OLYMPIC WINTER INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
Executive & Staff
Executive & Staff
DIRECTORS
Dean R Gosper, LLB, BEcon - Chair OWIA
Director, Snow Australia Councillor, Federation Internationale de Ski (ceased: 06/06/2024) Proprietor and Director, World Academy of Sport 
Ian A Chesterman AM, BCom
AOC President since 2022, Member since 2001 IOC member since 2025 Chair, AOF Limited Director, Olympic Winter Institute of Australia Member, Olympic Winter Institute of Australia Audit Committee Director, Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee for the Olympic & Paralympic Games Member, Executive Board, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) (Resigned 10/03/2025) Director, Sportcom Pty Limited 
Britteny Cox OLY, BComm
Olympian (2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022), Mogul Skiing Member, Australia’s High Performance 2032 Sport Strategy Leadership Group |
Alisa P Camplin-Warner AM, BA-ITI, Dr.hc - Vice Chair OWIA
Olympic Gold and Bronze medallist (2002 and 2006 Olympic Winter Games), Aerial Skiing Member, AOC Executive Chef de Mission Australian Olympic Winter Games 2026 (appointed: 19/09/2024) Deputy Chef de Mission Olympic Winter Team 2022, Chef de Mission Australian Winter Youth Olympic Team 2012, Performance Manager Australian Winter Olympic Team 2018 Director, Australian Olympic Foundation (AOF) Limited Chair, AOC Audit and Risk Committee Chair, AOF Audit and Risk Committee Member, AOC Finance Commission Director, Sport Australia Hall of Fame Director, Aerial Girl Pty Ltd Director, Aerial Girl International Limited Patron, Collingwood Football Club Member, Global Foundation 
Professor Kevin G Thompson, BSc (Hons) M.MED.SCI PhD FBASES FACSM CSci
Chief Executive Officer, NSW Institute of Sport Head of Performance Services, Australian Olympic Team (2020) Member, Australia’s High Performance 2032 Sport Strategy Leadership Group |
Mark Arbib BA MA
AOC member since 2016 Director, AOF Limited Chair, AOC Legacy and Impact Committee Director, Packer Family Foundation Limited Director, Prezzee e-gift cards (NZ, USA and Canada) Member, Benchmark Pty Ltd Non-executive Director, DigiCo Infrastructure REIT 
Joanne Carter OLY, MBBS, BAppSc (Physio)
Olympian (1998, 2006), Figure Skating Performance Manager and Team Doctor (Milan Village) Olympic Team 2026 
Andrew Evans, BBldgConstMgt, GradDipProp
Former World Cup Mogul skier Director, REDC PTY LTD 
Nicholas D Whitby, BBus (FinMan)
Chair, OWIA Audit and Risk Committee Managing Director, Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd |
COMPANY SECRETARY
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Maryann Muggleston
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Ana Croger
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ADMINISTRATION
Geoff Lipshut - Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Cicero - Sport Performance Coordinator
Natalia Moldovan - Senior Office Administrator
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Alex Drayton - Administration and Accounts Manager
Hamish Cox - Sport Performance Coordinator
Andrew Pattison - Media and Communications Coordinator
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Alana Rybicki - People & Performance Manager
Paul Byrne - Sport Performance Coordinator
Chris Hocking - Media and Communications Coordinator
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Hannah Kennedy - Sport Performance Manager
Angie Foord - People & Performance Senior Coordinator
Amanda Nuttall - Junior Salesforce Administrator and IT Support
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Natalie Logan-Pye - National Integrity Manager
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COACHING & TEAM STAFF
Dmitri Daschinski - Aerial Skiing Head Coach
Danny Geiger - Aerial Skiing Development Head Coach & Ski Lead
Gianluca Trionte – Snowboard Cross Assistant Wax Technician
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Alexander Adams - Aerial Skiing Top Coach
Peter McNiel - Mogul Skiing Head Coach
Gabriele Boglino – Snowboard Cross Assistant Wax Technician
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Regan Molyneaux - Aerial Skiing Talent Transfer Coordinator
Riccardo Ronchi - Snowboard Cross Lead Wax Technician
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Renee McElduff - Aerial Skiing Continental Cup Head Coach
Michael Branch - Coach Advisor
Ollie Midgley - Snowboard Park
& Pipe Lead Coach |
SPORTS MEDECINE
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Peter Caine - Medical Services & Rehabilitation Manager
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Eliza Graham - Senior Physiotherapist - Medical Services and Rehabilitation
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PROGRAM SERVICES STAFF
Barbara Meyer - Lead Sport Psychologist
Alison Miles - Senior Sports Dietitian
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Stacy Gnacinski - Sport Psychologist
Janina Strauts - Lead Physical Preparation Coach
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Liz Broad - Lead Sports Dietitian
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NATIONAL SPORTING ORGANISATION (NSO) PARTNERSHIP & NATIONAL INSTITUTE NETWORK (NIN) ROLES
Will Morgan - Physical Preparation Coach, Winter Sports (via VIS)
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Kate Macdermid - Physiotherapist (Via VIS)
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Kate Blamey - NSWIS Mogul Skiing Head Coach
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SALES & MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE
AUDITORS
Ernst & Young
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LEGAL ADVISORS
Marshalls and Dent
NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS
Steve Rogers - Manager
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