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 December 2023

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

Kaylene Gulich PSM

  • CEO Western Australian Treasury Corporation

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
  • Hockey WA Chief Executive Officer

Peta Slocombe 

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

Erin Gauntlett

  • Deputy Director General Management and Coordination at the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
  • Experience leading large teams to deliver reforms across government with key focus on public sector governance and strategy, and accountability frameworks.

Athlete Advisory Committee

Sally Hunter – Co-Chair

  • Author, Born to Swim, Published by Wakefield Press in 2014 
  • Development Swimming Coach 2016 – Current 
  • Olympian (008, 2012) 
  • Commonwealth Games Gold and Silver Medallist (2006 and 2014) 

Dr Tommaso D’Orsogna OLY MD – Co-Chair

  • Radiology Registrar, WA Health 
  • Olympic bronze medallist (2012, London) 
  • 2x Commonwealth games gold medallist (2010, Delhi; 2014, Glasgow) 

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 

Cruz Hogan 

  • WAIS Sport Physiologist 
  • PhD in Sport & Exercise Physiology (University of Western Australia) 
  • World Athletics Championship Representative (Oregon, USA) 
  • 5 x Open National and Oceania Championship Medallist 

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 

Kristina Krstic 

  • Chiropractor  
  • Currently studying Master of Physiotherapy at Notre Dame 
  • 3 x Trans Tasman Representative 
  • Commonwealth Games medallist 

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