Board Members

 

Campbell Moir

President

Campbell is a Taekwondo parent of 10 years and has been involved in combat sports for more than 20. Campbell volunteers at Edge TKD Tingalpa and is an accredited Kyorugi Performance Coach. His passion for creating the opportunity for more people to discover the joy of Taekwondo has led him to join our leadership cohort. Campbell's passion for combat sports combined with professional career in sales leadership will stand him in good stead to serve the members and help shape the future of Taekwondo in Queensland. 

 

Becky Azzopardi

Chairperson

Becky is a Taekwondo parent and a current athlete. She sees taekwondo as a family affair and can be found on the Poomsae mats, competing with both her husband and son. In her professional career she works in IT rolling out new software platforms for large commercial corporations.  Becky holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting and is also a fully qualified chartered accountant. She spent more than 10 years working in finance and accounting before moving to IT. Becky moved to Brisbane in 2020 from Colorado, USA. She is a relative newcomer to the Australian Taekwondo Queensland community; however, she is passionate about making Taekwondo an inclusive sport and furthering the interest of all athletes, from those just starting out, to competitive athletes.

 

 

Kerry Manning

Secretary

Kerry is a Branch Instructor with Reeves Taekwondo and also a Referee in both Sparring and Poomsae. She loves getting out on the mats and competing. Kerry has been training since 2000 after returning from an eight-year break. What started out as her escape from normality has now become a family sport and a valued way of life, with many friendships forged over the years. After 27 years in the printing industry across varying roles throughout that time and now enjoying working with our Older generations. She loves reading and spending time with family during down time from Taekwondo. Kerry joined the board in 2018, and is the Chair of our Tournament Committee and current MPIO.

 

Nathan Watkins

Treasurer

Bio to come

Matt Landsberg

Member Director

Matt is a taekwondo parent and a Second Dan Kukkiwon holder. He is also a qualified referee and coach with both Australian Taekwondo and World Taekwondo Oceania. Matt is a Queensland Public Servant of 27+ years’ service and has extensive experience in change management, risk assessment and management, and emergency response and coordination. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, an Advanced Diploma in Correctional Management, a Diploma in Project Management, and is currently undertaking a Master of Business Administration in Leadership. In his “spare time”, Matt enjoys bush walking and playing computer games.

 

Ian Townley

Independent DIrector 

Ian has an extensive background in sports marketing assisting bodies such as the Australian Cricket Board, Lawn Tennis Association, Australian Soccer Federation, Australian PGA, CAMS, XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Australian Institute of Sport, Commonwealth Games Association and many more. He is co-author of a book on Sports Sponsorship and Marketing for the Victorian Government and has assisted numerous sporting bodies, associations, and clubs to build their membership.

Ian also has over 50 years’ experience in martial arts. His Taekwondo journey started in 1968 and continues through 6 decades. He has also achieved Dan gradings in Judo, Aikido, Kendo and Ju-Jitsu. Recipient of a WTF Commendation and member of the Aussie TKD team to 2nd World Championships where he and GM Ke Hyung No pitched to host the 2nd Asian Championships in Melbourne. Ian was a founding member of the original Australian Taekwondo Association acting as national coordinator.

He is currently involved in real estate with the recognised top Queensland sales team and agency with over 2.5 billion in sales.

Ian joined the Australian Taekwondo Queensland Board with one objective – assist clubs to build participation in our chosen art.

 

Casual Vancany 

Member DIrector 

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