About

Board and Commissions

The Board is the governing body of Basketball Victoria. The Board derives its authority from the process of election to the Board by Members of the BV and appointment to the Board by directors as provided for in the BV Constitution.

The Board’s primary roles are:

1. To set the strategic objectives of the organisation
2. To approve the annual budget for the organisation
3. To determine the risk appetite of the organisation and ensure appropriate risk management strategies are in place, and
4. To ensure the organisation is meeting its legislative and regulatory obligations, including the Mandatory Governance Principles as set by the Australian Sports Commission.

First Elected to the Board: 2019

Kylie is a registered Psychologist and was appointed to the role of Group Executive, People & Culture at Medibank, an ASX50 publicly listed company, in 2013.  

Kylie is responsible for leading the key people functions across the business including remuneration, capability and talent, environmental, social & governance (ESG), and culture amongst others. Kylie began her career in human resources consulting, specialising in organisational psychology. 

Kylie holds a Master’s degree in Organisational Psychology from Monash University, an Honours degree in Psychology from Federation University and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Psychophysiology at Swinburne University. Kylie was previously a Director with Rugby Victoria and having grown up in rural Victoria is passionate about the positive role sport can play in society.

First Elected to the Board: 2019

John brings an impressive 30 years of broad legal expertise to SLF Lawyers.  Whilst his client base is vast and diverse, John’s main focus now is in the areas of Property, Corporate and Commercial. John oversees a team of property, conveyancing and commercial litigation specialists and offers decades of knowledge and wisdom to his practice.

He has demonstrable success in providing Legal and Strategic representation for clients in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors advising them with respect to their high-rise developments, tax structuring and trusts, corporate reconstructions, joint ventures and banking and finance matters, to name a few, across the property, finance, hospitality, sport and charity spaces.

John has served on the board for organisations including St Kilda Football Club Ltd and Ciaron Maher Racing as well as not-for-profit organisations and charities. He has also served as a committee member for Management Committees in the Property and Construction Industries.

With these strong links to the AFL, Basketball, Swimming, Horse Racing, Netball and hospitality industries, John is well-connected across most States in Australia.  He is best known for his colloquial tone, approachability and modest attire making John a well-respected ‘crowd favourite’ both amongst his clients, peers and colleagues.

First Elected to the Board: 2021

Tracey Browning is a former Australian Opal and five-time WNBL champion and former Victorian junior state representative. She earned WNBL Life Membership and is the current Southside Flyers WNBL general manager. Browning is proud to have been elected to the Board and aims to create new growth opportunities for all within our sport.

PETER MEEHAN

First appointed to Board: 2022

Peter is an experienced business professional who has worked across the Australian business landscape throughout his career. His history includes being a Deakin University Council Member and Deputy Chancellor, Group of 100 CEO/Executive Director, Australia Post CFO and a number of positions within accounting.

Peter has also been heavily involved in community basketball, having held a number of positions at Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club including president and executive committee member.

ROBERT HYATT

First Elected to the Board: 2023

STEVE SWANSON

First Elected to the Board: 2023

Country Commission

Tony Long
Rhonda Cleveland
Peter Lemke
Tracy Connors (Chair)
Rob Roberts
Martin Spottiswood
Julia Lomas*

Junior Representative Commission

Ian Leckie (Chair)
Michael Barrow
Kim Round
David Hickman
Zoe Fagan
Kristen Vidovich
Pamela Ball
Tim Stack

Technical Officials Commission

Senior Representative Commission