Judging for the 2020 Victorian Sport Awards

Nominations for the 2020 Victorian Sport Awards are assessed according to the respective selection criteria by an esteemed voting panel comprising of Olympians, former athletes and Victorian sport administrators from across the Victorian sporting sector.

The full list of judging panel members for the 2020 Victorian Sport Awards can be found below.


Melissa Backhouse - Principal Program Officer, VicHealth

Sean Callanan - Founder, Sports Geek

Ian Cohen - Managing Director, COZALIVE Media

Grant Cosgriff - Executive Director, Triathlon Victoria

Keddie Davis - Director, Participation and Sector Development, Sport and Recreation Victoria

Rochelle Eime - Professor of Sport Participation, Victoria University and Federation University

Tanya Gallina - General Manager Club Services and Heritage, Melbourne Cricket Club

Cassandra Hadson - General Manager, Regional Sport Victoria

Anne Marie Harrison - CEO, Victorian Institute of Sport

Nick Hatzoglou - Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Football Victoria

Suzanne Henderson - General Manager of Game Development, Hockey Victoria

Emma Jackson - Active Recreation Manager, Sport and Recreation Victoria

Laura Johnston - Founder, People, Integrity & Culture Consulting

Chyloe Kurdas - Female Engagement Senior Manager, Golf Australia

Chris Lacey - Physical Activity & Sport Manager, VicHealth

Kristie Middleton - CEO, Baseball Victoria

Steve Moneghetti AM - Four-time Olympic marathoner, Commonwealth Games gold medalist

Rayoni Nelson - CEO, School Sport Victoria

Ben O'Brien - Project Officer, Sport and Recreation Victoria

Kate Palmer - CEO, OneAthletics

Bron Parry - Projects, Planning & Systems Manager, Commonwealth Games Australia

Dr. Erica Randle - Research Fellow, Centre for Sport and Social Impact, LaTrobe University

Kirsty Reidy - Group Manager Metropolitan Melbourne, Sport and Recreation Victoria

Iain Roy - CEO, SIGPA: Sports Integrity & Governance Partners

Ayden Shaw - Sport and Recreation Manager, Disability Sport & Recreation

Tony Sherwill - CEO, Bowls Victoria

Gen Simmons - GM Marketing & Industry Development, Gymnastics Victoria

Professor David Shilbury - Deakin Sport Network Director, Deakin University

Kayt Spano - President, Fencing Victoria

David Stewart - Acting Manager, Events, Sport and Recreation Victoria

Erin Trebley - Group Manager, Sport Development, Sport and Recreation Victoria

Kyle Van der Kuyp OLY - Two-time Olympian, Australian 110m Hurdles record holder

Michelle Williams - A/Group Manager Inclusive Participation, Sport and Recreation Victoria


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