Peter Brown
President
Peter is a long-time member of the Ocean Grove Badminton Club. He was inducted as a Life Member of Badminton Victoria in 2021 for 10 years of continuous service on its Board, as well as five years as a Badminton Victoria Junior Committee Member.
Karl Groves
Vice President
Karl is the Director of Geelong Satellite & Communications Pty Ltd and is a keen player, often to be found at veterans badminton tournaments.
Michael Chang
Secretary
From an engineering background, Michael worked at large listed companies including Alcoa, Rothschild and Barlows. He is also a qualified financial planner although he is now happily retired.
Tim Conway
Secretary
A confirmed Formula One tragic, Tim works in the sustainable energy sector developing large scale solar battery systems.
Vishal Chhabra
Secretary
Not only is Vishal a qualified badminton coach, he is also a qualified physical education teacher. When not on the court, he enjoys swimming and traveling.
Ken Haggerty
Secretary
After a long management career at Alcoa, Ken now divides his time between his hobby farm, practising sustainable personal horticulture, and his true passion, badminton, as a player, coach and mentor.
Naman Bhardwaj
Staff
Not only is Vishal a qualified badminton coach, he is also a qualified physical education teacher. When not on the court, he enjoys swimming and traveling.
Andrew Chin
Staff
After a long management career at Alcoa, Ken now divides his time between his hobby farm, practising sustainable personal horticulture, and his true passion, badminton, as a player, coach and mentor.
Hans Wanasili
Staff
A retired structural engineer from Indonesia, Hans enjoys jigsaw puzzles and traveling (besides badminton of course).
Raghuveer Cirimavilla
Staff
Raghu is from cancer research background. When he’s not smashing shuttles on the court, he’s a movie buff.
Vishal Chhabra
Staff
Not only is Vishal a qualified badminton coach, he is also a qualified physical education teacher. When not on the court, he enjoys swimming and traveling.
Dinusha Madushan
Staff
The always-smiling Dinusha is studying electronic engineering at Deakin University, where he builds robots both for his course and for fun.
Himal Karkal
Staff
Himal is a final year Sports Science student majoring in Applied Sports Science. He loves cycle touring and is a keen high country trail runner and hiker.
Jyotika Singh
Staff
Jyotika divides her time between the soccer pitch and the badminton court. She comes from a sports data analyst background.
John Van Klaveren
Staff
A former journalist and PR manager, John has been playing badminton for more than 30 years and hopes to get better at it soon.
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