Our People

The members of the JVI include Registered Clubs and Registered Affiliate Individuals. Registered Clubs (subject to a minimum membership) elect, each year, members of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is responsible for some aspect of operations both administrative and technical, for which a sub-committee is appointed to carry out the tasks. Judo Victoria Inc encourages all coaches to obtain a Judo Australia CAF licence, and all prospective students are encouraged to train with CAF licensed coaches.

COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT MEMBERS (elected & appointed)

PRESIDENT

Mr Daniel Kelly

(to end 2026)

SECRETARY

Ms Robyn Dawson

(to end 2026)

TREASURER

Mr Ser Hong (Pat) Quek

(to end 2026)

REGISTRAR

Mrs Maria Handler

(to end 2026)

ELECTED MEMBER

Ms Janet Lambert

(to end 2026)

APPOINTED MEMBER

Ms Sandy Hollingworth

(to end 2026)

APPOINTED MEMBER

Mr Nick Papadimitropoulos

(to end 2026)

VICE PRESIDENT

MR MIKI MAYER

(to end 2026)

APPOINTED MEMBER

Mr Hunter Richardson

(to end 2026)

STAFF

ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

Ms Robyne Dawson

WEBMASTER

Mr Miki Mayer

SUB-COMMITTEES

REFEREE COMMISSION MEMBERS

KATA COMMISSION MEMBERS

TOURNAMENT SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS

COACH DEVELOPMENT SUB COMMITTEE MEMBERS

STATE TEAM OFFICIALS

INDEPENDENT MEMBER PROTECTION OFFICERS

If you would like to contact a Member Protection Information Officer, please call the JV Administration Office on 0401540179 where you will be provided with the information to one of our 4 MPIO’s.

Click here to see Child and Member Protection Policy.

REFEREES

VICTORIAN ACTIVE GRADED REFEREE LIST

“The referees are the guardians of the physical, cultural and philosophical expression of Judo.” (IJF 2017)

NAME	LEVEL	CURRENT POSITION	PAST POSITION
Peter Alway	Continental	State Commission
Stan Ashley	Continental	State Commission
Daniel Arzhintar	JVI B
Igor Arzhintar	JVI B
Francis D’Couto	JVI A
Alexander Ginaylo	JVI A
Hunter Richardson	JVI B
Giuseppe Sfregola	JVI B
Graeme Grogan	JA A	State Commission
Thomas Handler	JA B	State Commission
Stephan Javni	JVI A
Mohamed Elhammamy	JA C	State Commission
Christophe Legaud	CONT		State Commission
Michelle Matthews	JA B
Axel Nightingale	JVI B
Noah Nightingale	JVI B
Vin Nightingale	JVI A
Douglas Noack	JVI A
David Pettett	JA A
Benjamin Underwood	JVI B
Dominic Sculli	JVI C
Ewan Smith	JVI C

KATA JUDGES

VICTORIAN KATA JUDGES

IJF contested kata:

Nage-no-kata, Katame-no-kata, Kime-no-kata, Ju-no-kata, Kodokan Goshinjutsu

(C = Commission)

NAME	NAGE	KATAME	KIME	JU	GOSHIN
Jenny Beaton				JA
Andrew Coatsworth	OJU Kodokan Institute Accredited	JV	OJU	JA Kodokan Inst Accred	Kodokan Institute Accredited
Eric Fuaux	JVI
Janet Lambert	JA		JVI	OJU
Christophe Legaud	JVI
Michelle Matthews (C)	IJF	IJF	IJF	IJF	IJF
Franc D’Couto	JVI	JVI	JVI	JVI	JVI
Roy Worner (C)	JVI	JVI	JVI
Tahlia Blackman (C)		JVI	JVI
Hunter Richardson (C)	JVI	JVI	JVI