Board & Committee

Board Members

Karina Franke
Senior Business Manager BA/LLB (GradDipLegPrac) – Chair & Independent Member
In March 2019, I was on four weeks leave before taking a new job, when a very passionate... read more
Kathy Rembisz
Deputy Chair & Shoalhaven Netball Association President/Representative
In 2019 Shoalhaven Netball Association was asked to attend a meeting with Illawarra Netball Association and Kiama Netball... read more
Rhonda Beedles
Kiama Netball Association President/Representative
In early 2019 I was approached by Michelle Harvey from Illawarra District Netball Association, to consider the possibility... read more
Katie Buckman
KPMG Wollongong Chartered Accountant BComm, GradDip ChartAccy CAANZ - Treasurer & Independent Member
The opportunity to join the Blaze family came at a time when I was searching for a new... read more
Lesley Connolly
Campbelltown District Netball Association Representative
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Katie Davies
Independent Member
Moving from the UK to Australia, I was fortunate to find a community through netball that made me... read more
Michele Harvey
Illawarra District Netball Association Representative
I have had a dream for the South Coast region to have a team in Netball NSW Premier... read more
Susan Pettitt
Former Australian Diamond & SP Netball Founder – Independent Member & South Coast Blaze Ambassador
Susan grew up in Bega and started playing netball when she was 8 years old, beginning her representative... read more
Larissa Rembisz
Independent Member/Marketing and Communications Manager
I have been playing netball since I was 4 years old and love the sport in every way.... read more

Management Committee

Nikita Sevula
Operations Manager
Having started playing Netball at Illawarra District when I was 6 years old, it kicked off a lifelong... read more
Nerida Sutton
Administration Manager
Growing up in Bega on the far South Coast, I stumbled across netball at the age of 11.... read more
Clare McCrohon
Marketing Assistant
Clare was the inaugural Blaze U23s Captain and instrumental in the team’s successful first season. Due to injury,... read more