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SPORTS DIETITIANS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 1. OUR MEMBERS ARE SOUGHT AFTER AS LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS IN SPORTS NUTRITION PRACTICE 2. SDA IS A DYNAMIC, DIVERSE AND RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATION 3. ACTIVE AUSTRALIANS KNOW AND ENGAGE A SPORTS DIETITIAN AS PART OF THEIR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL GOALS 4. OUR ACCREDITATION PROCESS IS ROBUST, RIGOROUS, RECOGNISED AND HIGHLY REGARDED 5. SDA WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ITS MEMBERS; AND PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS NUTRITION AND ITS MEMBERS CONTENTS PRESIDENTS REPORT 02 EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT 03 MEMBERSHIP 04 EDUCATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY 05 COURSE OVERVIEW 06 SDA IN THE MEDIA 08 OUR PARTNERS 09 STATE REPORT 10 SDA IN THE COMMUNITY 12 SDA STRUCTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGEMENTS FELLOWS SUB COMMITTEES 14 FINANCIAL REPORT 16 SDA ANNUAL REPORT 10-11 // 1 PRESIDENT REPORT KELLIE HOGAN collateral has been tremendous. We love the more contemporary and sleek SDA that has emerged from this re-branding process. 2011 has been a year of tremendous consolidation of some wonderful and positive changes we saw in the preceding year. Our Again, SDA continued to cement strong relationships with our Executive Officer, Melinda Jacobsen, has been with us now for a corporate partners including Gatorade, Sustagen Sport, Almond full 18 months and she continues to drive SDA forward through Board Australia, Kellogg’s Sustain and Dairy Australia. Each her ongoing review and improvement of current processes and partnership delivers member learning and earning opportunities as operations, as well as through Melinda’s continual search for ways well as credible nutrition messages. to enhance SDA and identify opportunities that benefit our members With the assistance of Melinda, the board has undertaken regular and advance the organisation. We thank Melinda for her outstanding risk management audits and an annual board performance efforts in 2010-2011. review. A key risk to be identified through this process has been In December 2010, at the annual SDA board planning meeting, the issue of knowledge transfer within the SDA office and the we tweaked our vision - SDA – creating leaders in sports nutrition board. We have many SDA staff and board members brains practice INSPIRE – EDUCATE - EMPOWER. At this meeting, the full of history and processes. The development of a succession board also crystalised our 2010-2015 Strategic Goals: plan and a detailed policy and procedure manual has been an excellent way to document this information. Further, as a result of • Our members are sought after as leaders and influencers in changes approved to the constitution at last year’s AGM, SDA has sports nutrition practice implemented a Board rotation policy, whereby every year half of Board positions are re-elected; and the ability to appoint non SDA • SDA is a dynamic, diverse and responsible organisation members to the board to improve diversity and fill identified skill • Active Australians know and engage a Sports Dietitian as part of gaps. These changes are as a result of the great work undertaken in their team of professionals to help achieve their personal goals 2010 by SDA’s Structure and Governance Committee. • Our accreditation process is robust, rigorous, recognised and The board performance review process allows the board to obtain highly regarded feedback on its overall performance as a group and measure a range of governance practices, in our efforts to continually strive for • SDA will provide resources for its members; and promote the improvement. The process has allowed us to clearly monitor overall benefits of sports nutrition and its members. board performance and identifying any skill gaps and certainly SDA board members and office personnel have kept our vision and assists in ensuring the board is efficient, effective and focused strategic goals at the forefront of all decisions and regularly reflect on its duties. Individual board members have also taken part in on them when guiding our practices and reviewing opportunities. self assessment. I would like to thank the board of 2011 for their The 12month Action Plan of activities, that deliver these goals, has ongoing and tireless commitment to SDA. Without your individual almost all been achieved, which is a great result for both the SDA contributions, SDA would not be in the wonderful position we find office and board members. ourselves in today. This year has also seen further implementation of the Career We had a number of board and staff changes in 2011. Sadly Karina Development Pathway (CDP), in particular the addition of Advanced Savage stepped down from the board in February and was ably Sports Dietitian status along with our existing Accredited Sports replaced at short notice by Simone Allen. Thank you to both Karina Dietitian. We hope members have embraced the program and Simone for their contributions. The office also welcomed and now find themselves immersed in it. SDA