Members
Founded in 1949, the Australian Fencing Federation (AFF) is made up of member states from around Australia, including:
Management
The work of the AFF is managed by a Board of Directors, comprising four elected directors, the Athletes Director and up to three appointed directors.
Our Values
ONE TEAM
We collaborate as a diverse community and support each other to succeed. We are inclusive, supportive and welcome difference.
EXCELLENCE
We are committed to personal excellence and growth through fair play. We are respectful, honest and passionate about our sport.
BRAVE
We believe in purposeful change in our sport. We are innovative, bold and courageous.
Our Purpose
We advance the sport of fencing by fostering participation and growing a diverse and supportive community. We support individuals to thrive and engage with fencing throughout their whole life.
Our Aspirations
To be a globally recognised leader in the Olympic sport of fencing. We will create an accessible community that values diversity to encourage passion for our sport and build lifelong connections through fencing.
Registrations
Australian Fencing Federation Ltd ACN 161 544 752 is a public company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Clth). It is also registered with an Australian Business Number 90 209 501 432. The AFF operates under it's Constitution and current Strategic Plan.
Constitutional Committees
The AFF has a Nominations Committee and Finance, Risk and Audit Committee under its Constitution. Chairs of both of these committees are independent of the AFF Board, Current Committee members are below.
Nominations Committee
- Independent Chair - TBC
- Board Representative - Crystal Maio
- Member Representiative - Darren Powrie
Finance Risk and Audit Committee
- Independent Chair - Roddy Liu
- Member - Jutta Shortmann
- Appointed Independent Member: Glen Fox
- Appointed Independent Member: Tracy Hancock
Board Sub-Committees
To ensure the efficient operations of the AFF, the AFF Board delegates authority under charters to its Board sub-committees. The committees and their members are listed below.
High Performance Commission
- Chair - Kristian Radford
- Member - Annie Devereaux
- Member - Andrew Weiss
- Member - Graeme Rose
- Member - Jamie Banisch
Referees Commission
- Chair - Michael Nelson
- Member - Victoria Mentor
- Member - Lucas Webber
- Member - Blake Breeland-Clencie
- Member - Siobhan Rice
- Member - Clayton Ferguson
Sponsorship, Media and Communications
- Chair - Dihua (Crystal) Miao
- Member - Amara Haqqani
- Member - Sam Blade
National Competition Commission
- Chair - TBC
- Member - Gordon Christie
- Member - Josh Hassum
- Member - Alex Qu
- Member - Astrid Pinker
- Member - Jerry Morris
Governance & Integrity
- Chair - Sam Auty
- Member - Simon Clarke
- Member - Andrew Horne
Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion
- Chair - Sam Auty
- Member - Alison Wotherspoon
- Member - Avery Holderness-Roddam
Annual Reports
Sam Auty
Chair - National Competition Committee, Governance & Integrity Committee and Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Kristian Radford
Chair - High Performance Commission
Jutta Schortmann
Company Secretary
Member - Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
Crystal Miao
Chair - Sponsorship, Media and Communications Committee
Member - Nominations Committee
Michael Nelson
Chair - Referees Commission
Amara Haqqani
Member - Sponsorship, Media and Communications Committee
Georgina Barratt
Chair - Athletes Commission