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Maccabi Australia Report - June 2022 - from the President’s Desk

We are also fortunate to have 3 new people join the specialities are employment, industrial, discrimination

board. Sam Gamsu joins as the Chair of International and safety law. Her sports law work has included

Sport – he has been involved in the organisation for developing Member Protection Policies and advising

over 20 years in numerous roles in the club structure amateur and professional clubs about player, parent

and for his efforts is a life member of both Maccabi and coach misconduct; and advising clubs about

Junior cricket Club and the North Caulfield Junior employment matters. From 2014 to 2022, Jacquie

Football Club. In addition, he has been involved in was Maccabi NSW’s Honorary Solicitor. We welcome

many international games as a Senior manager and Jacquie knowing that she will add enormous value to

will head up the Maccabiah team in 2022. Giselle the Board

Berlinski has been at the centre of many senior

management roles in the Maccabi organisation Lastly, we welcome Harry Procel to his appointment

including Junior carnival, Maccabiah Games in 2017 as the Chair of the Board of Governors, he replaces

and Pan AM Games in 2019. Her dedication to the Tom Goldman in this role and will focus on the 100 th

organisation is unparalleled and we know if we need Anniversary for Maccabi Australia and the growth

stuff done – Giselle is the person who can achieve it and development of our National Awards.

effectively and with a smile on her face. Giselle

becomes an observer to the Board.

More recently we also appointed Jacquie Seemann as

the Chair of our Member Protection portfolio. She

has been a long-term Maccabi participant and was

involved in Carnivals as a swimmer and hockey

player. Her children as also proud Maccabi members.

In her professional life, Jacquie is a partner at the

National law firm Thomson Geer Lawyers. Her