SSA Board
| President, Graeme Jennings | |
 | Vice President, Paula Nielsen - South Australia Paula Nielsen was appointed to the School Sport Australia Board in 2013 - 2015 and again in 2018 as the South Australian representative. Paula is the School Sport SA Team Leader overseeing the operations of the SA Department for Education's School Sport Team. She has been working for SA School Sport since 1997. Paula was a representative on the ACARA National Consulation Forum on the H&PE Australian Curriculum - influential in ensuring that the movement and physical activity strand remained essential to this subject area. Further to this she has been a Sport SA Director advocating for the importance and value of sport in education. She currently holds the position of School Sport Australia National Netball Advisor and has been involved since 1993. Prior to this Paula coached the SA 15 and Under Netball team from 1987 - 1992. Paula became a life member of School Sport Australia in 2014 and has been a life member of School Sport Australia Netball since 1999. |
 | Treasure, Dr Keith Graham OAM - Queensland Keith was appointed as Queensland School Sports Board Member of the SSA Board in 2019 and also serves as the SSA Sports Advisor for Touch Football, a position he has held since 2013. He is currently Chair of the Queensland School Sport Management Group which has oversight of an extensive program that covers all school students in Queensland, in addition to being Chair of Metropolitan East School Sport and Deputy Chair of Queensland Primary School Touch Football. Keith has been involved in school sport for over 30 years and in 2019 was awarded an Order of Australian Medal for his commitment and leadership to school sport, particularly Touch Football. Keith is the Principal of Rochedale State School, a primary school of over 1000 students on the southern outskirts of Brisbane, and one of only two Queensland state schools which deliver the International Baccalaureate program. Keith believes sport is a vital part of the school curriculum as it can develop not only sporting ability, but also attitudes and values which become so important in adult life. Keith has a Diploma of Sports Psychology, a Masters of Education, a Masters of Applied Linguistics, and has completed his Doctorate of Education with a focus on leadership. |
| Jason Borton - Australian Capital Territory |
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| Ben Thomas, New South Wales |
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 | Jane Slater, - Northern Territory Jane Slater arrived in Australia in July 2003 and in Darwin in 2004. Jane’s School Sport NT journey began three weeks later with an inter-state hockey coaching appointment and has continued ever since in a variety of roles. Jane trained as a Physical Education teacher and has taught in England, The USA, Belgium and Botswana before arriving in Australia. She joined the Department of Education in the Northern Territory in 2006 as the Senior School Sport Coordinator. She is currently the Assistant Principal for the School of Sport Education NT. Jane is an School Sport Australia ten year Service Award recipient having coached 12 years girls’ football (soccer) 12 years and 16 years girls’ hockey and managed 12 years girls and boys cricket teams. She believes strongly in the great value sport adds to the education of our young people. |
| Michelle Cario - Tasmania |
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| Jamie Parsons - Victoria |
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 | Peter Smith - Western Australia Peter Smith was appointed to the SSA Board in 2013 as the Western Australian representative. He is employed by the Education Department of WA and is the Manager of School Sport Unit overseeing the operations of School Sport WA and has been in this role since 2006. Peter Smith was appointed to the SSA Board in 2013 as the Western Australian representative. He is employed by the Education Department of WA and is the Manager of School Sport Unit overseeing the operations of School Sport WA and has been in this role since 2006. Peter trained as a Physical Education, Mathematics and Information Technology teacher and taught for 25 years in WA Secondary schools. He currently holds the position of School Sport Australia Cricket National Secretary and has been involved with School Sport Australia since the early 1990’s, attending his first SSA National Championship in 1993. Outside school sport Peter’s sporting interests include Cricket, AFL and Softball. Special responsibilities: National Programs Advisory Group Chair |