APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists

Committee Information


College of Sport and Excercise Psychologists National Committee

Below are details of the current committee and vacancies. The APS is always on the look out for members who are interested in joining a Member Group committee, to help support and promote members, the profession, and the APS. For more information about joining a Member Groups committee, click here.

Have questions? Please feel free to contact committee members via PsyCommunity direct message here or reach out to APS Member Groups via [email protected].

Chair

Mr Damien Stewart
Damien is a private practice psychologist working on both the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane, Queensland. Whilst having a passion for assisting athletes and other performers achieve their performance goals, Damien is particularly passionate about assisting athletes and performers struggling with mental health concerns issues such as depression, anxiety and injury. Outside of the Sporting Domain, Damien is passionate about working with Military & Emergency Services Personnel and people suffering from Chronic Pain and injury.

Secretary

Ms Ashleigh Olive
Ash is a private practice psychologist and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician, based in Brisbane, Queensland. Ash is extremely passionate about treating elite athletes, recreational exercisers, and the general population experiencing eating disorders, relative energy deficiency in sport, and eating, weight and body image concerns. Ash also consults to numerous sporting organisations, particularly in the areas of eating disorder prevention and mental health promotion. Ash is a STAP-approved supervisor and provides supervision to sport and exercise psychology students, as well as psychologists working with eating disorder presentations.

Treasurer

Dr Renee Appaneal

Office Bearer

Mr Michael Inglis
Michael has been part of the Sport & Exercise College for 15 years. He owns a private practice, The Mind Room based in Melbourne that is his own high performance team. Michael consults with a variety of sports and organisations. He is an endorsed supervisor who he currently has 3 registrars

Academic Representative

Dr Justine Stynes

Registrar Representative

Mr Dean Cooper

Committee Member

Mr Tristan Coulter

Academic Representative

Dr John Baranoff

S.A. Representative

Mrs Emma Scharkie

Committee Member

Mr Ferry Lee
Ferry is a trained Forensic Psychologist with a passion for sport. Through his association with the College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists and his employment as an in-house psychologist with the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS), he has gained endorsement as a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. His main area of interest is arousal regulation and management, which he uses within in his own sport of karate. He has recently been selected for his first Australian Karate Squad and will be competing at the 2011 World Open Karate Tournament. He has a good understanding of the joys and difficulties associated with being an elite athlete and this experience has enhanced his ability to relate with athletes. While he has presented to a variety of groups from regional, state, and national based programs, his individual and group sessions are practically applied to the needs of the sport.

Early Career Representative

Mr Jack Hudson-Williams

ISN Student Representative

Mr Nicholas Ferrier

CPD Manager

Dr Melissa Moore

Committee Member - CPD rep

Mr Hugo Webster

Chair
NSW

Mr Ferry Lee
Ferry is a trained Forensic Psychologist with a passion for sport. Through his association with the College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists and his employment as an in-house psychologist with the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS), he has gained endorsement as a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. His main area of interest is arousal regulation and management, which he uses within in his own sport of karate. He has recently been selected for his first Australian Karate Squad and will be competing at the 2011 World Open Karate Tournament. He has a good understanding of the joys and difficulties associated with being an elite athlete and this experience has enhanced his ability to relate with athletes. While he has presented to a variety of groups from regional, state, and national based programs, his individual and group sessions are practically applied to the needs of the sport.

Chair
QLD

Position vacant

Chair
SA

Dr John Baranoff

Chair
VIC

Mr Michael Inglis
Michael has been part of the Sport & Exercise College for 15 years. He owns a private practice, The Mind Room based in Melbourne that is his own high performance team. Michael consults with a variety of sports and organisations. He is an endorsed supervisor who he currently has 3 registrars

Chair
WA

Position vacant