Colin Kop

President

Colin joined the board during 2023 with the objectives of contributing to VTAF’s governance and helping it achieve its purpose. Colin is a regular player at Powlett Reserve, is CEO of the ICM Investments Group of companies and is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and UNSW.

Dr Gillian Duchesne AM

Secretary

Gill has been a tennis tragic all her life. When she was
head-hunted to migrate to The Peter Mac Cancer Centre Melbourne to pursue her
career in Oncology, she started playing tennis with the Victorian Tennis
Academy. She managed to squeeze coaching and playing hours between the demands
of her position, and when she retired she happily started playing nearly every
day. A diagnosis of MS put an end to that, so she turned her energies into
creating and developing the VTA Foundation, along with many friends! We build
on the VTA tennis community and their long-term commitment to ensuring that
everyone can be included and gain the benefits of tennis, to provide support
for those who would not otherwise be able to join in.

Jude George

Treasurer

Tina Keown

Board member and VTA Director

Tina is the Director of the VTA and has been in the business for over 25 years. She holds a Diploma in Business with Sports Management and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the tennis industry. Over the years Tina has been an integral leader in giving back to the community through charitable initiatives and organising inclusive events for disadvantaged people. Through this ongoing work and alongside the VTAF board members was able to gain registered charitable status in 2022.
Jack Glennane

Vice President and VTA Director

Jack has been with VTA for 12 years and is the Operations Director overseeing the delivery of tennis at Fawkner Park and Powlett Reserve. Jack is a TA Club Professional Coach and Tennis Australia FITBIT Cardio Ambassador. He helps with the training and promotion of Cardio Tennis in Victoria, and has an active on-court presence, coaching a vast range of players and programs at all VTA venues.

Ethos: Create an all welcome environment encouraging all standards, ages and abilities

Paulin Walter

Board member

Paulin Walter has over 30 years’ experience in the charitable and not for profit sectors, including as the CEO and CFO of the children’s charity, Cottage by the Sea. Prior to this, Paulin made valuable contributions in business administration at the Austin Hospital and RMIT University. She began her career as a management graduate at Cadbury Schweppes, a long time ago.
Paulin has also developed fundraising, education and sponsorship opportunities for children and young adults from Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. As an avid tennis follower, Paulin’s career highlight was completing the (spectating) Grand Slam of all four tennis majors in 2019.
Caroline Scully

Board member

Caroline is a strategic and accomplished leader with 20+ years’ experience building teams across a range of industries in marketing, communications, business development and stakeholder engagement. Currently working in a senior position at Monash University, prior to this Caroline was the General Manager of a charity supporting children with life-limiting neurological conditions, giving her first hand experience around the value of inclusive programming and community support networks.

Our Programs

RALLY4EVER

Rally4ever significantly improves both mental and physical wellbeing by combining the fun and challenge of tennis with valuable social connection.

Oakwood school

This Victorian specialist school provides a supportive, inclusive environment, empowering students with diverse needs to reach their full potential.

Victorian College for the Deaf

The Victorian College for the Deaf (VCD) provides bilingual education (Auslan and English) and support services for deaf and hard of hearing students.