NZFBI Council
Below are the current members of the NZFBI Council.
Ian Wellings
PresidentIan joined the Tokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade in !991, was promoted to CFO in 2000, and stepped down to SSO in 2011. He is currently employed as Emergency Manager for the South Waikato District Council. He was born in the UK, where he undertook an engineering apprenticeship at Rolls Royce Mtrs, Shrewsbury. He came to New Zealand 1989 as a fitter / turner at Waratah NZ Ltd, and left the company as the IT manager. He is married with three children and three grandchildren, and enjoys fishing and riding his Triumph motorcycle.
Allen Bestwick
Vice PresidentAllen is Training Officer for Devonport Volunteer Brigade, and National Operations Manager of AFS Total Fire Protection Ltd.
Michael Dombroski
Council MemberMichael Dombroski joined the Fire Service in 1987 as a volunteer in Inglewood, Taranaki. He also served with the Waitara and Levin brigade’s before becoming a career firefighter following a 6 year career in the NZ Police. He is currently serving as a Senior Station Officer in the Wellington Fire area, based at Newtown. Michael has been extensively involved in training during his career and has trained career and volunteer recruits, as well as being a specialist pump operator instructor. He was awarded the 2010 Firefighters’ Scholarship and traveled to Germany and USA where he was attached to departments to study aerial deployment and a number of other secondary subjects. He holds the Institution of Fire Engineers’ Graduate Diploma and is a Fellow Member of the NZFBI.
John Stevenson
Council MemberWith a wealth of experience in the fire industry, Jon is currently a Qualified Fire Alarm Technician, Qualified Sprinkler Technician, Qualified Vesda Design Engineer, and Fire Services Co-ordinator at SkyCity.
Catherine Trevathan-Kendrew
Immediate Past PresidentCathy is the first female to ever hold the post of NZFBI President, and was installed to the office in November 2010. She joined Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade in 2000 and competed in MVA Competitions four years while there. In 2005, she joined the paid staff in Wellington before relocating to Invercargill in 2007. She holds Senior Fire Fighter rank and is a FAIP Practitioner. Cathy is married with two children. She previously worked in management roles for 15 years in photographic retail. Likes the good food and wine, playing with the kids, and pottering around her family’s little lifestyle block.