SASMA Personnel

SASMA Staff Members

The SASMA Staff are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organisations, see below for staff roles and contact information

Danielle Grant-Cross

CEO

Danielle manages the executive decisions, strategic direction and operation of the organisation. This includes stakeholder and government relations, partnerships, marketing and grant funding.

Jack Colmer

Operations & Membership Manager

Jack supports general operations and administrative processes. This includes supporting major events, membership, and the professional education program.

Alex Hendrick

Community Education Manager

Alex manages the community education program, including sports trainers’ courses, accreditations, school’s program, club and community courses, specifically concussion and Sport Safety TICK.

Clair Crowley

Business Development and Programs Manager

Clair’s role is to support business development, including meeting with key stakeholders, and community engagement. This role also supports all education programs that SASMA delivers.

SASMA Council

The SASMA Council consists of SASMA Professional Members who represent our multi-disciplinary membership. Council members are volunteers, meeting bi-monthly and they are elected annually at the SASMA AGM. The Council are responsible for the executive and strategic direction of the organisation, working within the framework of the organisation’s constitution.

Contact the Council – president@sasma.com.au

Click here for how to become a SASMA Member.

Keren Faulkner

President

Jared Strawbridge

Vice President

Dr Janet Young

Treasurer

Dr Karthik Badrinath

Committee

Dr Brumby-Rendell

Committee

Lisa Feleppa

Committee

Scott Smith

Committee

Olivia Warnes

Committee

Dr Raymond Yu

Committee

Honorary Positions

William Miliauskas

Hon. Accountant

Nadia Blake

Hon. Solicitor

SASMA Education Working Party

The SASMA Education Working Party (EWP) consists of SASMA Members from a range of sports medicine disciplines. The EWP are volunteers who meet four times annually.

They are responsible for helping guide SASMA’s Education Program, including the annual Sports Medicine Conference, Professional Events, providing insight into topics, research as well as sports trainer and community course review. Often EWP members transition to the Council upon vacancy.

Kate Gallasch / Sports Dietitian
Georgina Leov / Public Health Physiotherapist
Matt Clarke / Podiatrist
Dr Jack Fuller / Sports Doctor
Airlie Waller / Podiatrist
Liam Nottle / Physiotherapist
Manning Mitchell / Podiatrist
Dr Sara Stephensen / Sports Doctor

Contact the EWP – members@sasma.com.au

SASMA Education Ambassadors

Sue Pascoe
Angela Willsmore
Aaron Beck
Ric Wojciechowski
Kylie Doecke

Testimonials

Council

For me being part of council & EWP has been a great way to connect and build relationships with other professional members.

It has also allowed me to learn from, and contribute to our greater sporting and health community through the education courses and events that SASMA provide.

Lisa Feleppa

Podiatrist and Council

I first joined the Education Working Party in the early 2000’s as a way to connect with others in the sports medicine industry. Many of the relationships I developed have been sustained throughout my career and I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had through SASMA. After working in Canberra for 10 years I moved back to Adelaide and was elected to the Council, bringing my experience in the national sport system and making new connections all over again. Now I’m pleased to be able to further develop my governance experience and support others through their own leadership journeys.

Keren Faulkner

Physiotherapist and President

My journey in sports medicine started with a discussion with past SASMA president Dr Andrew Potter who advised me to join SASMA.

As a junior doctor, I attended SASMA’s Sports Medicine in General Practice course, where I met some of SA’s pre-eminent sports medicine experts.

I took this opportunity to link up with doctors like Marc Cesana and Andrew Potter (the current and former chief medical officers of the Adelaide Football Club) and started to develop my skills as a sport’s medical practitioner.

Having real world experience highly assisted my entry into specialist training as a Sport and Exercise Physician – and gaining this experience would not have been possible without SASMA.

Now joining the Council as a general member, I am gaining skills on governance and assisting the organisation with future direction.

Dr Karthik Badrinath

Sports and Exercise Physician and Council

I joined the council in 2023, to ensure everyone playing sport in South Australia, receives the right care, in the right place and the right time by well-trained individuals to make sport participation safer. I previously was part of the Education Working Party.

Sport participation in 2024 is being challenged by access to quality consistent trustworthy resources and the challenging and ever-changing landscape of injury management particularly surrounding concussion.

SASMA is an important organisation in ensuring clubs, parents and sports men and women can access this information timely. Personally, I look forward to being able to contribute to the governance, decision making and further development of resources on the organisation’s Council.

Jared Strawbridge

Physiotherapist, Council and former EWP member

Education Working Party (EWP)

Being part of the EWP has increased my professional networking capabilities across the state. It has led me to meet and converse with amazing individuals who have similar interests in the sporting and health fields.

The EWP has let me be a part of shining a light on sports dietetics and the important role it has in optimising sporting performance.

SASMA has assisted me in supporting both my passions as a sports trainer and sports dietitian equally. I get to develop my sports nutrition and first aid as well as connect with likeminded people.

I have greatly enjoyed my role with the Tour Down Under as a sports trainer where SASMA supports the medical component of the Tour.

Stacey Hardie

Sports Dietitian and EWP member

I just wanted to say thank you again for your support over the last few years. I’ve really had such a wonderful year this year on the EWP and thank you for the opportunities being on the working party has afforded me

Dr Cassandra Holt

Sports Doctor and EWP member