Dr. Hoath brings an impressive blend of professional expertise and a deep passion for basketball to this role. He currently serves as Vice President of the Australian Medical Association (WA) and works as the Chief Medical Officer at Oqea. In addition, he holds board positions at the AMA(WA) and the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association, as well as being the chair of the board for the Fremantle Language Development Centre.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Dr. Hoath has a strong personal connection to basketball. As a parent of children actively involved in junior WABL programs, he brings first-hand knowledge of the grassroots basketball community. His passion for the sport, combined with his extensive leadership experience and dedication to community development, will be instrumental in supporting Basketball WA’s mission to grow and enhance basketball across the state.

Sandra Riches is a digital strategist with experience in digital strategy / governance.  Working with large corporates and government agencies.

Since 2000 in the UK and Perth Sandra has worked in Digital, including CEO of one of Perth’s most successful digital agencies. She has served on the BWA board since 2019, helping guide the alignment of strategies to objectives set out in the BWA strategic plans.

Sandra has taken on the role of Deputy Chair in 2022.

Cass Wright has been a BWA Board Member since 2020 and prior to that served as Chair of the Combat Sports Commission for two and half years. Cass is a Legal Director at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.  She heads up the Commercial and Corporate Legal team and advises businesses in commercial legal matters, regulatory compliance, board governance and privacy.  Cass has practiced as a Lawyer for 20 years and is passionate about board governance and Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Health Science. Cass is particularly focused on building healthier and safer sporting communities whilst making sport accessible to all members of the community.

Lorraine Driscoll is an experienced Senior Executive and Chief Financial Officer whose background is in local government and state government organisations. Lorraine is a Certified Practising Accountant and Chartered Management Accountant as well as a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Lorraine has extensive experience in finance, governance, strategic planning and business analysis, in addition her background in local government is a valuable skill gap identified at Board level, as all basketball is ultimately delivered in partnership with local government within the metro and country regions.

Lorraine has also had extensive experience with Lotterywest, which generates over $820 million in sales annually and unlike other lotteries, distributes the proceeds of sales directly to the community through its grant funding program. The Board identified finance as a skill gap and looks forward to working with Lorraine and the other board members to grow the sport of basketball and its operations.

Michael is currently the Director Community Development at the City of Stirling and has been a Basketball WA Board Member since September 2022.  As a Local Government Executive and passionate advocate for community sport, Michael brings valued expertise closely aligned with our strategic priorities to increase places to play and grow the social impact of basketball.

 “Basketball is experiencing unprecedented growth although the challenge now is ensuring that competitions, governance, facilities, programs and resources keep pace so that our sport remains accessible and inclusive for anyone who wants to participate.  In particular, I am focussed on assisting our Associations to deliver improved facilities and additional courts through the highly valued support from State Government and many Local Governments.  I am also a strong advocate for 3X3 as an alternate pathway for participation from grassroots through to the State, National, Asian and International stage.”

“I am genuinely thankful for the support and trust from the Affiliated Associations which has enabled my re-appointment to the Basketball WA Board.  I look forward to working alongside them as well as my Board colleagues, Basketball WA Team and broader basketball community to improve the lives of Western Australian’s through basketball.”

Travis has had a life-long affiliation with basketball having represented Western Australia, played collegiate level in USA and played over 450 games of NBL1. In 2023 he was one of the inaugural inductees as a Playing Life Member of the SBL    He has since continued his connection with the game coaching at NBL1 and WABL levels and has served on the SBL/NBL1 West commission for 5 years.   Travis has had strong affiliation with 3 clubs over the journey having played for both Rockingham Flames and Willetton Tigers in NBL1 and coached WABL with Cockburn Cougars.  This provides a broad understanding of how those associations work and their strengths and challenges, which was identified as a skill gap on the current Board.

Travis has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources across multiple roles.  He is currently the Head of Human Resources at Western Australia’s largest disability support provider and has held that role for the last 3 years.  Travis also has a Master of Business Administration (Leadership) and Postgraduate certificate in Human Resources.  Travis was elected to the Board for 3 years.

REBECCA HARGRAVE – DIRECTOR

Rebecca Hargrave is an executive leader with 20 years’ experience in marketing and corporate affairs within the energy sector. Rebecca specialises in strategy and culture, with demonstrated experience in leadership, retail operations, governance and risk.  Rebecca holds a Master of Business Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

A passionate diversity, equity and inclusion advocate, Rebecca’s committed to disrupting entrenched norms and accelerating innovation. She’s committed to continuing the increased participation of girls and other marginalised groups within basketball’s fast-growing numbers.  Rebecca and her family are active in the basketball community and understand the important role that sport plays in bringing communities together