well-known and familiar host of CoastFM’s Daytime Radio and has had over three decades of expertise in the broadcast and media industry. Having been a long-term resident of North Shore, Lorna has a strong connection to North Shore Hospital with two children born there, and two cancer diagnoses leading to treatments and surgeries that have given her a firsthand perspective on healthcare needs. Inspired by her experiences, Lorna is eager to give back through the Well Foundation, ensuring healthcare improvements for the North Shore community. She looks forward to contributing meaningfully to the Foundation’s initiatives and helping the wonderful community thrive.

Lisa Li

Trustee

Originally from Xi’an, China Lisa Li began her career at China Travel Service (CTS) after earning her BA from Shaanxi Normal University. She later relocated to New Zealand, where she completed a master’s degree in international business at the University of Auckland.

A dedicated community leader, Lisa has served as Secretary General of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand (CCCNZ) for over a decade, spearheading significant charitable fundraising efforts. She was also a board member of ITOC (formerly the Tourism Expo Council), sits on the Advisory Board of Manukau Police, and has been Co-Chair of New Zealand Asian Leaders (NZAL) since 2022.

Lisa’s contributions have been widely recognized, including honors from the China National Tourism Administration for her Outstanding Contribution to tourism exchange between New Zealand and China, and by the New Zealand China Trade Association for advancing Chinese tourism in New Zealand. She was also a three-time finalist (2017–2019) for the TIA Tourism Champion Award.

Lisa’s connection to North Shore Hospital and reason for wanting to give back stems from her positive experience with the hospitals maternity services when her daughter was born.