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Vicki Wilmott, Illawarra Kareelah Orienteers
Vicki was introduced to orienteering in 1984 by her boss at the time, Margaret Duguid. Several events later, including The Boyd near Kanangra Walls, a Long O at Belanglo and Stockton Sand Dunes Vicki joined the Illawarra Orienteering club. Vicki has been fortunate to do orienteering in other countries with highlights being many events in Norway, a couple of O-Ringens in Sweden, the terrain around Jicin (when it was in the old Czechoslovakia), World Masters in Denmark and more recently the Scottish 6 Day. Hockey commitments for both herself and her daughter saw orienteering take a back seat for some years. Returning to orienteering on a much more regular basis brought new challenges - rebuilding navigation confidence and a new format, Sprint Orienteering.
Through orienteering Vicki has made many friends both here in Australia and overseas. It is always great to catch up with these friends and even more so when you think finding them at very large events such as the World Masters would be impossible.
A little known fact is that Vicki was born and raised in Broken Hill until her family moved to Wollongong. She has worked as a pharmacist at Wollongong Hospital since 1978, eventually specialising in oncology/haematology pharmacy. She is currently on LSL but intends to retire in late July. Other interests include gardening, book reading and spending time with the grandchildren.
Vicki became Secretary after the ONSW President asked if she would be willing to do it as no-one was coming forward to do it. She is still finding her way but hopes it all becomes easier over time.
This is the latest in our series introducing you to the dedicated individuals who manage our sport in NSW.
Name: Justin Stafford (NCN). Joined the Board: April 2024.
Justin is an avid and moderately competitive orienteer and the newly appointed president of NCN. He actively participates in NCN bush and street series, as well as CCN, state and national events along with his family of four. He sets for NCN and CCN.
In his professional life, Justin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blueshift, a tech company that has grown significantly over the past 20+ years, now employing over 40 staff.
Beyond the world of technology and orienteering, Justin has a strong commitment to community service. He has served on various boards within the SDA church, including two 4-year terms on the NNSW Conference which has a turnover of $20M. Currently, he is the chair of the ADRA Op Shop in Morisset, leading a dedicated team of 160 volunteers and managing a turnover of $1.2M. Additionally, Justin is an active board member of the SDA NNSW Aged Care.
Justin joined the board to contribute more effectively to the development and governance of orienteering in the region and is looking forward to working with the team.
Name - Richard Morris (BN).
Joined the Board: March 2024
Richard has recently joined the Board as a Director and is keen to contribute to oversight of the sport in NSW, especially its future strategic direction.
Richard is a member of Bennelong Northside Orienteers (BN) and has been orienteering on and off for over 40 years. He has been a keen participant in Sydney Summer Series and Metroleague events and in more recent years has begun re-engaging in State League and national events.
Outside of orienteering Richard keeps fit by running and dabbling in plenty of other sports, rides motorbikes and builds and fixes things. He works for investment manager Perpetual in an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) role.