Meet the team

Meet Tennis Queensland’s Board, leadership team, staff and patrons – the people shaping tennis across our state.
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Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors provides governance, oversight and strategic direction to ensure tennis thrives across Queensland.

Chairperson

Jane Prentice

Chairperson

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Directors

Paul Horn

Deputy Chairperson

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Chris Freeman

Director

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Lindi Deguera

Director

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Nicole Kenneally

Director

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Richard Watson

Director

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Roanne Lemmon-Warde

Director

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Robert Smeets

Director

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Leadership team

Our leadership team is the executive group guiding Tennis Queensland’s strategy, operations and programs to grow the game across the state.

Cameron Pearson

Chief Executive Officer and Brisbane International Director

Meet Cameron
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Alena Wilson

Head of PR and Communications

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Darren Stoddart

General Manager, Infrastructure & Planning

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Matthew Richards

General Manager, Tennis

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Shari Maxwell

General Manager, Corporate Services & Company Secretary

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Sheridan Adams

General Manager, Coaching & Competitive Play

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Tennis Queensland staff

Our staff deliver tennis across Queensland – from club support, coaching and development of facilities, marketing, business operations and the Queensland Tennis Centre.

Corporate services

Karina Howard

Business Support Coordinator

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Taylor Lawrence

Business Operations Coordinator

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Coaching & Competitive Play

James Peach

Coach Programs Manager

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James Rapkins

Competitive Play Manager

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Jennifer Johnson

School Development Manager

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Kelarnie Whalen

Coach Programs Coordinator

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Lauren Pierias

School Development Coordinator

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Nicola Olsen

Competitive Play Tournament Operations Lead

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Sharon Hoole

Competitive Pathways Administrator

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Victoria Mather

Coach & Pathways Lead

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Facility Development

Michael Blomer

Head of Facility Development

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PR, marketing & communications

Amelia Snell

Communication and Content Coordinator

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Arnia Shortland

Marketing & Communications Lead

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Tennis Development

Anastasiia Artmonova

Club Development Officer - Metro

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Aunty Roma Pregarc

First Nations Lead

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Brooke Milner

Tennis Development Officer - North

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Christine McCoombes

Tennis Development Officer - Central QLD

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Jack Mellish

Tennis Development Officer - Sunshine Coast

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Kellie Melia

Tennis Development Officer - Gold Coast

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Lisa Caruana

Local Government Lead

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Nicholas Todorov

Manager, Clubs and Communities

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Ryan Coffey

Regional Tennis Manager (North, Far North)

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Utsav Patel

Tennis Development Officer - South

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Matthew Angel

Tennis Development Officer - Far North Queensland

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Queenland Tennis Centre

Meet Tennis Queensland's team, which operates the Queensland Tennis Centre, set on the banks of the iconic Brisbane River at Tennyson.

Gareth Keating

Queensland Tennis Centre Manager

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Casey Herbohn

QTC Tennis Operations Lead

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Holly Roper

QTC Business Operations Lead

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Reena Morar

QTC Junior Accounts Administrator

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Kaitlyn Banks

QTC Coaching and Fixtures Coordinator 

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Shani Silence

QTC Facilities Maintenance Lead

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Company members & patron

Our regional members and patron, the Governor of Queensland, provide representation and support for Tennis Queensland.

Patron

Her Excellency the Honourable Jeannette Young

Governor of Queensland

Meet Her Excellency
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Company members

Adon Kronk

Sunshine Coast

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Ben Cooper

Metro

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Carmen Rafter

South

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Glen Bowe

Gold Coast

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Jason Reynolds

Sunshine Coast

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Ken Laffey

Metro

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Leanne Evans

Gold Coast

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Lesley Murree

Central

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Mark Bloomfield

Metro

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Murray Whitbread

Central

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Paula Simpson

North

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Steve Merker

North

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Steven Miller

Metro

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Wayne Fielder

Far North

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