Western Australian Institute of Sport
Melanie Cooper, CPA, MBA, currently serves as the General Manager of Corporate Services at the Western Australian Institute of Sport since October 2023. Previous roles include CFO at Hope Community Services Ltd from June 2019 to May 2022, Operations and Finance Manager at Cox Architecture from February 2018 to June 2019, and Manager of Corporate Services at the Western Australian Association for Mental Health from June 2016 to February 2018. Melanie also held the position of Director of Corporate Services at the Australian Pharmacy Council from January 2014 to April 2016 and held various leadership roles at Waterwise from September 2005 to September 2011, including Director of Operations and Human Resource and Finance. Earlier in their career, Melanie worked as a Programme Coordinator at Water UK from 2001 to 2006. Melanie's educational background includes a Chartered Public Accountant designation from CPA Australia, a Chartered Global Management Accountant degree from CIMA, and a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business, among other qualifications.
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Western Australian Institute of Sport
Purpose Enabling Western Australian athletes to achieve international sporting success. Vision Sporting Champions: Western Australian athletes achieve international success and are admired for their character. Guiding Principles WAIS will pursue its Purpose and develop strategy guided by the following principles: • Principle 1. International Focus: WAIS will prioritise resource allocation to support athlete performance at the international level. • Principle 2. Partner to Value Add: WAIS will invest in and partner National Sports Organisations (NSOs) that provide high calibre national leadership; it will allocate its resources to enhance the support provided by them to WA athletes. • Principle 3. Western Australian Significance: WAIS will give priority to sports important to the Western Australian community. • Principle 4. Community Values: High performance athletes are role models for the community and their behaviour should reflect an understanding of this responsibility. • Principle 5. Athlete wellbeing and safety: WAIS will make decisions and take actions that are at all times considerate of athlete mental and physical wellbeing and safety. • Principle 6. Government Policy Alignment: WAIS will align with Western Australian Government policy and be responsive to Federal Government sports policy. Our Values Our culture of Striving for Excellence is lived through the behaviours of athletes and staff that demonstrate: • PASSION • INTEGRITY • QUALITY • TEAMWORK