Athletics
Yvonne has been a member of the OSFO Executive since 2007. Yvonne’s role in the Oceania region is as the Executive Director of the Oceania Athletics Association, a position she has held since 2005. As a former athlete, sports administrator and Technical Official, Yvonne brings to the OSFO Board a wide range of skills and valuable experience. A highlight for Yvonne was officiating at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and in 2018 at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, where she carried the Queen's Baton. Her experience in the Pacific is wide-ranging where she has been a Technical Official and the Technical Delegate at the Pacific and Pacific Mini Games since 2003. In her spare time Yvonne loves nothing better than a day at the beach.
Baseball & Softball
An experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry, Chet is skilled in event management, management, sports marketing, sports management and high performance sport. A strong business development professional with a Bachelor of Applied Science focused in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching from Cal Poly Pomona.
Chet has been the Secretary General for the WBSC Oceania for over 25 years, and also the OSFO Secretary General for the past 14 years.
Chet has been a Technical official for Baseball in the Olympic Games from 1996–2008 and is currently a Technical Official for Softball. His career highlight was a four-year appointment as the Baseball Competition Manager for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Basketball
BasketballAmanda Jenkins was appointed as the Executive Director of Oceania in February 2022, following eight years of rising through FIBA’s ranks in the Oceania Regional Office. Amanda is the first ever female Zone Director to be appointed within FIBA.
She has worked across many facets of the business whilst at FIBA, but has most notably managed numerous events throughout the Oceania region, including guiding the region through the new competition structure from 2017.
Amanda previously worked for the Darebin Council, Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust, and was coaching representative basketball in Victoria, Australia prior to commencing with FIBA in March 2014. She was also seconded to manage the basketball competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on Australia's Gold Coast.
Before completing her MBA at Deakin University in 2023, Amanda undertook her Post Graduate Certificate in Sports Management at Royal Holloway University, England and graduated from the Women Lead Sports program conducted through ASOIF in 2021. She is passionate about continuing the growth and development of the Oceania region across the FIBA strategic pillars.
"I love working with and for the people in Oceania and across the global FIBA family. I am excited by this new opportunity to lead and to continue on with the fantastic work that we do here in this region. I was raised around a basketball court, so to be now leading one of the five zones of FIBA is truly an honour."
Special Projects Volunteer
Swimming
Ryan is arguably the greatest competitive swimmer Papua New Guinea has ever produced, having Represented Papua New Guinea at many international competitions, including four Olympic Games (2004-2016) and three Commonwealth Games (2002-2010). He now uses his experience of competing at the highest level to inspire the next generation of Oceania athletes, in his role as a member of the Pacific Games Council, and the deputy chair of the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.
Special Projects Volunteer
Fencing
Helen Smith is a triple Olympian in Fencing, Fencing Master and former international referee. She has held administrative posts in the sport at the club, state, national and international level.
She is currently the President of the Oceania Fencing Confederation Ltd, a member of the International Fencing Federation Executive Committee, and President of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation.
Federation of International Touch
Rhonda Togipau is the Regional Member Relations Officer for the Federation of International Touch. Across a 30-year career, she has worked in various leadership and community roles and is known for creating and implementing strategies focusing on organisational stability and sustainability.
Rhonda is a skilled leader delivering Touch International and National events, with 20 years of experience as a Niue Touch Leader. A professional sports mentor and manager, she has been on the club team Galaxy Touch since 1998 and is also involved with the Auckland Touch Association as a player and manager for Open and Masters grades.