Sarah Cutbush GAICD
President

Sarah has been a member at Somerton SLSC since 2012 and is a patrol vice-captain.

A Surf Life Saving SA Director since 2018, Sarah is an MBA-qualified executive manager and senior strategic marketer, who brings broad experience in business and marketing across several industries to the SLSSA Board.

She is currently Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at South Australia's largest university, UniSA.

Craig Burton

Craig has been an active member of Glenelg SLSC since 1976, he obtained his bronze in 1979, and a has been a Glenelg SLSC Life Member since 1995. Craig has held numerous positions within the club and at a state level, most recently the Chair of SA Surf Sports for Surf Life Saving SA.

Craig is the Manager, City Growth within the Economic Development and Tourism team at the City of Adelaide. He develops strategies to attract more businesses and residents to South Australia. Previously, Craig has worked in Sales and Marketing roles at Coopers Brewery, Adelaide Football Club, Prince Alfred College and State Government.

Craig still competes in Surf Sports at a high level in both local and national championships and coaches surf ski paddlers from several clubs.

Glen Scott

Glen is an exceptionally accomplished business development, strategic sales and project management operations executive. He joins the SLSSA board a comprehensive skillset in senior management, including budget management, stakeholder engagement, change management, systems management and much more. Glen has worked on numerous high profile projects, including the new Royal Adelaide Hospital and more.

Glen also has a proud history in Sports Administration, and has more than 50 years of Lifesaving experience. Before emigrating to Australia, Glen was a Life Member and former President of Marine SLSC in Durban, South Africa, and since moving to SA, has been actively involved with Grange SLSC’s rowing and boat teams.

Kevin Whelan

Kevin has been a member of Surf Life Saving since 1979 and is an active member of the Brighton SA SLSC, where he currently holds and has held the roles of Club Captain, Junior Vice President, Age Group Manager, Official, Trainer, Assessor, a member of the Emergency Operations Group and the Patrol Audit team. Kevin is currently a member of the Finance and Audit Committee for SLSSA, a position he has held since 2022.

Kevin brings with him strategic, analytical, and consulting experience guiding strategic direction for organisations such as RFDS, Indo China Starfish Foundation (ISF), Uniting SA, Local and State Government and the private sector.

He holds a Diploma (Company Directors Course AICD), Master's of Business Administration (UNISA), Cert iv T&E and is a Justice of the Peace.

Kevin still competes in Surf Sports at a high level in both local and national championships and still actively coach’s nippers and youth at Brighton. 

Georgie Cornish

Georgie has been a member of Surf Life Saving at Brighton Surf Club since 2017, joining first as a nipper parent and then as a ‘bronzie’, with a keen interest in trying to keep up with her kids!

As Deputy Chief Officer at the Country Fire Service, Georgie brings with her extensive experience in the emergency and volunteer management space. Georgie joins the Surf Life Saving SA Board as a graduate of the Company Director’s Course (AICD) and considerable experience as a Board Director including for a multi-national emergency management organisation. Her skills and focus is on strategic development, business analytics, and risk mitigation.

Glen Gallagher

Glen is a former member of the Air Force having completing over 28 years of loyal and distinguished service. He has been a member of Surf Life Saving at North Haven SLSC since 2014 and ‘fell’ into lifesaving as a nipper parent of three daughters.  

Wanting to do more for the club led Glen to become a ‘bronzie’ and this led to him holding further positions within the club as Captain of Lifesaving, Vice-President and he is the current serving North Haven SLSC President of the past two years. Whilst Glen holds Master’s Degrees in both Aerospace Engineering and Systems Engineering - he considers himself an ‘operator who retains an engineering viewpoint’ on complex issues.

Glen has extensive operational and aviation experience achieved through his numerous operational deployments throughout the Middle East and South-East Asia. He is a passionate advocate for governance, risk management, mental health, safety and compliance. Continuing his professional surf lifesaving journey led Glen to become the Chair of the Lifesaving Advisory Committee for SLSSA – a position he has held since 2019. Glen is continuing to support Australia and its national interests with Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) where he has undertaken roles as Training Operations Manager and Safety Management System Lead. His current role is with Business Operations, supporting the operational and planning aspects of Boeing interests within South Australia. He is married to wife Lisa, with three daughters. In what spare time he has, he still enjoys supporting the surf movement as an active patrolling member.

Sarah Brooks

Sarah is an experienced strategic and transformational leader with a passion for people. She is currently the Head of Transformation Planning & Shaping for Westpac Group and has worked with Boards and Executive teams leading multiple successful Transformation programs and developing strategic plans with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Rural Bank. Sarah also brings expertise in Human Resources and Management Consulting, having previously been the Head of Group Performance, Talent & Reward for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, the GM People & Transformation for Rural Bank and a management consultant with Macquarie Bank and PwC.

Sarah has been a member of the Glenelg SLSC since 2020 and is a proud nipper parent who thoroughly enjoys encouraging the kids to get involved in surf safety and sports.

Joel Perricone

Originally from the fitness industry, Joel has transferred his skills to the aquatic and recreation industry. Joel’s expertise lies in regulatory reform and physical activity activation. Having spent over a decade with Fitness Australia as their National Manager of Advocacy and Industry Standards, Joel completed a brief stint at the World Health Organisation helping engage people in Physical Activity through the Global Physical Activity Action Plan.

Based in Adelaide, Joel joined BlueFit in 2019 and has had a positive impact on the community of Playford through the operation of the Aquadome. Joel joins the board to complement and broaden SLSSA’s scope beyond the beach and into inland waterways and aquatic facilities.