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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Creative Industries\, Tourism and Sport is ex
 cited to present the&nbsp\;Building Better Boards education program\, deli
 vered by expert facilitator Diane Smith-Gander AO.The Building Better Boar
 ds governance program will provide a series of learning experiences to enh
 ance the governance and organisational leadership skills of state sporting
  association (SSA)\, state active recreation organisation (SARO) and peak 
 body board directors.Details&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Topic: Director attractionWedne
 sday\, 23 September 2026\, 6:00 to 7:30 pmThere are 5 opportunities availa
 ble through this program you can attend. Sessions are presented non-sequen
 tially allowing you to attend relevant sessions.Choose 1 or all 5 &mdash\;
  it's up to you!More sessions can be found via the registration link. Who 
 should attend?Board directors from the following organisations:state sport
 ing associationsstate active recreation organisationspeak bodiesParticipan
 ts who identify as female or gender diverse are encouraged to apply.Expres
 s your interestSubmit your expression of interest before 2 weeks prior to 
 the session date. Advice on acceptance will be provided one week prior.Mee
 t the presenter&nbsp\;&mdash\; Diane Smith-GanderDiane Smith-Gander AO is 
 well known as a professional company director with an accomplished busines
 s career 40 years in the making.A former WA state representative in basket
 ball\, Diane completed an economics degree at UWA part time whilst pouring
  all her energy into the game.&nbsp\; She then went onto complete an MBA f
 rom the University of Sydney whilst working full time.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Now sh
 e is the 16th&nbsp\;and first female chancellor of UWA.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Purs
 ues a portfolio career with diverse directorships including as Chair of Zi
 p Co\, HBF Health and Perenti.&nbsp\; She has also been active in sports a
 dministration and currently chairs the inaugural Nominations Committee for
  the World Anti-Doping Agency.&nbsp\;
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LOCATION:WA\,Leederville\,246 Vincent Street
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SUMMARY:Building Better Boards education program — Director attraction
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Department of Creative Industries\, Tou
 rism and Sport is excited to present the&nbsp\;Building Better Boards educ
 ation program\, delivered by expert facilitator Diane Smith-Gander AO.</p>
 <p>The Building Better Boards governance program will provide a series of 
 learning experiences to enhance the governance and organisational leadersh
 ip skills of state sporting association (SSA)\, state active recreation or
 ganisation (SARO) and peak body board directors.</p><h2>Details&nbsp\; &nb
 sp\;</h2><h3>Topic: Director attraction</h3><p>Wednesday\, 23 September 20
 26\, 6:00 to 7:30 pm</p><p>There are 5 opportunities available through thi
 s program you can attend. Sessions are presented non-sequentially allowing
  you to attend relevant sessions.</p><p>Choose 1 or all 5 &mdash\; it's up
  to you!</p><p>More sessions can be found via the registration link. </p><
 h2>Who should attend?<br /></h2><p>Board directors from the following orga
 nisations:</p><ul><li>state sporting associations</li><li>state active rec
 reation organisations</li><li>peak bodies</li></ul><p>Participants who ide
 ntify as female or gender diverse are encouraged to apply.</p><h2>Express 
 your interest</h2><p>Submit your expression of interest before 2 weeks pri
 or to the session date. Advice on acceptance will be provided one week pri
 or.</p><h2>Meet the presenter&nbsp\;&mdash\; Diane Smith-Gander</h2><p>Dia
 ne Smith-Gander AO is well known as a professional company director with a
 n accomplished business career 40 years in the making.</p><p>A former WA s
 tate representative in basketball\, Diane completed an economics degree at
  UWA part time whilst pouring all her energy into the game.&nbsp\; She the
 n went onto complete an MBA from the University of Sydney whilst working f
 ull time.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p><p>Now she is the 16th&nbsp\;and first female c
 hancellor of UWA.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Pursues a portfolio career with diverse di
 rectorships including as Chair of Zip Co\, HBF Health and Perenti.&nbsp\; 
 She has also been active in sports administration and currently chairs the
  inaugural Nominations Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency.&nbsp\;<
 /p>
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