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Maccabi Australia Report - January 2023 - from the President’s Desk

Maccabi Across Australia

Maccabi Australia was developed to enable the Dean Mohr and Sharon Roseman as the newly

organisation to leverage the national capability and appointed Co- Presidents of MaccVic join the

unify the organisation under one banner. Whilst the Maccabi Australia Board. Whilst the Co-President

State bodies have their specific mandates, we have role is a new structure for Maccabi – there is no

been able to build on our National objectives through doubt that with their combined skills and focus there

the State Presidents forum which is a vehicle for will be an invigorated approach. I look forward to the

sharing of information and actively looking for contribution they will make to Maccabi across

leverage. The State Presidents have been open to the

value that comes from being locally responsive and Australia.

globally efficient and provided valued contribution to

the national agenda. Maccabi is in a better place Jodi Rosenthal finished her term as the Chair of

because of one team one vision principle National sport after 4 years and has now been

replaced by Belinda Wolpert from WA. Belinda has a

Board Changes long history of doing some amazing things for

It is with some sadness that Brian Swersky has Maccabi and she will add enormous value.

stepped down as President of Maccabi Victoria and

therefore the Maccabi Australia Board. Brian has It is important to note that the Maccabi Australia

played an instrumental role in the development of board is now represented by more females than

Maccabi Victoria initially as the Chairman of the males as part of our Gender equality pledge.

Board, he was appointed to this role in 2012 and

then in 2016 became the President. He has been

effective, diligent, and very focused on building an

organisation that meets the needs of its members

and has a secured a sustainable future for Maccabi

Victoria.