Melissa Chandler –  Ryde Little Athletics Centre

• Elected Director since 2019
• 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

Simon Nicola –Winston Hills Athletics Centre – Life Member

• Elected Director since 2018
• Chair – LANSW Governance and Risk Committee
• Winston Hills Athletics Centre Life Member

• NWMZ Life member

• IT software solutions to corporate businesses
• Involved in Little Athletics for twenty- four (24) years
• Convener for 2017 Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC)
• Level three (3) coach and B track umpire plus PhotoFinish operator (Zone, Region & State)
• Special Olympics athlete coach since 2010 – 2016
• NSW Head Coach South Australia 2010, Victoria Nationals 2014
• Assistant Australian Coach- ASIA Pacific Games 2011
• LANSW Volunteer of the Year- 2016

Joe Burgess – Hornsby District Little Athletics Centre

• Elected Director since 2020
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Masters of Commerce (Finance and Economics)
• Seven years Manly Warringah Little Athletics
• Two (2) NSW Open Championships
• Competed at 12 Australian Championships
• Four years coaching at Hornsby District Little Athletics
• Level 2 AA coaching qualification

Costa Zakis –  Katoomba Athletics Centre

• 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

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