Andrew Sims is a lifelong target shooter, and company director. His CEO and management experience was gained in the infrastructure and pension sectors, in Australia and offshore. He is a past NSW and Australian representative and a member of NRAA and Pistol Australia. Outside Shooting Australia, Andrew is active in junior coaching and development. Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Bob has had thirty years’ experience in logistics, emergency management, planning and operations in the water and sewer maintenance industry in Victoria where he has worked in both government and private sectors.
In the target shooting sports arena, for the past fifty years, Bob has held various positions on committees and executives at club and state level within the pistol discipline. Bob was the Treasurer of the Victorian Amateur Pistol Association (VAPA) between 2005 and 2018 and is currently the President; a position he has held since 2018.
Bob prides himself on having a good working knowledge of the sport and strives to increase awareness within the community while encouraging more members to participate and take on voluntary roles to support grass root level activities.

James Kitching is an experienced senior executive in the sports industry, specialising in governance, regulation, strategy, integrity and education. His CV includes senior roles at FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation, board memberships in sports federations and sports technology companies and several sports tribunal appointments.
James is based in Adelaide, Australia and currently advises the global sports community on these matters through his consulting company.
James is a regular lecturer and speaker at conferences, postgraduate and undergraduate courses and webinars.

Complimenting her passion for the clay target shooting sport, and her state, national and international competitive successes, Lorraine also brings extensive accounting and business management experience from a professional career spanning more than 32 years.
Lorraine is a qualified Accountant, and her extensive resume includes employment in roles such as Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and General Manager in a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, law and education. She has held a number of administrative volunteer roles within the clay target shooting sport encompassing club, national and international levels.

Deserie joined the Shooting Australia Board in 2019, taking a 12-month break in 2024 to take up a coaching role in support of the Paris Olympic Shotgun Team. Deserie is a Commonwealth and Olympic Games Medallist in Double Trap and an inductee to the Australian Clay Target Association Hall of Fame. She been an active member of the Clay Target Sport community for 50 years. Deserie is a qualified ISSF Referee and Jury member and is a successful business administrator, married and mother of three boys.

The Athletes’ Committee will have access to an independent mentor in Deidre Fischer who is experienced in board governance both internationally and within Australia. Deidre’s mantra that guides her work is; ‘leaders find ways to connect with their people and develop their potential’ which will strongly support the work that she does moving forward with Shooting Australia and the Athletes’

My mission is to ensure the athlete voice is heard so we can grow a team that we are proud to be a part of.

An effective Athlete Committee ensures everyone is represented, and that can only be a good thing.

I’m excited to represent the pistol athletes and help them have a voice. I hope as a committee we are able to create positive change when necessary and help progress ISSF shooting into the right direction

I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to work with the athletes and Shooting Australia