Hometown: Paderborn/Germany Family: married, 2 daughters, 1 dog Education: Diplom-Kaufmann, University of Paderborn PROFESSIONAL CAREER 1998 – today: Owner and General Manager of PLAYPARC GmbH OTHERS 2012 – today: Member of Board of BSFH (National Association for playground industry www.bsfh.info), responsible for Outdoor-Fitness equipment 2017 – today: Member of International Board of IAKS responsible for Norm-Engagement Standardisation: 2000 – today: DIN/CEN| diverse Jobs as Expert and Chairman 2014 – today: ISO | TC83 - Member 2019 – today CEN | TC136 - Chairman

Helen Connolly is the inaugural Commissioner for Children and Young People for South Australia, appointed in April 2017. The position was established under the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016. In this role Helen advocates at a systemic level for the rights and interests of all South Australian children and young people, directly engaging with them to seek their views on how to promote and protect their rights and interests and support their participation in decision making. Helen has a special focus on engaging with and listening to children who aren’t usually heard. Helen has 30 years’ experience as a leader in human services. Throughout her career, Helen has taken an active advocacy role on the main policy issues that impact on the wellbeing of Australian families and children, with a strong focus on early intervention and prevention strategies. Helen approaches her work from a community participation, citizenship and rights-based framework. Upon her appointment as Commissioner, Helen took a “Listening Tour” of the state and she learned that the children and young people of South Australia wanted a Commissioner who likes, respects, values, understands, listens to and advocates for children and young people. Helen’s aspiration is to prove to the children and young people of South Australia that she demonstrates this in her work with children and young people, and in doing so supports individuals, communities and systems to place children and young people front and centre.

Diana oversees the Children and Youth Programme Development Division in Sport Singapore to chart the direction of overall sport participation for the Children and Youth (C&Y) segment. In the last 15 years, she has been involved in the organisation of sporting events such as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, 28th Southeast Asian Games and the launch of key national initiatives including the ActiveSG membership, ActiveSG Academies and Clubs, Active Parents movement, etc. In her current position, she leads the efforts in enhancing the impact and contribution of sport and physical activity for the holistic development of the C&Y segment through the C&Y Sport Framework and Lifetime Continuum Approach that were developed by the division in line with the Vision 2030 Review. The division also sees through the design and implementation of policies, programmes and partnering key stakeholders such as Preschool Anchor Operators, Ministry of Education, etc, to broaden the reach and increase the sporting opportunities for this segment.