Melissa Anderson

Sports Liaison Officer - Basketball
Role: Sports Liaison Officer
Expectations of Deaf Awareness Training: Basketball
Previous Major Events Officiated: * Secretary of Australian Deaf Basketball Association 1985 - 88
* Organised tour for the Italian Men's Deaf Basketball team to Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney) 1987
* Organised, liaised and managed the National Deaf Basketball Club Championships in Melbourne 1986 and Sydney 1987
* Australian Deaf Basketball Championships in Perth 1985 & Brisbane in 1988.
* Bronze medalist in Australian Deaf Women's Basketball Team at Deaflympics in USA, 1985
Other Information: Not yet started but so far have volunteered as a Deaf representative. Will start working at M2005 on 20 December. Looking forward to working with the staff.
Field6: Very professional and well organised. A stand out from previous Deaflympics.