Cameron has over 20 years of senior executive and boardroom experience in both public and private sectors. Cameron is a lifelong basketball tragic.  He has been involved with basketball for over 30 years.  He is 6’6 tall and had retained almost no athletic ability into middle age.

Greg Smith is a self-employed builder who has a five-year involvement with one of the Association’s largest clubs. Being a club volunteer, coach and administrator, coupled with his professional experience, he brings a good balance of thought to strategic planning projects. Greg and his wife Fiona have four children involved at Northside – Jacob, Morgan, Bailey and Lili. With a history in AFL, he is a club man who passionately supports his club and the association. Greg wears many hats including Board Member, Club coach and Representative team Assistant Coach to son Jacob. Greg is a valuable and reliable volunteer and we welcome the assistance he provides to Northside Wizards in so many ways.

Trudi is a collaborative and results-driven professional with 25 years of experience in the corporate, SME and government sectors. She is passionate about excellent communications with a focus on delivering a seamless customer experience. Trudi has a proven track record of strengthening mutually beneficial commercial partnerships and the credibility and style to quickly establish rapport and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders. Trudi is a strategic thinker who adopts a pragmatic approach to addressing business challenges.

Phillip Brooks is a descendant of the Bidjara Tribe (Great Grandfather), the Kairi Tribe (Great Grandmother), and the Ducabrook Clan located at Springsure, Central Queensland. Growing up, he spent the majority of his time living in Townsville, North Queensland. In 2014, he and his family moved to Brisbane and joined Northside Wizards, with his son playing both club and representative basketball. Phillip joined the board in 2018 in an exciting time for both opportunity and growth for the association. He is deeply invested in responding to ways that support and grow female/referee participation within the Northside Association. Phillip is currently employed as the Commissioner of Queensland Family and Child Commission and has held an esteemed career in the Queensland Government in a range of roles including as Director Government Coordination, Executive Director and Regional Director.

Michael (Rocky) has a long history in basketball dating over 30 years as a player, coach, volunteer & administrator. First playing Juniors during the 90s he also represented many associations at QABL/ABA/CBA level during his time as a Senior player. Michael & his wife Michaela have 3 kids involved at the Wizards – Elijah, Jocelyn & Piper & both coach in the club & Rep system. Michael is passionate about seeing our Junior Wizards become Senior Wizards and reach even greater heights in the future.

Darren is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years experience across both private practice and commercial settings.  As Founder and Managing Director of an Accounting Firm in Brisbane, he is the trusted advisor to a wide variety of clientele, working to achieve tailored solutions resulting in the best possible outcomes that meet his client’s needs.

Darren has a proven track record of providing informed advice, growth facilitation and both goal setting and achieving within the financial arena.  His ability to strategically analyse information, collaborate with a team, and set the future direction of operations has meant he has been a valuable contributor on several Boards, (including Not for Profits), providing valuable compliance, commercial and big picture input.

Darren could also be described as a bit of a sports nut.  From his own days playing representative cricket, tennis and high-level basketball, to the local touch footy team – Darren has been involved in sport one way or another all his life. He is now proudly supporting his two sons through their own journeys and has a real desire to give back to his local basketball community.