Executive Committee
President
Robin Chan - president@unswfc.com.au
‘Robbie’ is a Strategy Director in the area of developing brand and customer experiences, most recently being the Head of Customer Strategy at the Iconic - Australia’s largest pure online retailer. He has been involved with UNSW FC for over 20 years as player and volunteer, spending 7 years as club president from 2014-2021 before taking a short break across 2022-2023.
Treasurer
Guy Volpicella - treasurer@unswfc.com.au
Guy is currently the Acting Treasurer for Westpac Group (NZ). He is a UNSW alumni (B.Com (Economics and Finance) and M.Com (Banking and Finance)) and played for the UNSW Men’s First Grade from 1989-1999.
Secretary
Matthew Sgroi-Smith - secretary@unswfc.com.au
Matthew is the UNSW FC BYL U13s Head Coach and is currently in his 5th year of a LLB (Laws/PPE) Degree at UNSW.
Student President
Ashleigh James
Ashleigh is the UNSW FC Club Captain (Womens) and a member of the WNPL Reserve Grade Squad. She is currently in her 2nd year of studying a Bachelor of Applied Exercise Science/Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology at UNSW.
Arc Delegate
TBA
Student Secretary
TBA
Georgia is a member of the WNPL Reserve Grade Squad and is currently in her 2nd year of studying a Bachelor of Construction Management and Property at UNSW.
Student Treasurer
Alessia Del Pane
Alessia is a member of the WNPL First Grade Squad and is currently in her 2nd year of studying a Bachelor of Psychological Science at UNSW.
General Committee
Member Protection Information Officer
Dr Phillips Wadds - p.wadds@unsw.edu.au
Operations & Admin - Women's League
TBA
Operations & Admin - Girl's League
TBA
Operations & Admin - Men's League
Peter Croucher
Operations & Admin - Boy's League
Linda Chidiac
Operations & Admin - Boy's League
Laura Ruvinsky
Partnerships & Alumni
Craig Wilson
Player Representative - Women's League
Ashleigh James
Player Representative - Men's League
Claudio Fabiano
Claudio is the UNSW MNPL First Grade Vice-Captain and a Professional Football Broadcaster.
ESFA Men’s League
James Heathcote
ESFA Women’s League
Tiffany Fung
ESFA Women’s League
Leila Hickman
General Committee (Accounts)
Richie Hrovat
Richie is a long-time volunteer with UNSW FC, with sporadic involvement in the club for close to 30 years. He is currently a Director at Ray White Dulwhich Hill and holds a Bachelors of Material Science and Engineering from UNSW.
General Committee
Martin O’Rourke
General Committee
Mourad Selim
Advisory Board
Dr Nicholas Apoifis
Nick Apoifis is the UNSW FC Director of Football (Women). In 2023 he received the UNSW Sports Volunteer of the Year Award for his work here and elsewhere for gender equality in sports generally. He is also the Associate Dean (International) in the UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, and a researcher in Politics and International Relations in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW. Nick was a long-serving goalkeeper for the UNSW FC Men’s First Grade side.
Dr Phillip Wadds
Phillip Wadds is the UNSW FC MPIO and is a direct liaison between the club and the UNSW institution. He is an Associate Professor in Criminology in the Faculty of Law and Justice at UNSW, holding a PhD in Cultural Studies/Criminology from the University of Western Sydney. Joining in 2022, Dr Wadds has overseen the introduction and facilitation of internship opportunities within the club for over 20 students across exercise science, nutrition, media and law degrees.
Dr Jan Breckenridge
Jan Breckenridge is a new member of the UNSW FC Board in 2024. She joins with a wealth of experience in the high-performance sport space, having played tennis, hockey and cricket before moving into management of her sons’ football teams. Jan was the secretary of Sydney City Eagles Premier League Futsal Club from 2011-2020. She is also Head of the School of Social Sciences at UNSW, a co-convenor of the UNSW Gendered Violence Research Network, and is a Research Fellow of the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute.
Shane Cox
Shane returns to UNSW FC following over a decades rest to join a new role in the advisory board. Previously UNSW FC President from 2008-2010, Shane was involved with the club at a committee level from 2003 until 2011. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from UNSW and is currently Head of Product and Engineering at Rux Engery, a innovative venture working in the space of emissions reduction and low-cost sustainable hydrogen.