2008 Hockey Working Party                    

Chair

Cherie Lutton

Background

• Principal of Aranda Primary School
• Hockey and Softball Manager for PSSA National Exchange teams
• ACTPSSA President for four years
• Manager of Students with a Disability Team, 1992 and 1996 PSG
• General Manager of the 2000 ACT PSG team
• long time Hockey player (including Vets ACT)
• involved in school sport since 1975

Cherie has always had a vision that "the ACT could very successfully host the PSG" and she is excited that not only is this vision coming to fruition but that she is part of it.

She feels that Hockey will have a unique place in the 2008 PSG.  "Hockey has always had a high profile in the ACT region and in school sports — this could well be seen as a junior Olympics with many teams from the Pacific participating.  And the facilities at Lyneham Hockey Centre are superb".

Working Party Members

Chris MacKinnon

Chris has extensive experience in Hockey, having managed a number of International Test Series, including the Women's Australian Hockey League and the Australia vs Netherlands Test Series in 2007.  She was also Tournament Director at the Under 21 Men's Championship and the Australia vs Korea test series in 2006. Chris currently holds a Level 2 Certificate in Umpiring, Technical Officiating and Umpire Coaching and was appointed Judge at the Samsung Women's Champions Trophy in 2005.  Most recently, Chris was Tournament Director for the Men's Australian Hockey League for 2008.

Megan Taylor

Megan currently teaches at Telopea Park School and has been actively involved with Hockey since 1995.  She is currently the convenor of the North and Southside Zone Secondary Hockey Competitions in addition to being the ACT Primary and Secondary Hockey Convenor.  Her SSACT involvements include being the ACT Secondary Girls Hockey Manager and the Sports Trainer for the SSA Secondary Boys and Girls Hockey Team.

Susan Ford

Susan has been involved with the sport of Hockey since the age of 8 and started umpiring from the age of 14 years old.  She began her involvement with ACT School Sport Hockey as a team manager in 1998 and last year, managed the ACTSSC Primary Girl's Hockey Team.  Susan has umpired at the local, national and international level at prestigious test events such as the Trans Tasman Masters Series and the practice matches of the Champions Trophy in 2006.  Her resume also includes umpiring in the International Under 21 Test Series between Australia and Korea in 2003 and umpiring in the National Hockey League between 2001 and 2006.

Suzi Foley

Suzi has been involved with Hockey for the past 21 years.  She took up Hockey at the age of six and has since been actively involved with umpiring and coaching. Suzi has also been a member on several Hockey ACT Committees through the years and is currently the President of the University of Canberra Hockey Club where she was awarded Club person of the year in 2007.  Suzi’s most memorable moment with Hockey was when she worked with players and international teams from around the world competing in the 2005 Women's Champions Trophy Tournament in Canberra.

Rob Sheekey

Terry Evans

Alex Vallentine

John MacKinnon

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