TFA Board of Management

Erin Taylor was elected in 2020 to fill a casual vacancy position on the Board. Erin has been the Chair of the Touch Football ACT (TFACT) State and Territory Advisory Committee (STAC) since 2013. She is a practicing lawyer, representative Touch Football player and was a Director on the Board of the ACT Touch Football Association from 2010-2013. She has served in other sport-related roles over the years, including as a Director on the Board of Netball ACT, and has worked at the ACT Academy of Sport, ACT Sport and Recreation and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Taylor has been a passionate Touch Football player since she was 13.

Anita has been involved as a player, referee, coach and executive member of Touch Football for over 30 years. Anita has spent more than a decade as the technical director for North Queensland Touch and served on the Board of Queensland Touch from 2009-2012. In 2012 she was elected to the TFA Board. She is currently the Director of two companies in the Human Resource and Recruitment space and is also Company Director of companies in the food services sector. Anita has worked tirelessly for charity the Cure Starts Now, a foundation that raises funds for research into childhood brain cancers. North Queensland born and raised, Anita has a tremendous passion for the sport of Touch Football and her Townsville community. Having spent her working career across corporates, multi-nationals and her own business, she brings a unique set of well-rounded business skills to the TFA Board. Anita felt privileged to be elected as first female Chair of TFA.

Andrew Hill, former CEO of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, was appointed as a Director on the TFA Board in November 2019. Hill has been a long-time advocate of the sport of Touch Football, and was one of the people who championed the formation of a strategic alliance between the National Rugby League (NRL) and TFA, an alliance that was formally established in 2013 for the mutual benefit of both sports. Prior to becoming Bulldogs CEO, he was CEO of the Rugby League World Cup 2017 and General Manager of League Integration and Development at the NRL. He has also held General Manager roles at the Parramatta Eels NRL club and the GWS Giants AFL club. Hill has held numerous Board positions, including for the Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation, the Rugby League World Cup and NSW Royal Life Saving Society.

Neil has a great passion for Touch Football and has been involved in the sport as an official, coach and player for more than three decades. Neil is a Life Member of Touch Football Western Australia (TFWA) and Southern Districts Touch Association. He served as Chair of TFWA State Council for a number of years and was a council member for more than a decade. Neil has been the Director of Coaching for TFWA and as a coach he has been an outstanding developer of many junior and senior players who have gone on to represent at state, and some at national level. He was awarded a Coaching Foundation of WA award in recognition of his coaching service. Neil has a Bachelor of Physical Education and a Master of Educational Leadership. He is currently an Independent School Principal and, through his experience as a Board Member of two independent schools, he has developed strong skills in strategic analysis, planning and financial management.

“Kel” Lockyer previously served as a Director on the Queensland Touch Football (QTF) Board, a position he stepped down from to serve on the TFA Board. His involvement in the sport began more than 30 years ago as a player, and he has since refereed and coached at many different levels. Kel also brings budgeting, business planning, operations management, team building and management skills from his profession as an Executive Operations Manager.

Stuart Geros has a successful business background paired with a knowledge and love for the sport of Touch Football. He has been on the board of the New South Wales Touch Association as an Independent Director for the past three years. He has also held various roles in Touch Football at Affiliate, Regional and State Levels most notably with the Manly Touch Association and Sydney Scorpions. He is also currently the Chief Product Officer of publicly listed Prophecy International and oversees the innovative product direction of the entire suite of software solutions for that company.