What is the structure of DSA?
DSA is made up of three components: (i) Board of Directors; (ii) Management; and (iii) Members. (i) The board of Directors consist of a President and 6 directors with each director being responsible for one portfolio. The role of the board is to lead DSA in the direction of its vision. (ii) The management team consists of the Executive Officer, Australian Deaflympic Team Coordinator and volunteer Project Officers. The role of management staff is to support and resource the decisions and actions of the board and at the same time, maintain the day-to-day operations of DSA. (iii) DSA has three groups of members: Individual Members (including Life Members), National Deaf Sporting Organisations (NDSOs) and States. DSA has a national and state based sports structure. Currently, there are 12 NDSOs and 5 States affiliated with DSA. In keeping with the DSA vision, people registered as individual DSA members wishing to participate in non-affiliated sports can be included in DSA’s programs.
