Management and Administration O
rienteering Australia (OA) in 2019 was managed and administered by:
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A Board of eight members headed by President Blair Trewin.
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Part-time paid officers: The Executive Officer, Head Coach, High-Performance Operations Manager, National Mountain Bike Orienteering Manager, Manager of Coaching and Officiating Administration, Sporting Schools Coordinator and the Editor of the Australian Orienteer. The position of Manager of Coaching Development remained unfilled in 2019.
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Part-time contracts for the Editor of the Monthly eNewsletter and the website curator.
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The 2-day Annual Conference comprising the Board members, delegates from each State and the ACT, and an athlete and a mountain bike orienteering representative, supported by OA paid staff.
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Various committees and working groups who assist in implementing the Operational Plan.
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Additional appointed officers: Public Officer, National Secretary for Schools Orienteering, elite and non-elite rankings officers, and the Badge Scheme Secretary.
Membership of the Board There were two changes to the Board membership in 2019 with Craig Feuerherdt (VIC) standing down from the Board as a Director at the 2019 AGM, and Stephen Craig (NSW) joining as Director, High Performance. Board members in 2019 were Blair Trewin, President; Mike Dowling, Director, International; Bruce Bowen Director, Finance; Jenny Casanova, Director, Technical; Bill Jones remained as Director at Large; Prue Dobbin, Director at Large and Paul Prudhoe (NSW) remained as Executive Officer. The positions of Director, Unspecified Portfolio with particular responsibility for risk management, and Director, Media & Communications remained unfilled in 2019 (post AGM).
Board Meetings The Annual General Meeting was held in April (in Perth). The Annual Conference was again held in December at the AIS in Canberra with the Board holding monthly meetings by Skype and in person throughout 2019 as follows: January, March, April, May, September, October, November and December. The Board met on 13 occasions. The Board attandance was as follow: Blair Trewin 13 Bruce Bowne 11 Jenny Casanova 13 Stephen Craig 11 Craig Feuerherdt 5 (Retired at 2019 AGM) Bill Jones 13 Michael Dowling 8 Prue Dobbin 11
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