Staff Listing
EXECUTIVE
Dave Donaghy - Chief Executive Officer
Danielle Smith - Group Chief Operating Officer and Netball CEO
Frank Ponissi - General Manager - Football
Nick Haslam - Chief Commercial Officer nhaslam@melbournestorm.com.au
Michelle Young - General Manager - People and Culture
STRATEGY AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Michael Christo - General Manager - Strategy & Corporate Affairs mchristo@melbournestorm.com.au
Paul Munnings – PR & Communications Manager
COMMERCIAL
Daniel Cullinan - General Manager Commercial dcullinan@melbournestorm.com.au
Rennie Gilchrist - Commercial Manager
Sarah Cross - Commercial Operations Executive
Hollie Stone - Senior Partnerships Manager
Lisa White - Partnerships Manager
MARKETING AND DIGITAL
Tayah Bot - General Manager - Marketing tbot@melbournestorm.com.au
Oran Aziz - Head of Content and Brand
Alex Oubridge-Egan - Marketing Manager
Brittany Denton - Digital Communications Coordinator
Darcy Parkinson - Digital Multimedia Producer
Ivy Whelan - Senior Designer
Micaela Schreiner - Graphic Designer
CONSUMER BUSINESS
Justin Dixon - General Manager - Consumer Business jdixon@melbournestorm.com.au
Lucy Evans - Game Day & Events Manager (maternity leave)
Ashleigh Roberson - Game Day & Events Manager
Virginia Cairns - Membership Operations Manager
Tyler Kerr - Sunshine Coast Lightning Membership Coordinator
Emma Loraine - Membership Sales Manager
Sean Brown - Membership Retention Officer
Alex Kater - Membership Sales Representative
FINANCE
Ashley Tucker - Chief Financial Officer
Steve Pisano - General Manager - Finance
Ross Patison - Business Analyst
Penny Swanson - Finance Manager (maternity leave)
Brad McLachlan - Financial Accountant
Scott Ogilvie - Legal Counsel
FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT
Coaching
Craig Bellamy - Head Coach
Jason Ryles - NRL Assistant Coach
Marc Brentnall - NRL Assistant Coach
Aaron Bellamy - Development Coach
Ryan Hinchcliffe - Development Coach
Billy Slater - Specialist Coach
Jonce Dimovski - Video Analyst
John Donehue - Defensive Consultant
Craig McRae - Kicking and Catching Consultant
Nick Maxwell - Leadership Consultant
Billy Slater - Specialist Consultant
Performance
Lachlan Penfold - Director of Performance
Daniel Di Pasqua - Performance Coach - Strength
Hal Marsden - Performance Coach - NRL Rehabilitation and Pathways
Rob Delves - Statistical Analyst
Adam Basil - Performance Coach - Conditioning
Meirion Jones - Head Physiotherapist
Andrew Nawrocki - Physiotherapist
Chris Tandy - Assistant Physiotherapist
Andrew Nawrocki - Physiotherapist - Consultant
Recruitment and Pathways
Paul Bunn - Recruitment Manager
Dane Campbell - Recruitment Officer and Pathways Manager
Geordie Bunn - Recruitment Video Analyst and Talent Identification
Keiren Dempsey - Talent Identification
Operations and Administration
Matt Barradeen - Training and Logistics Manager
Ryan Hoffman - Football Administration Coordinator
Houston Wade - Football Operations Coordinator
Wellbeing
Brian Phelan - Player Welfare Manager
Peter Robinson - Player Wellbeing Coordinator
Andrew Blowers - Player Welfare Coordinator
Medical
Dr. Jason Chan - Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Laura Lallenec - Assistant Medical Officer
Dr. James McClaren - Assistant Medical Officer
Dr. Rachel Taylor - Assistant Medical Officer
Dr. Matt Hislop - Away Game Doctor
SUNSHINE COAST LIGHTNING
Danielle Smith - Netball CEO
Kylee Byrne - Head Coach
Christine Voge - Assistant Coach
Matthew Williams - General Manager - Commercial
Georgia Galton - Community & Fan Engagement Manager
Shellaine Le Roux - Finance Manager
Brittany Daniec - Marketing Manager
Ashleigh McIntosh - Media & Digital Content Manager
Nelson Kahler - Video Content Producer
TBC - Partnerships Manager
Tyler Kerr - Membership & Ticketing Coordinator
Jordan Bath - Community & Events Coordinator
Mykel Smith - Graphic Designer
Aeron Banfield - Digital Content Producer
Narelle Sibte - High Performance Manager
Dr Anthony Bedford - Performance Analyst
Mark McKean – Strength & Conditioning Coach
Kurt Lisle - Physiotherapist
Greg Craig - Physiotherapist
Dr Matthew Dwyer - Doctor
Kellie Hogan - Sports Dietician
Jason McGovern - Massage Therapist
Richard Fryer - Sports Psychology Consultant
