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Christine Ferguson
PRESIDENT
Christine has a long
association with badminton in Western Australia including quality player,
State representative, member of Grading Committee, Asst Secretary Country
Week, CP Maddern Committee, Fundraising Committees, Tournament Chair for 3
years and Transport Officer for the 2019 Perth International.
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Lily Buttrose
Board Member
With education in
Science, Business Administration, and International Relations, Lily has held
senior management positions and Board directorship in both Private and Public
Sectors, to have learnt to appreciate and embrace diversity and complexity.
Badminton among her
favourite from a young age, Lily has lived, worked and travelled around the
world to witness how amazingly our sport brings people together. A dedicated,
life-time volunteer to the sport and community, Lily is a former President,
Vice President, and humble receiver of the Badminton WA Service Award. Lily
strives to be a better player, a highly-qualified technical official, and an
active promoter through coaching, grassroots development, and event
management.
As a BWF-level coach
and educator, Lily helps juniors at clubs and schools, and new coaches to
progress in the development pathway. A national-level umpire and
Oceania-level line-judge, Lily served WA State Teams at multiple National
& Australasia Championships, and officiated in the Commonwealth Games,
Sudirman Cup, and four Australian Badminton Open. Lily encourages Junior
Participation & Leadership in Sports through young technical officials
education and qualification. Lily is the Competition Manager of schools and
tertiary events for over 6 years.
Prior to repatriation,
Lily was the UK's Sports & Olympics Attaché of many years, managing
bilateral sports and cultural relations with the Olympic Games hosting
countries; preparing Team Great Britain's climatisation to compete in local
environment; promoting all areas of the Commonwealth's expertise in staging
major international sporting events; and, successfully lobbying for the
London 2012 Bid to non-UK IOC members. Lily also served on the Youth Advisory
Panel for the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award in this capacity.
Lily is multi-lingual,
plays volleyball, golf, tennis, hockey, and English football. A former
Science & Geology teacher, and production manager with IMAX
documentaries.
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