doug flockhart
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Doug is the CEO of Clubs Queensland,
which was formed in 1977. He has over 27 years in leadership positions
as an owner-operator, consultant, and senior Management Executive in the
Tourism, Retail, Property and Hospitality (Restaurant, Hotel, Club)
sectors, with a focus on innovation, implementation, professionalism,
communication and relationships. He is a past board member of the Qld Governments Office
of Liquor, Gaming and Racing ‘Queensland Gaming Commission’ and the
Queensland Department of Primary Industry – Food and Fibre Sciences
Division, Centre for Food Technology. Born in Brisbane, he is married with two
children and has a passion for many things including flying. Doug
holds a Private Pilots license with a Command Instrument Rating and he
has been flying since the age of sixteen.
amy coady
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Amy is responsible for managing relationships with Clubs Queensland's associate members. She joined Clubs Queensland in 2008, after having spent a few years living in London where she worked in marketing and communications roles and of course travelled extensively throughout Europe and North America. She also holds a Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in Marketing from Queensland University of Technology. Away from work, Amy enjoys running around after her toddler, hitting the gym and a good coffee.
ana gillespie
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Ana joined Clubs Queensland in 2007
after time out from the workforce to spend time with her children, now
busy teenagers. Ana has a qualification in Business Administration and
over 24 years of experience in administrative and organisational
coordination. Born in Argentina, Ana came to Australia over 38 years ago
and speaks Spanish and Italian. Ana loves going to the markets in the
early hours of the morning, followed by an ocean swim at the Sunshine
Coast, and she also likes to spend time with her budgie Rex who is a
chatter box.
bob cordwell
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & ADVERTISING MANAGER
Bob joined Clubs Queensland in December 2009 after working for 5 years as a BDM for Aruze Gaming servicing clubs and hotels from Brisbane to Rockhampton/Emerald.
Previously having a long association in the media working for such organisations as Australian Provincial Newspapers as Marketing/Circulation Manager where he worked on the re branding of The Sunshine Coast Daily and its 7 free weekly publications, FPC magazines where he relaunched the Noosa Weekender and 34 years on News Limited publications, starting as a 14yo on The Brisbane Telegraph then transferring to The Courier Mail, 17 of those years on Quest Community Newspapers.
In his spare time Bob enjoys boating and fishing.
colleen ocafrain
EVENTS AND SALES DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Colleen brings 20 years of event and sales development experience to Clubs Queensland. With a Bachelor of International Business in her bag she went travelling and fell in love with events working for Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London. This set a certain level of expectation and she has since worked for other 5 star hotels such as Sheraton and Marriott and more recently with the 4.5 star boutique Hotel Urban in Spring Hill as Head of the Events Department. Colleen is married to a Frenchman and lived in France for seven years working for Quiksilver in their European head office both in customer service and on large public televised surf events like the WCT in France and Spain and the Masters in Hawaii as well as Tony Hawk skate events in the UK.
daniel nipperess
WORKPLACE RELATIONS & COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Daniel comes to Clubs Queensland having
spent a number of years practising as a solicitor in the workplace
relations field for a national top-teir law firm. Daniel has particular
expertise in advising on dismissals, workplace discrimination and work
health and safety matters (including bullying and harassment). Daniel holds a Bachelor of Laws and
Bachelor of Business from QUT and a Graduate Diploma a Legal Practice
from the College of Law. Daniel is a solicitor admitted to the Supreme
Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia. Having grown up in Brisbane, Daniel is
an avid Brisbane Broncos supporter In his spare time, Daniel enjoys
getting to the beach, playing music, engaging in the odd culinary challenge in the kitchen and producing a selection of home
brewed craft ales.
emma nicholson
WORKPLACE RELATIONS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Emma is a qualified lawyer and will add a further depth of experience and capability to the Team.
