Board of Management

Tim Christie - President

Tim was elected to the Little Athletics ACT Board in 2022 as the Finance Director.

Tim is currently a consultant to government focussed on improving the delivery of a significant technology program. Tim has 10 years experience providing senior leadership and governance for strategic project delivery and business improvement; with experience across multiple industries.

Tim is a graduate and active member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a previous board member of Royal Canberra Golf Club.

Lyle Dahms

Lyle has worked for the Australian Government for 30 years in mostly financial management, accounting, and investment analysis roles. He is a member of CPA Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector including as chair of the Black Mountain School Board and as treasurer for a variety of community and sporting groups. He has been involved in sport throughout his life as an athlete, coach, official, and volunteer from community participation to national representation. He has been actively involved in athletics in Canberra since his children commenced at Corroboree Athletics over 10 years ago. He remains active in the sport as a Technical Official, coach, and club administrator.

Matthew Watkins

Matt is an experienced executive and authentic leader, working over 28 years as a management consultant with proven experience and results achieved advising at the highest levels of government and the private sector, in Australia and the UK. He brings the Capital Athletics board experience in strategy, governance and performance management, enterprise risk management, digital and data, innovation, and operations. His passion for athletics stems from his and his son's experiences participating as a junior athlete.

Phil Alchin

Phil has extensive involvement in the sport of athletics in a wide range of roles and capacities. For Little Athletics Phil has been a committee member of Woden Little Athletics Club from 2003 to 2015. This includes being President from 2004-2007. Phil also served as a member of the Little Athletics ACT Board from 2007-2015. In 2016 Phil was awarded Life Membership in recognition of his contribution to Little Athletics ACT.
Phil served as President of the Woden Athletics Club from 2016-2023 and on the Athletics ACT Board on two occasions 2015-2017 and again from 2021. Phil is also a Level 3 accredited coach with his own squad of athletes.

Phil spent 32 years working in the Commonwealth Public Service in policy development and Commonwealth/state relations.

Tara McIntosh

Tara previously was the Marketing and Public Relations Director of Little Athletics ACT. Since her election in 2021, Tara has made a valuable contribution to her portfolio including the primary school challenge, pre-season marketing and arranging radio coverage of our sport. Tara along with other directors from both organisations worked on the Capital Athletics Strategic Framework. Tara is also a member of the Lanyon Little Athletics Centre.

Outside of athletics Tara works in the Commonwealth Public Service in the Digital/Communications space.