Louise Barrett

Louise Barrett has been a member of the Snow Australia Board since 2017 and offers herself for re-election.

Louise is the Managing Director of News Corp Australia’s National Sales and is responsible for driving national advertising revenue across News Corps diverse range of digital and print assets. Louise is passionate about delivering successful outcomes for clients and is focused on building and strengthening News Corp’s commitment to its clients. 

Louise has over 35 years experience in the media industry and was the former Executive General Manager of Network Ten. She joined Network Ten in March 2013 as its Chief Sales Officer and was promoted to the EGM role in September 2015. She has previously held senior management roles at Bauer Media, Nine Entertainment Co and Macquarie Radio Network.

Louise is a Board Member of The Sony Foundation and has also held previous Board positions with the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation and the Sydney Festival.

Louise lives in Sydney and is passionate skier making regular trips to Perisher and Big White, Canada during the southern and northern winters.

Steve Cooper

I offer my nomination for re-election to the Snow Australia Board based on a proven history of management, development and leadership involvement within the Australian Snowsports Industry and Community, including:

• Board Director of Snow Australia since 2010 – current
• Chair of the Snow Australia National Interschools & Development Committee since 2016 – current
• Chair of the NTH Snow Australia Interschools Snowsports Advisory Group since 2003 – current
• Member of the Snow Australia Regional Management Committee since 2005 – current
• Previous Chair of the NSW Freestyle from 2005 to 2013, and previous National Freestyle Committee member from 2005 to 2016.

In these various roles, I have demonstrated a strong capacity to work with, and/or led teams of people to collectively build on our Sport’s capacity to deliver results and build on the achievements across all the disciplines, from participation to performance levels. 

As a Snow Australia Board member, I would continue to build on developing sustainable relationships with supportive industry, government, and/or commercial bodies, with a focus on fostering pathways for emerging athletes at the participation, development and performance levels, along with the re-development of growth opportunities in Snowsports events.