Brooke Atkins

Brooke has over 20 years’ experience in the community and recreation industry working in a variety of organisational settings including Local Government, NGO’s and Not-for-Profit at an Executive level and has featured as a keynote speaker at a number of major sport and recreation conferences.

Qualifications: 

• Master Business Administration in Strategic Management
• MIAP2
• Bachelor Exercise Science
• Bachelor Sports Administration
• Cert IV Trainer and Assessor
• Cert IV in Community Services

Skills and Experience:

• Brooke has over 20 years’ experience in the community and recreation industry working in a variety of organisational settings including Local Government in Metropolitan Sydney, NGO’s and Not-for-Profit at an Executive level and has featured as a keynote speaker and a number of major sport and recreation conferences.
• Brooke was Leader of over 1,600 employees as an Executive General Manager in Recreation for a Not-for-Profit, responsible for over 100 community and recreation assets in NSW and ACT and an annual operating budget of over $50+ million dollars and asset base totalling $450+ million dollars. This included management and operation of over 40 swimming pool and Aquatic facilities.
• Throughout her time at Local Government Brooke was the department manager for over 40 Council leased facilities and contract manager for all management agreements of Councils major sport and recreation facilities. Brooke brings her knowledge of Local Government processes to ensure practicalities and dynamics of Council are built into all thought processes.
• Brooke is a growth specialist in aquatics, sport and recreation, supporting the asset development and participation of many urban and regional communities in NSW in her recent executive role. Brooke is passionate about improving the health outcomes of regional communities, particularly mental health outcomes and enabling greater access to facilities.
• Brooke has overseen large multi-million-dollar government grant applications for capital upgrades and development of recreation precincts, with particular focus on areas with under provision of assets based on population needs currently and projected in future.