QAS INSIGHT | Summer 2017-18 edition

Appointments and farewells

Years of Service Division / Location

NAME

Position Title

Notes Reflects activities during the period from September 1 to November 30, 2017

Lynette Rihia

Patient Transport Officer

29

Metro South LASN

John Tunchon

Paramedic

26

Metro South LASN

CAD Operations Manager, Operational Support Unit

Gary Gillies

24

Service Planning and Performance

Queensland Emergency Management System Coordination Centre

Neil Weston

Emergency Medical Dispatcher

23

Peta Abell

Paramedic

23

Central Queensland LASN

Robert Watt

Honorary Ambulance Officer

17

Wide Bay LASN

Raymond (Paul) Chapman Officer-in-Charge

14

South West LASN

Senior Educator, Communications, QASEC

Paola De Tina

13

Service Planning and Performance

Mark Hevey

Senior Educator, QASEC

13

Service Planning and Performance

Jennifer Kennedy

Professional Development Officer

13

Maroochydore Operations Centre

Robert O'Donoghue

Patient Transport Officer

11

Townsville LASN

Director, Service Planning and Performance

Marty Smyth

10

Service Planning and Performance

Brian Pink

Senior Clinical Educator, QASEC

10

Service Planning and Performance

Movers and shakers

40

Appointed

NAME

Position Title

date Location

Notes Appointments made during the period August 1 – December 1, 2017

Nigel Fordyce

Senior Operations Supervisor

4/09/17 Kedron Park

Manager Procurement and Contract Management

Lydia Dawson

30/10/17 Kedron Park

Elizabeth Scott

Business Support Officer

9/10/17 Toowoomba

Matthew Verrenkamp Senior HR Officer/Health & Safety Advisor

16/11/17 Kedron Park

Innes Askew

Clinical Equipment Officer

14/08/17 Geebung

Tracey Shaw

Manager Equipment

30/10/17 Geebung

Michelle Molyneux

Clinical Equipment Officer

14/08/17 Geebung

Commissioner Russell Bowles announced the appointments of Stephen Zsombok as Assistant Commissioner, Darling Downs LASN and Tim Eva as Assistant Commissioner, Sunshine Coast LASN. Stephen’s QAS career spans more than 24 years and he commenced as a Honorary and Temporary Ambulance Officer in 1993. He has held operational and managerial roles, most recently as Director HRIS and Senior User Business Representative.

Tim has a career in ambulance of over 29 years in two jurisdictions and a QAS career spanning more than 21 years. He commenced as an Intensive Care Paramedic in 1996 and has held a number of operational and managerial roles. His most recent role was Director Operations, Metro North LASN. Tim has also undertaken the role of Assistant Commissioner, Metro North LASN on occasions.

Summer 2017–18