The famous quote by Benjamin Franklin, “through adversity comes opportunity” is a mantra the SSV team have adopted this year which has included the introduction of a ‘Friday Friends’ weekly session with industry experts.
This has been a wonderful professional development opportunity for the SSV team whilst providing a platform to share the important work we do in providing school sport opportunities for Victorian students. Importantly, there’s been practical ideas we’ve already employed whilst the sessions have also provided partnership opportunities SSV is continuing to explore.
The sessions have covered a range of topics including but not limited to strategy, governance, sports equity and inclusion, play and participation, facility planning, event management, marketing, sports business and digital media to name but a few.
SSV would like to acknowledge and thank our Friday Friends guests. We look forward to continuing with these invaluable sessions in some format in 2021.
The following special guests have joined the SSV staff for the Friday Friends session:
| # | NAME | POSITION | ORGANISATION |
| 1 | Michelle Barry
| School Development Coordinator
| Tennis Victoria |
| 2 | Sophie Taylor | SSV Ambassador and Hockeyroo | N/A
|
3
| Brooke Stratton | Olympian, SSV Ambassador and Australian Women's Long Jump holder | N/A
|
4
| Camilla Blands | Marketing & Community Projects Coordinator
| Victorian Institute of Sport |
5
| Su Oh | Olympian, SSV Ambassador and Professional Golfer | N/A
|
6
| Andrew Devisser | Yarra Primary Division | SSV Coordinator |
7
| Daniel Thomas | Knox Primary Division | SSV Coordinator |
8
| Kendall Clarke | SSV Board Member and Assistant Principal | The Grange P-12 College Sport Academy |
9
| Chloe Dew | Greater Western Primary Region | SSV Coordinator |
10
| Mark Collins | CEO | Belgravia, Kids |
11
| Jeremy Loeliger | Commissioner | NBL |
12
| Andy Crook | COO | NBL |
13
| Tristan Russell | GM, Government Relations | NBL |
14
| Matt Favier | CEO | Hockey Australia |
15
| Simone Wearne | High Performance MGR | Softball Australia |
16
| David Culbert | GM, Marketing, Comms & Community | Commonwealth Games Australia |
17
| Michael Neill | GM | Fox Footy |
18
| Karen Pearce | EM, Growth & Inclusion | Football Vic |
19
| Dr. Bridie O’Donnell | Director | Office for Women in Sport |
20
| Finn Bradshaw | Head of Digital | International Cricket Council |
21
| Ritchie Hinton | CEO | Table Tennis Victoria |
22
| Professor Hans Westerbeek | Professor of International Sport Business | Victoria University |
23
| Philip Saikaly | Director, Community Infrastructure & Place | Sport and Recreation Victoria |
| 24 | Sarah Chipman | Associate Director, Program Enhancement | Sport Australia |
| 25 | Adam Woolnough | Wellbeing & Engagement Manager | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 26 | Ros Holding | Careers & Education Consultant | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 27 | Matt McIntosh | GM, Marketing, Communications & Digital | Basketball Victoria |
| 28 | Nicole Adamson | GM, Participation & Advocacy | AusCycling |
| 29 | Rachel Delphin | Vice President | Victorian Skateboarding Association |
30
| Alice Hogan | Action Sports Program Director | YMCA Victoria |
31
| Andrew O’Loughlin | Events Expert | Experience Design Co. |
32
| Kieran Brophy | Assistant Director | Play Australia |
33
| Hilary Shelton | CEO | ACHPER Victoria |
34
| Cameron McLeod | CEO | The Huddle |
35
| Emily O’Halloran | Manager Education & Careers | The Huddle |
36
| Zachary Read | MGR, Schools & Community Engagement | The Huddle |
37
| Emily Buysen | Manager Operations | The Huddle |
38
| Emma Kearney | Head of Education & Careers, North Melbourne | The Huddle |
39
| John King | Head of Education & Careers, Wyndham | The Huddle |
40
| Caroline Duffield | Head of Volunteers | The Huddle |
41
| Ruth Holdaway | Chief Executive | Tennis Victoria |
42
| Ned Coten | Chair | Basketball Australia |
43
| Anne Marie Harrison | CEO | Victorian Institute of Sport |
44
| Leesa Gallard | Performance Lifestyle Manager | Victorian Institute of Sport |
45
| Cathryn Pruscino | Sponsor & Stakeholder Relations | Victorian Institute of Sport |
46
| Camilla Blands | Marketing & Community Projects Coordinator | Victorian Institute of Sport |
47
| Rosie King | CEO | Netball Victoria |
48
| Patrick Jess | Manager, Leisure, Health & Wellbeing & SSV Advisory Committee Member | Maribyrnong City Council |
