Melody Cooper OLY GAICD in

Melody Cooper OLY GAICD

Examiner · DISC type cs
Executive Director at Thoegayn Zugub
📍 Australia

Melody Cooper is a dynamic leader and social activist with extensive experience in sports administration, currently serving as Executive Director at Thoegayn Zugub and Regional Development Manager for Commonwealth Sport. A Bachelor of Psychology graduate, she applies her commercial acumen and passion for team building to achieve exceptional results in community-focused and high-performance environments.

Outside of her professional roles, Melody is a dedicated humanitarian who champions social change and equality, particularly for women in sport. She is an Ambassador for the Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Centre for Women’s Sport and actively participates in fundraising for mental health initiatives like Beyond Blue.

An Olympian, she represented New Zealands field hockey team, the Black Sticks, at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Australia
Personality Overview

How Melody shows up

Overcautious
Process Oriented
Tough To Convince

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. Being observant comes to them naturally. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Priorities

Topics Melody cares about

Women in Sport
A passionate advocate for gender equity and inclusion, serving as an Ambassador for the Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Centre for Women’s Sport to create pathways for female athletes.
Youth Empowerment
Focuses on empowering and inspiring teams to achieve excellence, a skill noted in her work as Executive Director at Thoegayn Zugub, which is focused on youth.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Executive Director
Thoegayn Zugub
10-2023
Regional Development Manager - Oceania & Asia
Commonwealth Sport
6-2023
Ambassador, Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Centre for Women’s Sport
Sport SA
2-2023
Non Executive Director
Hockey South Australia
Australian Basketball Players'​ Association
Part-time
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2024
Bachelor of Psychology
University of South Australia
2020 - 2020
Cert IV in Human Resources
Australian HR Institute
2019 - 2020
GAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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