Our board
Philip Taylor is a Partner in Tompkins Wake where he specialises in commercial law. Phil has a strong commitment to make a contribution to his community where he can and is involved in the leadership of many community organisations including Age Concern Hamilton. Raised in a medical family with a father, wife, sister and aunt as doctors, Phil is a strong believer in the importance of mainstream medical thinking and treatment. However he also recognises the limitations of the health system in NZ and the benefits that a wider perspective focusing across all aspects of a person's well-being - the mind, body and spirit - can bring. As for alternative medicines - his attitude is if it works for you and it is not at the expense of mainstream treatment - go for it! As we all do, Phil experiences friends, family and colleagues' battles with cancer daily and sees the desperate need for a recognised programme of integrative medicine in NZ. He believes that Health Journeys has what it takes to deliver the best!
Peter Bridges is Managing Director of Staples Rodway Chartered Accountants. In his capacity as an accountant he has worked with many businesses in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions for almost 30 years. He specialises in business valuation and litigation support. Peter believes strongly in keeping life in balance and in the importance of looking after both the mental and physical aspects of life. He has no doubt that the Health Journeys seminars have the ability to deliver enormous benefits and improvements in the lives of people affected by serious illness and is delighted to be involved in helping realise this potential.
Steve Murray is a business and life coach working throughout the North Island, he has been privileged to share many of his clients personal journeys over the past 15 years as they have been challenged in their lives by a variety of health conditions. Steve has also been fortunate to have been involved in some of New Zealand’s most exciting and innovative business sectors. Health Journeys NZ provides an opportunity for him to combine his business skills as well as his knowledge and interest in a variety of healing modalities by participating as a trust member on the foundation’s board. Steve brings to the trust personal and professional experience from working with thousands of business owners over the past 15 years. He believes that Health Journeys provide a fantastic addition to the cancer care landscape. It builds on the gains made by conventional medical approaches and extends care into well proven complementary and alternative approaches.
Kevin Gallichan is a Hamilton based businesman with interests in a wide variety of commercial sectors. In 2001 Kevin sold the Ready Hire Group of companies and at the same time stood down as its Managing Director. The Group were significant operators in both the New Zealand and Australasian hire markets. Kevin has also held positions in several charitable and not for profit organisations and continues work in this area. He has a strong belief in the community and is passionate about bringing sound business practise and accountaility to those organisatons he supports.
Debra Fraser has worked as a therapist and researcher in private practice in Hamilton for nearly twenty years in the health profession and continues to be motivated to find avenues for people to heal. Health Journeys NZ provides an opportunity for her to pursue this goal by teaching mindfulness meditation in seminars as well as participating as a trust member on the foundation’s board. She brings to the trust her personal and professional experience in the area of cancer, and health generally, as well as her academic skills as a researcher. Debra believes the ‘help me to heal’ programme provides the best yet in cancer health care. It builds on the gains made by conventional medical approaches and extends care into well proven complementary and alternative approaches.
Dr Marion Keuper-Hommell is a Medical Oncologist at Waikato DHBand runs an oncology clinic for BOP DHB.
Dr Kuper-Hommel has a specialised interest in survivorship after cancer. She strongly believes that there is currently a shortage of support services for younger cancer patients (between 20 and 55) and Maori. She has recently been appointed to the psycho-oncology development team of Midland Health and is also a Board member of Breast Cancer Aotearoa.
