WAIS is an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015. Its governance structure enables effective oversight of the organisation by the Board ensuring accountability, fairness and transparency in how WAIS operates.

WAIS

WAIS Committee Charters

WAIS Board

As of January 2026

Dr Neale Fong – Chair

  • CEO Bethesda Health Care
  • Chair WA Country Health Service
  • President Australasian College of Health Service Management

Gary Dreibergs

  • Former Deputy Commissioner WA Police
  • Head of Strategic Partnerships Genvis
  • Board Member Venues West and WA PCYC

Darren Foster

  • Public policy consultant, independent director and member of the Mental Health Tribunal
  • Experience in Commonwealth, State and local governments, including serving as Director General of the Western Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet

Elise Rechichi OAM

  • Head of Performance Strategy, Paralympics Australia
  • Olympic Champion (2008), dual Olympian (2008 & 2012), WAIS Scholarship holder (2003-2013)
  • Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors

Fabian Ross

  • Non-executive director across various industries
  • Basketball WA Chief Executive Officer

Peta Slocombe 

  • CEO Performance Story
  • Global Executive roles across mining, health tech, mental health
  • Psychologist

Marcelyn Nicolaou

  • Deputy Director General, Sport and Recreation and Infrastructure Services, Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport
  • Senior public sector leader with over 25 years of experience in the WA government, specialising in strategic leadership, policy development and service delivery, and delivering impactful cross-sector initiatives.

Clare Nott

  • Australian representative for Women’s Wheelchair Basketball 2005 – 2018
  • 2008 Beijing Paralympics (bronze medallist), 2012 London Paralympics (silver medallist), WAIS Scholarship holder 2007 – 2018
  • Road injury prevention program public speaker for the Paraplegic Benefit Fund

Rebecca Field

  • Partner Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Deputy Chair DevelopmentWA
  • Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors

Sam Kronja

  • Experienced Chief Financial Officer / Corporate Services – Business Leadership, Building Teams, Financial, Risk, Operations
  • MBA, Chartered Accountant, Chartered Secretary
  • Experienced sports official (AFL / WAFL / WACA)

Athlete Advisory Committee

Sally Hunter – Chair

  • Author, Born to Swim, Published by Wakefield Press in 2014 
  • Development Swimming Coach 2016 – Current 
  • Olympian (2008, 2012) 
  • Commonwealth Games Gold and Silver Medallist (2006 and 2014) 

Alex Rossi 

  • Currently completing Honours in Human Sciences 
  • 3 x World Championship representative 
  • World Championship medallist 

Christian Starkie 

  • Studying Secondary Education (Edith Cowan University) 
  • Hockey One – Perth Thundersticks (2022-2025) 
  • Youth Olympian 

Genevieve Hart 

  • Studying Bachelor of Secondary Education 
  • 2 x World Championship medallist 
  • 3 x U23 National champion (pair, four, eight) 
  • Rowing Australia Athlete Committee Member 

Luke Egger 

  • Currently studying Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Commerce (Curtin University) 
  • Australian Senior Men’s Canoe Sprint Team 
  • JNR and U23 World Championship Team Captain 
  • 4 x National Canoe Sprint Champion 

Luke Zaccaria 

  • Construction worker (concreter) 
  • Champion of the inaugural WAIS paracycling program 
  • 2 x World Championship Representative 
  • Paralympic Athlete 2024 (Tandem Pilot) 

Nina Kennedy OLY 

  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science, Notre Dame
  • Olympic medallist 
  • World Championship medallist 
  • Commonwealth Games medallist 

Rhiannon Clarke PLY 

  • Currently Studying a combined Bachelor and Master of Biological Science, Majoring in Wildlife Conservation (University of Western Australia) 
  • Two time Paralympian 
  • World Para Athletics medallist 
  • Oceania record holder