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AusDBF Committees
AusDBF Committees
AusDBF has various sub-committees tasked with considering key topics relevant to the growth and development of the sport of dragon boating in Australia. The sub-committees include members from all across the nation, and they use their wealth of paddling knowledge to help shape the future of the sport through making recommendations to the AusDBF Board.
Athletes Committee (AC)
| Laura Hughes - Chair | DBWA |
| Cheryl Warren | DBQ |
| Sharon Sloan | DBV |
| Daniel Foucar | DBWA |
| Wendy Orman | DBNSW |
| Robert Henderson | DBSA |
| Maggie Boyce | AusDBF |
Competition and Technical Committee (C&TC)
| Sylvia Wong (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 4) | NSW |
| Janine Lette - Chair (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 4) | QLD |
| Melanie Cantwell (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 4) | NSW |
| John Holland (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 1) | SA |
| Phil Reader (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 3) | NT |
| Barbara Clarkson (AusDBF Level 2) | AusDBF |
Diversity & Inclusion Committee (D&I)
| Ian Gearey (he/him) - Chair | AusDBF |
| Charli Murphy | DBACT |
| DBNSW | |
| Francisco Munoz Alvarez | DBQ |
| Julianne Kuhlmann | DBSA |
| Helen Howarth | DBTAS |
| DBV | |
| Shae Garwood | DBWA |
Finance Members Group (FMG)
| Ian Gearey (he/him) - Chair | DBNSW / AusDBF |
| Marie Mann | DBQ |
| Martin Hastings | DBNSW |
| Kerri Shepherd | ACT |
| Stephen Arrowsmith | DBV |
| Ivan Walker | TAS |
| Tracey Gardiner | SA |
| Michelle Bettens | WA |
Nominations and Governance Committee (ANC)
| Peter Campos - Chair | AusDBF |
| John Holland | |
| Rex Tindal | |
| Kelly Kortlepel |
revSPORT Users Group (RUG)
| Melanie Cantwell - Chair | AusBF |
| Leah Yea | DBQ |
| Rodney Moore | DBNSW |
| Lyndal Milward-Bason | DBACT |
| DBV | |
| Donna Fittock | DBTAS |
| Marie Cunningham | DBSA |
| Debbie Fenn | DBWA |
Race Officials Mentors (ROMs)
| Maggie Boyce - Chair | AusDBF |
| Janine Lette - Chair (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 4) | DBQ |
|
Geoff Roberts (AusDBF Level 3), Maureen O'Neill (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 1), Melanie Cantwell (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 4) |
DBNSW |
| Heather Walsh (AusDBF Level 3) | DBACT |
| Philippa McLean (AusDBF Level 3), Ali Sutton (AusDBF Level 3) | DBV |
|
Chris Wood (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 1), John Holland (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 1), Pat Doogue (AusDBF Level 3) |
DBSA |
| Maureen Cowdell (AusDBF Level 3) | DBWA |
| Melanie Cantwell (AusDBF Level 3 / IDBF Level 4) | DBTAS/AusDBF |
Safety & Risk Committee (SRC)
| Andrew Murray (ERMs) - Chair | AusDBF |
| Lachlan Marginson | AusDBF |
| Sandra Wooster | DBQ |
| Mark Wilson | DBNSW |
| Andrew Gilmour | DBACT |
| Stephen Arrowsmith | DBV |
| Ivan Walker | DBTAS |
| Julie Lister | DBSA |
| Sheryl Kelly | DBWA |
Sweep Coordinators Committee (SCC)
| John Holland - Chair | on behalf of AusDBF |
| Cathy Barnes | DBQ |
| Rob Turnbull, Rodney Moore | DBNSW |
| Kevin Shipp | DBACT |
| Jennifer Reilly | DBV |
| Susan Sanderson | DBTAS |
| Pat Doogue | DBSA |
| Laura Hughes | DBWA |
| Maggie Boyce | AusDBF |
Youth Racing Committee (YRC)
| John Cook | DBQ |
| Olivia Cermak | DBNSW |
| Jacob Sidaros | DBACT |
| Di Edmondson - Chair | DBV |
| Cassidy Burns | DBSA |
| Kiriana Steven | DBWA |
| Zijing Chu | AusDBF |