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LANSW Board Members

Costa Zakis –  Katoomba Athletics Centre

  • Chair – LANSW Board
  • Elected Director since 2021
  • Field of management advisory for the past 22 years specialising in risk and crisis management, business strategy and governance
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Engineering
  • Member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors
  • Committee member at Katoomba Athletics Centre since 2012
  • Previous President and Registrar at Katoomba Athletics Centre
  • Secretary for Western Ranges Zone since 2014
  • Region 3 Committee member

Melissa Chandler –  Ryde Little Athletics Centre

  • Elected Director since 2019
  • Deputy Chair – LANSW Board
  • LANSW Finance and Audit Committee
  • Twenty-five (25) years of financial experience
  • CPA qualified accountant
  • Nine years active volunteer with Little Athletics

Murray Gaudin – Blacktown Little Athletics Centre / Campbelltown Collegians Athletics Club

  • Elected Director since 2023
  • Represent Blacktown LAC as an official at zone championships until mid 2010.
  • Since 2008 I served as a Little Athletics NSW track official at multiple zone, region and state championships including the Australian Little Athletics Championships.
  • Served as a Track Official at the Australian Open, Junior, All Schools Championships as well as Oceania and New Zealand Championships since 2010.
  • Served on the Officials Committee (which is now known as the Officials/Championship Committee) until 2022.
  • Currently serving on the Little Athletics NSW Officials Appointments Panel

David Murphy – Balmain Athletics Centre

  • Involvement with Little Athletics for over 15 years
  • President Balmain Little Athletics 2013-2022
  • Inner City Zone and Region 8 committee member since 2013
  • Level 3 Sprint, Hurdle & Relay coach
  • Founding member of Queanbeyan Athletics Club (1985) and Balmain Athletics Club (2011)
  • Physiotherapist across public and private sectors for 30 years
  • LANSW Volunteer of the Year 2021
  • Sport NSW Administrator of the Year finalist 2016 & 2022
  • Director since 2022
  • Member of the Finance & Audit Committee

John McFadden – Ku-ring-gai Little Athletics Centre

  • Elected Director since 2021
  • Professional experience in structural and organisational change in children’s sport
  • Foundation athlete at Northern Suburbs LAC
  • President of Ku-ring-gai LAC from 2006-2021
  • Committee Member at Ku-ring-gai LAC since 2004
  • Past North East Met Zone Coordinator
  • NEMZ Committee Member
  • Region 5 Committee Member

Sally Richardson

  • Casual Vacancy in position of Elected Director since 2022
  • Volunteer Roles in Athletics in NSW, nationally and internationally
  • Previous Publicity Officer, Registrar, Centre Secretary Northern Suburbs Little Athletics Centre (2002 – 2019)
  • LANSW Trans-Tasman Committee, parent volunteer and Tour Secretary (2004 to 2020)
  • 2011 and 2017 Australian Little Athletics Championships Organising Committee
  • LANSW North Met Zone and Region Secretary and Officer for Officials since 2015
  • Little Athletics and Athletics NSW Official in the Admin area since 2017
  • UTS Northern Suburbs Athletics (Senior Club) Secretary since 2019

Nicki Drinkwater – Northern Suburbs Little Athletics Centre

  • Appointed Director 2022
  • Involvement with local Little Athletics Northern Suburbs for over 9 years
  • Executive General Manager of Marketing at NBN Co
  • Former Welsh junior international athlete and England senior international rugby union player
  • Former Advisory Board member for Crisis Textline mental health charity
  • Former Board member for Rugby Football Union for Women national sporting body
  • Fellow of the Institute of Community Directors Australia
  • Bachelor of Science, Sport and Exercise Science

Muhilan Sriravindrarajah

  • Appointed Director 2022
  • Versatile commercially-minded executive with extensive experience managing successful vendor & executive relationships.
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants