Advisory Groups

Ms Kenny is the Chair of the Advisory Council. She is currently a legal consultant, after 20 years as a corporate partner at major international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.

Ms Kenny has significant skills and experience in sport law matters and combines a corporate law practice with a sports related practice advising on numerous transactions, disputes and issues including doping, gambling and integrity matters.

Ms Kenny has competed internationally including at the windsurfing exhibition event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and was a member of Australian Sailing's Olympic Selection Panel in 2008, 2012 and 2016. She is the current Vice-President of World Sailing.

Ms Anderson is currently a Board Member of the Australian Sports Commission, the former CEO of Paralympics Australia, and former Chair of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (National Rugby League) with 30 years involvement both in Australia and globally in the sports business industry.

Mr Sutherland is the CEO of Golf Australia, the former CEO of Cricket Australia (2001-2018), and current Director of; GameOn Holdings Pty Ltd, Geelong Football Club (Australian Football League) the ICC T20 World Cup 2020, and Dunrobin Advisory Services Pty Ltd.

Ms Mitchell's background includes over 35 years' experience as a public servant, most recently as Australia's first National Children's Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission, with responsibility for promoting the rights and wellbeing of Australia's children.

Prior to this, she was the New South Wales Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Ms Carroll was appointed as Queensland Police Commissioner in mid-2019. She is the first female Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS).

Prior to her current appointment, she was Commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services from 2015 until 2019.

Ms Carroll has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Griffith University and an Associate Diploma in Community Welfare from James Cook University.

Mr Goodwin is a Barrister at the Victorian Bar who practises primarily in commercial and public law.

He was a Junior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory and is currently Junior Counsel Assisting the Yoorrook Truth-telling Commission in Victoria. Mr Goodwin is a member of the Yuin people of the South Coast of New South Wales.

He currently serves on several boards, including the Museums Victoria Board and the Human Rights Law Centre, Melbourne.

Mr Goodwin has a Bachelor of Arts and Laws (Hons) from the Australian National University, and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.

Ms Leigh has been Director-General, ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, and Head of the ACT Public Service, since early 2014.

Prior to taking up her present position she was Director-General, ACT Justice and Community Safety Directorate (2009 – 2014) and First Assistant Secretary (and acting Deputy Secretary) with the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department (1999 – 2009).

Ms Leigh has a master’s in international law (ANU); an LLB Hons (ANU); a BA (Griffith); and is a Graduate of the AICD.

She is also a Board Member of the ANZ School of Government and the ACT Institute of Public Administration.

Ms Murphy is a Paralympic Swimmer and a member of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team. She has been selected for five consecutive Australian Swim Teams and was appointed as the Dolphins Swim Team leader in 2017. She won a silver medal at the Rio Paralympic Games.

She has been a team member and Paralympic Education Program presenter with Paralympics Australia since 2019 and is also an Education Presenter for Sport Integrity Australia and a ‘Game Changer’ with Sporting Wheelies, Brisbane (a community / school-based disability training program).

She works at the Minerva Network Executive Office managing the QAS partnership and was a Community Custodian with Lifeline / AIS (2019 – 2021).

Ms Murphy has a Bachelor of Business degree from Griffith University.

Professor Nimphius is an academic and community leader with expertise in high performance sport, athlete health, ethics, gender equity, diversity and inclusion, and education and learning.

She is an Independent Expert on the Scientific Panel of the European Club Association, Chair of the ECU Pride Committee, and former Board Member of the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association. She currently provides leadership and expertise in university strategy, sport and inclusion as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) at Edith Cowan University.

Professor Nimphius holds a PhD in Sports Science (ECU); an MSc in Exercise Science (Appalachian State); dual BSc degrees in Sports Management and Human Biology (Barton College); and is a Graduate of the AICD.

Dr Halliday is a dual Olympian and a three-time world-champion in lightweight rowing. She rowed for South Australia on nine occasions for six victories in Interstate Regattas and won numerous Australian titles at the Australian National Championships before swapping her sculling shell for a bicycle, training with the South Australian Sports Institute squad.

While riding for MB Cycles, Halliday won her first ever cycle tour, the NZCT Women's Tour of New Zealand in February 2009.

In 2011 Dr Halliday endured a traumatic brain injury and has made a long, but remarkable recovery. She has a B.Soc.Sci (Psychology), B.Media, B.Hlth.Sci and PhD OLY.

• Former Australian tennis player 
• Professional debut 2005 
• Career high singles 305 ranking, Career high doubles ranking 125
• 1 x ITF Singles title 
• 13 x ITF Doubles titles  
• Australian Junior Fed Cup team (2006) 
• Australian Open Singles (2007, 2008)
• Australian Open Doubles (2008, 2009, 2016 - 2019). 

• Former Australian international netball player. Diamond #144 (86 Test Caps)
• 3 x World Championship player with the Australian Diamonds (2007, 2011, 2015)
• Commonwealth games Gold Medallist (2014) and Silver Medallist (2010)
• ANZ Championship premiership player and joint season MVP (2011)
• Suncorp Super Netball Player - 235 Domestic National League games
• President of the Australian Netball Players Association 2018 - 2020.

• Olympic rower
• 2 x World Rowing Championship Gold medallist
• World Rowing Championship Bronze medallist
• 11 x Australian National Champion
• Gold medal at Henley Women’s Regatta, UK
• Former NSW State board member

• Former elite trampolinist
• 2 x Olympian
• 11 x Australian National Champion
• Senior Elite Athlete of the
• Year (2011–2014, 2016, 2017)
• Australian Team representative in over 35 International competitions (2006–2017)
• Gymnastics Australia Athletes representative for Trampoline

• Paralympic triathlete
• 5 x Australian National Paratriathlon Champion
• 4 x Oceanic Paratriathlon Champion
• Triathlon Australia’s Male Paratriathlon 2021 Performance of the Year award
• Chairperson of the Triathlon Australia Elite Athlete Committee
• Member of World Triathlon Athlete Committee
• Member of the NSWIS Athlete Advisory Group
• Lifeline Community Custodian

• Australian Javelin Thrower. Australian Senior Team Member #1212
• 2022 World Athletics Championships Representative
• Oceania Champion
• 3 x Open Australian National Championship and 2 x Oceania Championship Medallist
• PhD in Sport & Exercise Physiology
• Member of the WAIS Athlete Advisory Committee
• SIA Education Officer 2019 – present.

• Former elite level weightlifter
• Competed for over 20 years both domestically and internationally
• 2 x Olympian
• 4 x Commonwealth Games (winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals)
• 11 x national champion
• Former Australian Weightlifting Federation board director

• Former Australian Rhythmic gymnast
• Represented Australia at 2024 Olympics
• 2 x Commonwealth Games (winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals)
• 5 x Maccabiah Games Bronze Medallist (2022)
• 4 x Australian Championships All-around Champion (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
• Represented Australia at 5 x World Championships
• Oceania Championships All-around Champion (2024).

• 4 x Olympian (water polo)
• 2 x Olympic Bronze medallist
• Sport Integrity Australia education presenter
• Education Presenter at Australian Institute of Sport Respectful Behaviours Program
• Head Coach at Brisbane Girls Grammar School

• West Coast Eagles AFL player
• Played 147 AFL games
• West Coast Co-Captain 2014
• 2014 John Worsfold Medallist (Best & Fairest)
• AFL Players Association players delegate
• International Testing Agency athlete ambassador

• Current Rugby Union player
• ACT Brumbies 2022 – present
• Current Rugby Union Players Association Player Delegate
• Australian Sevens player (2017 – 2020)
• Shawn Mackay award for Australian Sevens player of the year (2018)
• Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 2018
• Rugby Sevens World Cup San Francisco 2018
• Named in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Dream Team 2017-2018, also being named as 1 of 3 World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year nominees.

• Paralympian (Wheelchair basketball)
• World Championship silver medallist
• Commonwealth Games silver medallist
• Paralympics Australia’s Athlete Commission
• RADA’s Athlete Committee
• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Council

• Yuin woman from the NSW South Coast, grew up on Dharug land (Western Sydney)
• Former Australian race walker
• Represented Australia at London 2012 Olympic Games
• Commonwealth Games and multiple World Championships representative
• Tenth in the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China
• First in the 20km walk at the 2018 Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships
• Multiple National Champion from distances of 5000m to 20km
• Silver medallist (teams event) at the Italy 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships
• Appointed to AIS Share a Yarn program
• Australian Olympic Committee, Indigenous Advisory Committee member.

• Former Australian diver
• 5 x Olympian
• Olympic Silver (2008) and Bronze (2020) Medallist
• 5 x Commonwealth Games (winning 3 x Gold, 2 x Silver medals)
• 8 x World Championships (winning 2 x Silver, 1 x Bronze medals)
• Flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Australian team debut at 13 years of age at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
• Member of the Australian Diving Team for 19 years.

• Nationally recognised leader in sport, accessibility, and public affairs, with over 35 years’ executive experience across
  government and community sectors. 
• Deaf since birth and a trailblazing athlete, Dean made history as
  the first deaf person globally to compete in the decathlon at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, representing Australia. 
• Holds a master's in marketing and has led multiple national and international organisations, including Deaf Children Australia, LINK Community Transport and the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council.
• Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and awarded the Edwin Flack Award for distinguished service to athletics and inclusion.
• Served on numerous boards and advisory bodies, including Deaf Sports Australia, YMCA Victoria, and the Independent Advisory Council for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), and played a pivotal role in lobbying for  the establishment of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).  
• Advocate for disability rights and accessibility, pioneering assistive technologies and driving inclusive change across sport and public services.  

• Nearly 20 years’ experience in child safety and social policy reform.
• Advocate for children’s and women’s rights, with a focus on safety and wellbeing.
• Passionate about sport’s role in inclusion, confidence, and gender equity.
• Active runner and coach, with firsthand insight into sport’s community impact.
• Leads improvement initiatives at Services for Children and Families, Tasmania, and contributes to gender equity through Women Supporting Women in Leadership.  
• Experienced in governance, policy, and gender equity leadership. 

• Experienced Aboriginal affairs leader with over 30 years in government, sport, and community advocacy.
• Has held numerous senior roles including:
  • Executive Director, Aboriginal Strategy and Outcomes, NSW Government
  • General Manager, Indigenous Strategy, National Rugby League
  • Director, Kyma Group.
• Awarded a Public Service Medal for leadership in strengthening Aboriginal community governance through the Murdi Paaki Indigenous Trial.
• Passionate advocate for First Nations self-determination and economic independence.

• Former elite sprinter with over 20 years’ experience in child safeguarding, diversity, equity and inclusion, and safe sport across grassroots and international levels.
• Founder and inaugural CEO of YMCA Safeguarding, leading the development of a national framework supporting thousands of children annually.
• Held senior roles with British Tennis and Arsenal FC, delivering inclusive sport initiatives and resources.
• Executive Director of Child Safeguarding at the Australian Childhood Foundation, partnering with organisations to strengthen safety and inclusion.
• Advisor to FIFA, IOC, and national bodies on cultural change and safeguarding standards; inaugural Safety and Wellbeing Champion for the National Office for Child Safety.
• Proud gay man and advocate for equity and inclusion, with Board roles Pride Cup and Safe Sport International.

• General Manager of Strategy, People and Culture at the Tasmania Devils Football Club.
• Passionate about diversity and inclusion, with a commitment to creating environments where people thrive.
• Committed to driving gender equity in sport.
• Former board member of the Tasmania JackJumpers.
• Career spans senior roles in corporates, consulting and sport.
• Focuses on driving innovation, equity, and organisational excellence.

• Mitch is a photographer, filmmaker, and advocate for social change, visibility, gender equality and inclusion, running their business for 20 years.
• Mitch has begun a new role working to expand Proud 2 Play’s Rainbow Ready sports inclusion program nationally.
• Their award-winning debut feature documentary Equal the Contest exploring a gender-diverse community AFL club, is currently screening on SBS on Demand.
• Having lived experience as a non-binary queer person informs their work, which amplifies underrepresented voices.
• Mitch has served on the boards of Food is Free Inc, Art Gallery of Ballarat and Women’s Health Grampians.

• Proud Woromi and Yuin man with over 30 years’ experience in Indigenous affairs and elite sport.
• Founder of Killara Foundation and majority owner of The Bulwul Njindiwan Group, focused on community-led initiatives in employment, health, housing, and sport.
• Committed to building strong, culturally safe communities through leadership, governance, and collaboration.
• Holds advisory roles with Athletics Australia, Australian Olympic Committee, Commonwealth Games Australia, and Tennis Australia, plus board positions with the Eye and Ear Hospital and Box Hill Institute.
• Serves as a Koori Court Elder/Respected Person in Victoria, supporting culturally informed justice processes.
• Two-time Olympian and current national record holder for 110m hurdles; served as Deputy Chef de Mission at the Paris 2024 Olympics.