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Mark Ferdinands - President. Member of RAVSTASS since 2015. Also known as Fonz, he is the CEO & Managing Director of Cinderellas Commercial Cleaning and has a workforce of 150+. Fonz supplies cleaning services and cleaning products to the commercial & retail sectors. Fonz has owned and operated Cinderellas since 1990. He has a Diploma of Management and is a semi-professional musician playing drums in Adelaide party bands Planet Square and The Beach House Boys. Fonz once played to over 26,000 people at AAMI Stadium. Fonz was the Inaugural President of BNI A-Team (currently the number one Chapter in the Northern SA Region). He holds BNI Gold Club status, Double Diamond Pin status and is a highly respected member of the BNI Million Dollar Club. Fonz was the first BNI member in SA to give over $1M dollars of Closed Business to fellow members. Fonz served in Her Majesty’s Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for 28 years. He has an Australian Defence Medal. Fonz also worked in Hotel Management for 13 years. Through his business interests, Fonz sponsors SA grass roots footy, Sturt Football Club and the Women’s Division in the Channel 9 Adelaide Footy League. Fonz enjoys soccer, AFL, tennis, golf, athletics, kayaking, table tennis, shooting and outdoor adventures. Fonz has paddled the Murray River Marathon 5 times and has been a Comrade Member of RAVSTASS since 2017. Fonz was promoted to RAVSTASS Senior Member in 2022. (in) 

Ben Trappel - Vice President. A passionate multi-sport amateur athlete, Ben brings a wealth of experience and leadership to RAVSTASS. During the late 90s, he represented UniSA in basketball at three UniGames and enjoyed a decade-long Australian rules football career with the Unley Mercedes Jets, captaining the A grade team, achieving an A grade Best and Fairest award, and earning recognition as the starting ruckman in the Jets’ Team of the Decade (2000s). After returning to basketball, Ben continued to represent UniSA and played Division 2 into his late 30s before injury led him to switch to golf. Success followed, with Ben winning an overall Club Champion title at West Croydon Golf Club. Never one to shy away from new challenges, he recently completed a season in the SA Amateur Soccer League, playing goalkeeper for Modbury Vista SC at Division 3 B-grade level, a remarkable achievement for a first-time soccer player. Now, as Vice President of RAVSTASS, Ben leverages his diverse athletic background, leadership skills and ICT background to drive engagement across multiple sports, with a special focus on expanding the Association’s charity initiatives. (in) 

Nick Huxtable - Secretary. Member since 2018 joining the RAVSTASS Ravens in the Eastern Hills Basketball Association (EHBA). Nick's leadership was immediate and he was duly promoted to Comrade Member in 2019. Nick had the vision for growing the basketball program in the Murray Bridge Basketball Association (MBBA). Together with Tylar Delangen and a years planning, RAVSTASS entered the minimum required four (4) teams to establish a club in the MBBA for the 2019/20 Season. Within a year the program had grown to six teams including our first women's basketball team which would win back to back championships. By the 2021/22 Season, the program had doubled to twelve (12) teams and added the first men's MBBA championship. Nick has also served the wider basketball community becoming MBBA Vice-President in 2021 and as 2022 Assistant Coach for the U14 State Country Boys team, as well as Head Coach for the MBBA Development Program. Nick's leadership combines strongly with his marketing acumen, having previously served UniSA Basketball in developing the 'Hoops Good' Logo and Strategy. This was a key contributor to driving the recognition and growth of that program thereby earning him the President's Praise Award in 2009. Nick's management acumen has also assisted the MBBA with their grant acquisition for a new Multi-Sport stadium development. In 2021 Nick made his SA Masters Games (SAMG) debut winning Silver with the Over 30s. (in) 

Tim Muehlberg JP - Treasurer. Founder of RAVSTASS, Tim's first passion was Basketball in which he developed clubs and associations in the Community and Military. As a Business and Management student, he also served as the Head Men’s Coach and President of UniSA Basketball. His contributions evolved into a position as Finance Manager for the UniSA Student Association, where he developed systems for shared services administering over 100 clubs. Upon returning from Air Force service overseas in the Middle-East and later South Sudan with the UN, he laid the foundations for RAVSTASS as an Independent Multi-Sport Association, in order to channel everyone's contributions into a single enduring entity. Also a passionate Motorcyclist, since forming RAVSTASS Tim has become a Competitive Skydiver and Coach; while also enjoying Archery, Go Karting, Golf, Hiking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Scuba Diving, Slacklining, and Snow Skiing. He is currently developing the long term plan to establish truly Multi-Sport Facilities. (in) 

