Nicky Couston

Nicky Couston has extensive work experience in the sports industry, primarily in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Hawthorn Football Club. In their most recent position at the AFL, they served as the National Wellbeing Manager since August 2022. Prior to this role, they held various positions at the AFL, including Prevention Programs and Wellbeing Manager from November 2020 to November 2022, and National Talent Wellbeing Manager from February 2017 to November 2020. Nicky also worked as an Education Project Officer at the AFL from January 2016 to January 2017.

Before joining the AFL, Nicky Couston worked at Hawthorn Football Club. Their roles at the club included Player Welfare and Development Mentor from November 2012 to January 2016, Football Operations & Career Development Advisor from December 2009 to November 2012, and Football Operations Coordinator from November 2005 to November 2009.

Nicky Couston completed a Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, in 2010, they obtained a Graduate Certificate in Career Counselling for Elite Athletes from Victoria University. Their undergraduate education was completed at Federation University Australia, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) and a Bachelor's degree in Management from 2002 to 2005. The field of study for the graduate certificate and the undergraduate degrees was not specified.