will continue to Helen Duong to support and administer our education courses and provide members with opportunities that complement their membership. Daniela Manche was appointed as our ‘in-house’ career development pathway and we look forward to the future sports dietitian and Alison Walsh continued to assist SDA with roll out of the communication plan to the wider sporting and editing of our monthly newsletter Fuel. general populations. This will further assist with one of our key Finally, it is with tremendous sadness that we will bid farewell to organisational goals to ensure are members are sought after in the Shesiedo Ringdahl, our office manager, in August 2011. Shesiedo field of sports nutrition. has been with SDA for over four years and has been an amazing SDA has, once again, been sought after internationally as educators asset and instrumental in driving the organisation forward, and leaders in the field of sports nutrition education. We ran our with much of this work undertaken independently, showing Sports Nutrition Course in Canada and the feedback and evaluations great initiative and commitment. SDA thanks Shesiedo for her of attendees was outstanding. Thank you to our dedicated Education dedication and loyalty and wishes her nothing but luck in her future Sub-committee for their tireless hard work in organising the endeavours. Sports Nutrition Course both overseas and at home. We also thank That brings to a close another action packed year for SDA. I am those members who represent SDA on national and international excited by the future and the potential that lies ahead for our conference organising and scientific committees. organisation; not the least of which are SDA’s 15th year anniversary SDA has also undergone a face lift in 2011. The feedback we have celebrations – how quickly we have grown! received on our new look logo, website, factsheets and all printing SDA ANNUAL REPORT 10-11 // 2 EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT MELINDA JACOBSEN • Welcome to Dairy Australia – SDA is delighted to be partnering with Dairy Australia and support their endeavours to promote With clear strategic direction and defined action plans, as well as a dairy (milk, cheese and yoghurt) as great before, during and after great new professional look, SDA continued its strong performance sporting activity food. We’re looking forward to bringing members and growth in 2010-2011. some great online learning, with their support. SDA and its members represent the forefront of sports nutrition • Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (NES) courses – based on information and practice in Australia and, as it’s emerging, possibly participant feedback, SDA undertook a major review and the world. While sport is the Australian way, the country still finds update of both our “Active Adult” and “Junior Athlete” courses. itself in an obesity epidemic; now, more than ever, Australians With the NES continuing to be extremely popular amongst the need to get active and eat well. Accredited Sports Dietitians provide fitness industry, the improvements have been well received and scientifically sound sports nutrition messages and support active embraced, as offering very practical solutions to sports nutrition Australians to achieve their goals, whether that’s completing a 5km issues. fun run, cycling around Australia or winning Olympic/ World Champ medals. You can read more about the interesting and varied work of • Our partnerships – SDA is grateful for the continued support of our members later in this report. corporate partners - Gatorade, Sustagen Sport, Kellogg’s Sustain and the Almond Board of Australia. Further, we continue to It was another busy year and we celebrate the following forge strong relations with industry partners - SMA, ESSA, DAA achievements: and Fitness Australia – and work together to support member learning. • SDA rebranded – quite by accident, and with guidance and support from Caramel Creative, SDA embarked on a rebranding • Strong financial result - As you will see in the financial pages, exercise and the results speak for themselves. Our new logo SDA has once again delivered a fantastic financial result. evokes a strong, credible message that has been rolled out Throughout the year, it has always been the Board’s goal to across all collateral, website and education program material. accrue sufficient capital reserves to support one years’ trading if, The parent blue hues are used for member communications; the hypothetically, SDA had to close its doors. I’m pleased to report orange hues for community communications. The blue/green we have achieved that goal and SDA will now look at opportunities spectrum allows us to select hues for individual activities and to invest in member professional development. programs, like the green used for our Conference in October 2011. Of course, the success of an organisation is largely dependent on its people. It’s a pleasure to be working with a dedicated and passionate • Website upgrade – quietly in the background, we have refreshed Board. Every member carries out their responsibilities as a the SDA website and introduced a number of new features, Director with diligence and enthusiasm.