Our Staff
Administration
Wes Battams
Director
Wes Battams was appointed as Director of the South Australian Sports Institute in 1998.
He has been at the forefront of high performance sport in Australia for more than twenty five years. He has held positions in the NSW University sector, NSW Government and with the NSW Institute of Sport prior to commencing with SASI. Wes is a former Chairman of Australia's National Elite Sports Council (NESC) and a former Regional Vice President (Oceania) of the international Association of Sport Performance Centres (ASPC).
Over the past six Olympiads, Wes has served on many National High Performance sport advisory and management committees for a range of sports including cycling, diving, beach volleyball and indoor volleyball. In 2014 Wes also served as a panel member of the National Institutes Network (NIN) Review. Wes Battams' qualifications include a DipT, B.Ed. and a Master of Physical Education from the University of British Columbia.
Lorinda Rugless
High Performance Manager Operations
Simon Cain
High Performance Lead
Edward Denis
High Performance Lead
Letizia Gentile
Volunteer and Projects Coordinator
Jasmin Dawe
Sport Services Officer
Performance Services
Sarah Woolford
Sports Physiologist
Jamie Stanley
Sports Physiologist
Sian Barris
Sports Biomechanist
Tim Rawlins
Performance Analyst
Craig Colduck
Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach
David Haydon
Sports Engineer
Alek Saunders
Casual Strength and Conditioning Coach
James Pearce
Casual Strength and Conditioning Coach
Luke Knappstein
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Mark Gregory
Athlete Careers and Transition Lead
Christine MacLaren
Rowing Pathway Coordinator and Coach
Michael Maloney
Skill Acquisition Specialist
Alex McNaughton
Psychologist and Wellbeing Lead
Ashley Ross
Coach Development Lead
Steven Van Diepen
Talent Search Coordinator
Eileen Robertson
Senior Physiologist
Consultants
Dr Geoff Verrall
Medical Coordinator
Olivia Warnes
Sports Nutritionist