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Following a university degree in Marketing, Psychology and Human Resources, Alex began his first event coordination role, before leaving to join Wellington Free. As he explains: “I wanted to expand my clinical knowledge a little. I’d always enjoyed First Aid courses and learning about brain and body physiology during the Psychology part of my degree. My degree really piqued my interest to learn more.”

On the front-line of regional events

As Event Medical Services Coordinator, Alex is responsible for coordinating our team of Event Medics. This ensures that “our crews can be at weekend sporting events, public gatherings, fairs, festivals and just about every other type of event you can think of across the Greater Wellington and Wairarapa region” – so we’re on hand “if people need our help”.

For Alex, his most memorable Wellington Free experience so far has been “coordinating the medical response for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 here in Wellington and working alongside our colleagues in a deeper shade of green at Hato Hone St John”. 

It’s no wonder this was such a memorable experience – the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 was the largest women’s sporting event in the world and one of the largest events to ever be hosted in Wellington! It spanned 9 matches and 52 training sessions. In total 102 Wellington Free staff spent 966 hours providing event medical care to 203,770 crowd attendees and attending 124 patients. 

Alex (centre) alongside two Hato Hone St John colleagues at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Photo credit: accredited photographer Imray Snaps.

Beyond events

As well as his work within the Event Medical Services team, Alex is training to be a Dispatcher, a vital role in our Clinical Communications Centre that, among other critical duties, allocates resources to incidents and monitors and supports incidents. Outside of work, Alex “enjoys going to the gym, running and spending time with friends”.

This March, the Event Medical Services team has another milestone event – they’re onsite at the iconic Homegrown music festival in Wellington to support the crowd if a medical need arises. Alex speaks on behalf of many when he says “this is a huge achievement for us to be providing the medical support to such an incredibly Welly event” – and we couldn’t agree more!

Tēnā koe and thanks Alex for everything you do at Wellington Free and for our communities. Find out more about our Event Medical Services team.