Leadership & Management

Introducing our management and leadership team for the Australian Basketball Players’ Association.

ABPA Board

Greg O’Neill

Chairman

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Jacob Holmes

Laura Hodges

Bert Bargeus

Cayla George

Mitch McCarron head shot

Mitch McCarron

Marianna Tolo

Management Staff

Jacob Holmes

CEO

Tess Madgen

General Manager of Player Relations & Engagement

Melody Cooper

Community & Special Projects
Player Engagement Manager

Alex Taverner

Legal Counsel

Lori Wakelin

Business Administration

Renae Ingles

Player Engagement Manager & Leadership Advisor

Tyson Demos

Indigenous Player Engagement & Regional Manager

Aimie Rocci

Player Engagement Manager

Louella Tomlinson

Player Engagement Manager

David Stiff

Player Mental Health and Wellbeing

Trent Schwarz

Head of Digital Media

Abby Cubillo

NELP Program Manager

Leadership and Delegates

Marianna Tolo

Opals

Cayla George

Opals

Joe Ingles

Boomers

Patty Mills

Boomers

NBL Delegates

Sunday Dech

Adelaide 36ers

Dejan Vasiljevic

Adelaide 36ers

Mitch Norton

Brisbane Bullets

Isaac White

Brisbane Bullets

Kyle Adnam

Cairns Taipans

Sam Waardenberg

Cairns Taipans

Sam Froling

Illawarra Hawks

Mason Peatling

Illawarra Hawks

Tanner Krebs

Melbourne United

Mitch McCarron

New Zealand Breakers

Dane Pineau

New Zealand Breakers

Jesse Wagstaff

Perth Wildcats

Angus Glover

SE Melbourne Phoenix

Nathan Sobey

SE Melbourne Phoenix

Shaun Bruce

Sydney Kings

Bul Kuol

Sydney Kings

Fabijan Krslovic

Tasmania JackJumpers

Clint Steindl

Tasmania JackJumpers

WNBL Delegates

Brooke Basham

Adelaide Lightning

Stephanie Talbot

Adelaide Lightning

Marianna Tolo

Bendigo Spirit

Abbey Wehrung

Bendigo Spirit

Chantel Horvat

Canberra Capitals

Jade Melbourne

Canberra Capitals

Keely Froling

Geelong United

Gemma Potter

Geelong United

Amy Attwell

Perth Lynx

Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard

Perth Lynx

Bec Cole

Southside Flyers

Maddison Rocci

Southside Flyers

Emma Clarke

Sydney Flames

Cayla George

Sydney Flames

Alicia Froling

Townsville Fire

Courtney Woods

Townsville Fire