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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Creative Industries\, Tourism and Sport is ex
cited to present the \;Aspiring Chairs education program\, delivered b
y expert facilitator Diane Smith-Gander AO.The Aspiring Chairs governance
program will provide a series of learning experiences to enhance the gover
nance and organisational leadership skills for aspiring chairs of state sp
orting association (SSA)\, state active recreation organisation (SARO) and
peak body. \;Details \;This is a 3 part face-to-face series. You
must be able to attend all session to participate in the program.Date and
timeSession 1: How to prepare for a Chair positionThursday\, 21 May 2026\,
7:00 to 8:30 amSession 2: Developing effective Chairs/CEO relationshipsTh
ursday\, 18 June 2026\, 7:00 to 8:30 amSession 3: Running effective meetin
gsThursday\, 23 July 2026\, 7:00 to 8:30 am \;Who should attend?This p
rogram is for aspiring Chairs of SSAs\, SAROs and peak bodies.Participants
who identify as female or gender diverse are encouraged to apply.Express
your interest nowSubmit your expression of interest by Thursday 30 April.
Advice on acceptance will be provided by Thursday 7 May.Meet the presenter
\;&mdash\; Diane Smith-GanderDiane Smith-Gander AO is well known as a
professional company director with an accomplished business career 40 yea
rs in the making.A former WA state representative in basketball\, Diane co
mpleted an economics degree at UWA part time whilst pouring all her energy
into the game. \; She then went onto complete an MBA from the Univers
ity of Sydney whilst working full time. \; \;Now she is the 16th a
nd first female chancellor of UWA. \; \;Pursues a portfolio caree
r with diverse directorships including as Chair of Zip Co\, HBF Health and
Perenti. \; She has also been active in sports administration and cur
rently chairs the inaugural Nominations Committee for the World Anti-Dopin
g Agency. \;
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LOCATION:WA\,Leederville\,246 Vincent Street
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SUMMARY:Aspiring Chairs education program
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Department of Creative Industries\, Tou
rism and Sport is excited to present the \;Aspiring Chairs education p
rogram\, delivered by expert facilitator Diane Smith-Gander AO.
The
Aspiring Chairs governance program will provide a series of learning exper
iences to enhance the governance and organisational leadership skills for
aspiring chairs of state sporting association (SSA)\, state active recreat
ion organisation (SARO) and peak body. \;
Details \;
This is a 3 part face-to-face series. You must be able to attend all ses
sion to participate in the program.
Date and time
Se
ssion 1: How to prepare for a Chair position
Thursday\, 21 Ma
y 2026\, 7:00 to 8:30 am
Session 2: Developing effective Chairs/CEO
relationships
Thursday\, 18 June 2026\, 7:00 to 8:30 am
Ses
sion 3: Running effective meetings
Thursday\, 23 July 2026\, 7:00 t
o 8:30 am \;
Who should attend?
This program is for aspiring Chairs of SSA
s\, SAROs and peak bodies.
Participants who identify as femal
e or gender diverse are encouraged to apply.
Express your interest now
Submit your ex
pression of interest by Thursday 30 April. Advice on acceptance will be pr
ovided by Thursday 7 May.
Meet the presenter \;&mdash\; Diane S
mith-Gander
Diane S
mith-Gander AO is well known as a professional company director with an ac
complished business career 40 years in the making.
A former WA state representative in basketball\, Diane complet
ed an economics degree at UWA part time whilst pouring all her energy into
the game. \; She then went onto complete an MBA from the University o
f Sydney whilst working full time. \; \;
<
span style="background-color:initial\;font-size:inherit\;font-family:inher
it\;text-align:inherit\;text-transform:inherit\;word-spacing:normal\;caret
-color:auto\;white-space:inherit\;">Now she is the 16th and first female chancellor of UWA. \;
\;Pursues a portfolio career with diverse directorships including as Chair
of Zip Co\, HBF Health and Perenti. \; She has also been active in sp
orts administration and currently chairs the inaugural Nominations Committ
ee for the World Anti-Doping Agency. \;