Committee Members

Tory Lavalle has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wollongong Wolves Football Club since early 2017. Tory and his business interests have generously supported multiple sports throughout the Illawarra for many years. Tory’s generosity and business acumen is well regarded and respected throughout the Illawarra and beyond. Since assuming Chairmanship of the Club, Tory has overseen its growth and success.

Mr Chris Halios-Lewis has been a Director of the Wollongong Wolves Football Club since October 2018. Chris is also the Chief Financial Officer and member of the executive team of WIN Television and has extensive experience with strategy and business development. Chris joined the club firstly as coach within the SAP program in October 2017 before joining the Board the following year. Chris is still a keen footballer and plays in the local over 35 competition.

Susan Gatt joined the Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as an administration trainee when the club was playing in the National Soccer League (NSL).  Her most memorable time was during the clubs back to back championships in the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 NSL seasons and in particular, the grand final victory in Perth.  Susan is employed on a full time basis and is currently in the process of completing her Diploma in Management and Leadership.  Susan left the club in 2010 however returned in 2014 and accepted the role of Football Operations and Administration Manager.

Jacob Timpano has been part of the Wollongong Wolves coaching and technical team since retiring from playing in 2015. He was the senior NPL Wolves coach from 2015-2018 and has been SAP Technical Director from 2016 to present. Jacob enjoyed a successful playing career which was cut short by injury. He made his debut for the Wollongong Wolves in the NSL as 16 years old and went on to play for Sydney FC (2005-2008) – which included winning the inaugural A-League Championship. He then spent some time at North Queensland Fury in the A-League before finishing his career with the Wollongong Wolves in the NPL. During his career, Jacob represented and captained Australia at Under 17 and Under 20s World Cups as well as Australia Under 23s through an Olympics qualifying campaign. Jacob also works for the PFA (Professional Footballers Australia) as a Player Development Manager at A-League clubs Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers and Macarthur Bulls.