Emma has a strong history of taking on community leadership roles and volunteer activities and has a keen interest in a number of sports, travel and camping. Emma grew up in the Pioneer Valley, a rural area outside of Mackay, where her parents still run a cattle property and was most recently working as a Graduate Lawyer in the challenging area of family law in Townsville.
jason salecich
RELATIONSHIP/OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Jason has an exemplar background in the community club industry, with his most recent role running a group of three successful clubs – Cazalys (300 gaming machines), Trinity Beach (82 gaming machines), and South Cairns Sports (60 gaming machines). Prior to his 10-year stint in the Cairns market, he also spent three years as General Manager at the Moranbah Community Workers Club west of Mackay. In addition, he has spent a short period on the Board of Clubs Queensland while also being a long-standing member of the clubs advisory group.
kerri hutchison
ACCOUNTS OFFICER
Kerri assists with the
financial administration and keeps the financial records including
accounts payable and accounts receivable. Kerri has 27 years of experience in
accounting and bookkeeping and joined the Clubs Qld team in June 2008,
returning to work after 4 years caring for her family. Kerri loves the
gym, weekends at the kids’ soccer and dance, and an adrenalin rush –
motor bike rides, parachuting, hot air ballooning, and quad biking.
laura bos
COMMUNICATIONS & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER
Laura began her 25-year career in clubs, ‘cutting her teeth’ as part of the start-up management team at QE11 Sports Club. Since those days, Laura has built on this early membership marketing experience and curated a solid career as a strategic marketing, communications and stakeholder manager across a number of industries including financial services, primary industries, community services and social justice. Laura is looking forward to working with clubs and government to advance the important issues that affect our sector, and apply her extensive experience to support her marketing colleagues out in clubs. “It’s a competitive market out there and it will get more challenging. I’m more than happy to share my experiences and support our members to try new initiatives – sometimes just a sounding board is all that is needed!’ As one of the early female managers in this industry, Laura also has a passion for developing and supporting her female colleagues who are in leadership roles and encouraging more women to develop a career in clubs. ‘I grew up in the industry in NSW and came of age with it in Queensland. It feels good to be home – the industry is in my blood.’ Laura is married to Berend, has 3 teenage offspring and loves live music, wonderful food in great company and a bloody good belly laugh!
madelyn jones
EVENTS & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Madelyn joins the team at Clubs Queensland as the Event & Partnerships Manager to head up the annual AHG Expo while Amy Coady takes maternity leave. Madelyn has a range of experience in events, most recently heading up Inaugural Inside Retail Expo earlier this year in Sydney. As well as events, Madelyn loves building industry relationships with her warm and bubbly nature. Whilst Queensland is home for Madelyn, she has spent the last three years in Sydney advancing her career in Event Management and is now back in her home town to be closer to family. She’s a competitive netball player with a passion for all sports, including touch football and surfing, all the while still enjoying a glass of wine on the weekends.
melissa moulton
WORKPLACE RELATIONS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Melissa Harris joins the team at Clubs Queensland after having been an Associate at the Fair Work Commission where she worked closely with the Commission’s members. Melissa moved to Brisbane in 2011 from Darwin to complete her legal studies at Griffith University and is a qualified lawyer. In her free time, Melissa enjoys exploring the variety of food, culture and entertainment that Brisbane has to offer, barracking for the Western Bulldogs and baking.
rowan todd
SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER
Rowan assists in the financial
management of Clubs Queensland, including financial records, budgets and
reporting. He joined Clubs Qld in August 2009, having previously
worked in two Brisbane accounting firms and also as a financial
accountant for St Vincent’s and Holy Spirit Health. Away from work,
Rowan enjoys running and enters marathons and half marathons. He also
enjoys watching cricket and football and spending time with his family and their pet dog.
sacha finley
SENIOR DESIGN & PRODUCTION MANAGER
Sacha is Clubs Queensland’s very own in house graphic designer with experience across a vast range of mediums including video, audio, animation, graphic and web design. Having completed degrees in animation and design at Griffith University, Sacha is able to utilise her broad skill set and corporate experience to enhance Clubs Queensland’s creative presence, predominantly via the Club Insight publication and event collateral. Sacha is a discerning grazer with a love for good food, shopping and most of all - gadgets.
wayne moffatt
RELATIONSHIP/OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Wayne’s has many years and experience at Club Pine Rivers, his role with Clubs Queensland will be to deliver ‘specialist’ operational experience, that will assist club managers/directors across the state, for example via, Operational/management advice & support, Assistance with restructures, Master planning & club projects, Strategic planning, Temporary/emergency assistance - i.e. locum club manager, P&L, gaming, labour, and procurement assistance, Trouble shooting, Mobile help desk, etc. Pleasingly this role adds to the already extensive benefits, that are available as part of the Clubs Queensland membership offer.