Phone: 02 9763 0670
Paddle Australia Contact Information
National Office
General: info@paddle.org.au
Education: education@paddle.org.au
Postal Address
PO Box 6805
Silverwater, NSW, 2128 Australia
Street Address
Paddle Australia
Level 2, 6b Figtree Drive
NSWIS building
Sydney Olympic Park
NSW 2127
Account Name: Paddle Australia Limited
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 062 172
Account Number: 10087818
ABN: 61 189 833 125
PayPal Account: paypal@canoe.org.au
National Office Staff
Phil Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Email: ceo@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128
Phil comes to Paddle Australia having successfully led two of Australia’s leading
National Sporting Organisations, spending 17 years at Yachting Australia (now Australian
Sailing) and running Athletics Australia from November 2014 through to July 2017.
Shaun Stephens
National Performance Director
Email: shaun.stephens@paddle.org.au
Phone: 0438 702 780
Address: PO Box 190, Robina, QLD, 4226
Shaun comes to Paddle Australia with over 20 years of high performance sporting experience having worked in a number of capacities in a multiple of sports including Triathlon, Cycling and Rowing. Shaun studied sports science at the University of Queensland before he became a professional coach assisting numerous athletes win Olympic and World Championship medals. More recently Shaun worked as a Performance Coach for Team Sky Professional Cycling and as a Performance Manager at the Australian Institute of Sport. Shaun’s role is to lead the coaches and high performance staff and athletes to deliver a world class performance environment and maximise athlete performance potential.
Kate Cohen
Business Operations Manager
Email: kate.cohen@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128
Kate joined the Paddle Australia Team in November 2018 and brings with her a strong business management background, having spent 14 years with Australia Post in management roles ranging across customer experience, staff engagement, strategy and eCommerce. For the past two years Kate has been the General Manager, Customer Experience and Operations at Relationships Australia. Early in her career, she was a High School Teacher before time with NSW Health Department (Health Promotion and Marketing) and the Royal Blind Society (Marketing and Special Events).
Duncan Tweed
Special Projects Manager
Email: duncan.tweed@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128
Wayne Sankey
Finance Manager
Email: wayne.sankey@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128
Samantha Denmeade
Digital Platform Implementation Manager
Email: samantha.denmeade@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128
Mark Thurgood
Participation and Recreation Manager
Email: education@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128
Mark has been with Paddle Australia since January 2014. Mark has over a decade of experience in paddling and instructing, is a Paddle Australia qualified Assessor, Advanced Sea Instructor and a SKOANZ guide and also holds a diploma in outdoor recreation. His role is to manage and develop the Paddle Australia Qualification Scheme and work with the PA education and safety technical committee and our National Training Providers.
Paddle Australia Office
Email: info@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Cora Zillich
Media and Communications Manager
Email: media@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 9763 0670
Canoe Sprint Program
Contact Details
National Centre of Excellence – Canoe Sprint
24 Pizzey Drive
Mermaid Waters, QLD, 4218
Canoe Sprint Staff
Emma Moffet
Performance Operations Coordinator – Sprint
Email: emma.moffet@paddle.org.au
David Foureur
National Sprint Pathways Lead – Sprint
Email: david.foureur@paddle.org.au
Anna Wood
NCE Women’s Sprint Coach
Email: anna.wood@paddle.org.au
Shaun Caven
National Paracanoe Coach
Email: shaun.caven@paddle.org.au
Tahnee Norris
Program Manager Paracanoe & Pathways Support
Email: tahnee.norris@paddle.org.au
Jimmy Owens
Queensland Sprint Coach
Email: jimmy.owens@paddle.org.au
Canoe Slalom Program
Postal address
PO Box 4246
Penrith, NSW 2750
Telephone: +61 2 4729 4256
Canoe Slalom Staff
Sara Latham
Performance Operations Manager – Slalom
Email: sara.latham@paddle.org.au
Phone: 02 4729 4256
Myriam Fox
National Senior Slalom Coach
Email: myriam.fox@paddle.org.au
Julien Billaut
National Senior Slalom Coach
Email: julien.billaut@paddle.org.au
Robin Jeffery
National Coach – Canoe Slalom
Email: robin.jeffery@paddle.org.au
Mike Druce
National Pathways Lead – Slalom
Email: mike.druce@paddle.org.au
Emir Mujcinovic
National Pathways Coach – Canoe Slalom
Email: emir.mujcinovic@paddle.org.au