Our people

Foundation Management

Neerali Mavani

Foundation Lead



Katie Wright

Secretary



Avi Singh

Finance Assistant

Catherine Downes (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Awa)

Project Lead



Imogene Gibson

Finance Lead

Foundation Rōpu

Mark Talese

Judith Vitolio



Anthony Zemke

Kristina Mary-Juls Talanoa

Our Trustees


Toni Moyes - Chairperson

Toni is the Chief Operating Officer of wealth development platform Sharesies and has served as a Future Director with the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board. She firmly believes in the power of local communities making a difference in people’s lives and credits this support, at the right moment, in her own journey. Toni has held several roles in early and growth stage technology companies and in economic and environmental policy. She has represented New Zealand on the APEC Business Advisory Council and co-chaired the Digital Working Group there, co-founded a peer mentoring group for women in leadership, been part of the selection team for the Edmund Hilary Fellowship, and a member of the college of assessors for government scientific research funding. Toni graduated with a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws from the University of Canterbury, and Master of Laws from the New York University School of Law. From sunny Tauranga, Toni currently lives in Te Whanganui a Tara, Wellington, with her partner Carlos and their son Coen.



Dr. David Galler

David was an Intensive Care Specialist at Middlemore Hospital, where he worked for 31 years, and a long-time collaborator with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare engineers when it was a small medical division of the original appliances company. David has held several leadership roles within the Counties District Health Board (DHB) and wider health sector. For seven years, he was an advisor to ministers and director generals of health, VP and President of the Association of Salaried Specialists, and co-founded the carbon reduction programme at Counties DHB. David also worked in Samoa to establish an intensive care service and tele health service to better care for infants and children with acute reversible disease. More recently he has been working to develop the Health Charter and developing the carbon reduction programme for Health NZ. David is an author, public speaker and board member of the NZ Portrait Gallery, Health Coalition Aotearoa, the Middlemore Foundation and Take My Hands.



Mataroria Lyndon (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Wai, Waikato)

Mataroria is a clinician and academic who has a number of governance roles spanning health, academic and sport, including the board of Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority and Pūtahi Manawa Centre of Research Excellence for heart health. Dedicated to health equity, he was previously Deputy Chair of Te Hiringa Hauora Health Promotion Agency NZ and a board member of the Northland District Health Board. Mataroria is also the co-founder of Tend Health and a senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the University of Auckland. He was previously Equity Lead at Mahitahi Hauora PHO and a medical lead for Māori Health at Counties Manukau DHB. He completed his Master of Public Health at Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar, and his PhD is focused on medical education. He was also awarded the Deloitte IPANZ Young Professional of the Year.



Rachel Petero (Waikato Tainui – Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Whawhakia, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Tahinga) 

Rachel is a multifaceted leader and entrepreneur dedicated to advancing gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity through her governance, business, and community roles. Currently, she serves as co-chair of Te Ohu Whai Ao Trust, trustee of Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust, vice chair of UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand, and director of Te Rau o Te Korimako. Rachel also advises the Otara Bluelight Committee's Te Huringa o te Tai o ngā Wāhine programme. With international training in human resources and coaching, she founded Rise Global to empower indigenous women and families through her award winning development programmes. Rachel has authored 'Take Your Space' and launched IWI Indigenous Women in Industry in 2024. Together with her husband, she invests in business and property development, aiming to leave a legacy for their six nieces and nephews.


Marcus Driller

Marcus is Vice President Corporate at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and in his role looks after the company’s legal, communications and investor relations teams. Marcus joined Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in 2009 as an in-house lawyer and since that time has been heavily involved in their corporate social responsibility activities. Being a South Auckland boy at heart and living in Papatoetoe, he is passionate about improving outcomes for our most vulnerable people in the South Auckland community. He was involved in establishing the Tableside Charitable Trust in 2007 which was formed to connect communities in the Auckland region. Marcus received his Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Auckland, he holds a legal practicing certificate and is a certified investor relations officer. Marcus is married to Toni and they have three kids. He enjoys water-skiing, swimming, travelling, and playing the guitar.




Roseanne Leapepe

Roseanne is the General Manager of Global Quality Systems at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, with responsibility for Global Quality Systems and Post Market Surveillance. She develops and implements strategies to achieve product quality and regulatory compliance objectives across the lifecycle of medical devices. Roseanne has more than 19 years’ experience in the medical device industry, having held senior quality leadership roles across the United States, Mexico, and New Zealand. She holds a Master of Biomedical Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) from the University of Auckland. A First Foundation alumna, Roseanne is motivated by her connection to the communities the Foundation supports and her belief in the under realised potential that exists within them. Of Samoan descent, with family roots in the village of Fasito’outa, Roseanne lives in Auckland with her husband John and their two young children. 



James Gordon

James is the General Manager of Non-invasive Ventilation at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. He joined the company in 2007 and has held numerous roles across R&D, Operations, and Sales including a two-year secondment in the UK. Passionate about developing people, James introduced RYLA to the organisation, which now extends the leadership course to a nominee from one of the Foundation charities each year. He is eager to build on this impact through his role as a trustee, focusing on creating meaningful opportunities for the wider community, particularly in the disciplines of STEM. James holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours and is a commissioned officer in the NZDF Army Reserve. Outside of work, James and his wife - who leads Paediatric Dermatology at Starship - navigate the familiar, often hectic balance of demanding careers and raising two sport-obsessed children.