Board
Dr. Phil Hamdorf Chair
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Phil is an accomplished sports administrator having held roles as Executive Director of the Office for Recreation and Sport (South Australian Government), Chief Executive Officer of the Australian College of Physical Education Ltd. and Executive Director – Sport Development and Executive Director - Sport and Recreation, both within the Office of Sport, New South Wales Government. Most recently through his consultancy company, Phil has provided a range of services to the sport sector across Australia.
Phil is an exercise physiologist with a doctorate that examined cardio-respiratory training amongst older women. He is a Life Member, Fellow and Past President of Exercise and Sports Science Australia, a Fellow and Past President of Sports Medicine Australia (SA Chapter) and a Churchill Fellow.
Phil has extensive experience as a Board Director including the World Police and Fire Games Corporation, Australasian Masters Games, Trans-Tasman Netball League Corporation, 2015 Asian Cup, 2022 UCI World Road Cycling Championships and Muirfield Golf Club. He is currently President of Outdoors NSW & ACT, Chair of Skate Australia and Executive Chair of Disability Sports Australia.
Katrina Harnwell Director
Katrina is an experienced finance executive with extensive experience across a number of sporting codes and organisations including Australian Cycling and BMX Australia along with Ausrichter Pty Lty and a start-up. With a Bachelor of Economics, Masters of Tax and a certified Chartered Accountant, Harnwell possesses the qualifications to advise Skate Australia on financial and risk issues.
Karen Doyle Director
Karen joined the Board in 2015 and is a member of the Executive Board of World Skate as World Skate First Vice President and World Skate Oceania President. Karen is a Speed Official – Referee, recognised at State, National and Internationally by World Skate Speed Technical Committee with an International Judges Commission. She is the Chair of the Skate Australia Commissioned Speed Officials Committee and is active in all aspects of Skate Australia's operations for all sports. Karen is based in Brisbane.
Jo Banning Director
Jo has an extensive background working across sport both nationally and globally in communications and marketing roles from grassroots to the elite level. Her experience as a member of the Australian hockey team, attendance at the past four summer Olympic Games and consulting roles with several national high performance programs brings sound knowledge of high performance sport to the Board. Jo lives in Sydney where she works at Surf Life Saving Australia as its Public Affairs Manager.
Tim Coghlan Director
Tim has a wealth of experience working with CEOs and Boards in corporate strategy, governance and implementing new business initiatives in Australia and internationally across trade sectors including luxury brands, technology, mental health and sports. He is an Asia business and geopolitics expert and often working in the region on economic and trade projects to advance Australia’s national interests. Tim is deeply involved in sports and has been skateboarding for over 30 years and can still be found skating at his local childhood park - Canberra’s iconic Belconnen Skatepark. He is a skateboard and breathwork coach and certified yoga instructor. With extensive experience in Asia, Tim adopts Eastern philosophy, health and fitness concepts from yoga, tai chi, martial arts and meditation into innovative training systems for performance sports. Combining his international and sports sector experience, Tim is passionate about leveraging sports diplomacy for building connections and friendship between nations.