Affiliations: State Rep SADB (2009-2011); President UniSA Basketball (2009-2013); President 3BallSA (2010-2012); Committee Mbr EHBA (2015-2017); Justice of the Peace, SA (2016-Present); Public Officer RAVSTASS (2015-Present); MM. EofZ No. 231 (2016-Present); Mbr Air Force Assoc SA Div (2019-Present), Web Asst ADF Parachuting Association (2021-Present). Academics: Studied Bach Mgt IT & DBIB, UniSA, (2006-2013); Cert IV in Workplace & Business Coaching (2019); Diploma of Management (2012); Diploma of Government (2022); Diploma of Leadership & Management (2022); and Certificate B Skydiving Coach (2023). Awards: Major Greg John “Frenchie” McDougall Award (2011) for services to the ADFBA; Hall of Fame Inductee for SADB (2012) and UniSA Basketball (2013); & Grand Master’s Australian Medal (2022) from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) for Meritorious Contribution to Aviation in Australia. 

COMMITTEE HISTORY 

Presidents 
2025 - Mark Ferdinands 
2024 - Mark Ferdinands 
2023 - Mark Ferdinands 
2022 - Mark Ferdinands 
2021 - Mark Ferdinands 
2020 - Mark Ferdinands 
2019 - Mark Ferdinands 
2018 - Dr Robert Brooks 
2017 - Dr Robert Brooks 
2016 - Dr Robert Brooks 
2015 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 

Vice Presidents 
2025 - Ben Trappel 
2024 - Beni Gemo 
2023 - Beni Gemo 
2022 - Beni Gemo 
2021 - Beni Gemo 
2020 - Beni Gemo 
2019 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2018 - Tim Muehlberg [P]  
2017 - Cameron Agars 
2016 - Terri Strous 
2015 - Lana Bartkowski 

Secretaries 
2025 - Nick Huxtable 
2024 - Nick Huxtable 
2023 - Nick Huxtable 
2022 - Nick Huxtable 
2021 - Chris Dalmazzo 
2020 - Chris Dalmazzo 
2019 - Chris Dalmazzo 
2018 - Vacant 
2017 - Pia Sadler-Eriksson 
2016 - Tim Muehlberg [P]  
2015 - Will Howie 

Treasurers 
2025 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2024 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2023 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2022 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2021 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2020 - Tim Muehlberg [P] 
2019 - Dr Robert Brooks 
2018 - Vacant 
2017 - Tim Muehlberg [P]  
2016 - Steve Nicolacopoulos 
2015 - Steve Nicolacopoulos 
[P] = Public Officer 

 

MEETING HISTORY  

Sun 26 Oct 2025 
Annual General Meeting 
6pm @ Zoom Video Call 
Member Returns for Committee/Promotions/Proxy via Form. 

Meeting #14 - Tue 11 Feb 2025 
Committee Meeting 
Membership, Bendigo Bank Referral Program, Events, Division Director Meetings, Goals Review. 

Meeting #13 - Sun 27 Oct 2024 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Finance Policies (including Low Value Assets), Appt of Division Directors, 2nd Appt of Sub-Committee, Delegation of Team Role Appts, True-Blue Award, Promotions, Inactive Voting Members. 

Meeting #12 - Sun 29 Oct 2023 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Finance Policies, MoA ASG, Appt of Division Directors, 1st Appt of Sub-Committee, Delegation of Team Role Appts, Promotions.  

Meeting #11 - Sun 27 Nov 2022 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Promotions, True-Blue Award Guidelines,  Appt Division Directors, 1st External Audit Report, Vice President Letters.  

Meeting #10 - Wed 19 Jan 2022 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Promotions, True-Blue Award, Committee Activity Reports, Discount Card Issuing & Goalsetting. 

Meeting #9 - Fri 30 Oct 2020 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Promotions, Senior Member Guidelines, True-Blue Award, Discount Card Issuing & Comrade Member congratulatory Letters. 

Meeting #8 - Fri 08 Mar 2019 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Promotions, Senior Member Guidelines & Discount Card Issuing.

Meeting #7 - Sat 09 Dec 2017 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Promotions.

Meeting #6 - Fri 16 Dec 2016 
Committee Meeting 
Resignation, Elections, Marketing Plan. 

Meeting #5 - Sat 05 Nov 2016 
Annual General Meeting 
Elections, Promotions, Senior Member Guidelines & Player Conduct.

Meeting #4 - Tue 27 Sep 2016 
Committee Meeting 
Awards Night, AGM Planning & Goal setting. 

Meeting #3 - Sat 21 Nov 2015 
Annual general Meeting 
Promotions, Elections. 

Meeting #2 - Tue 26 May 2015 
Committee Meeting 
Bank Accounts, Strategic Plan. 

Meeting #1 - Fri 10 Apr 2015 
Formation General Meeting 
Pre-Incorporation, Elections, Rules of Association. 
 
Committee Reporting References 
Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA) 
Associations Incorporation Regulations 2008 (SA) 
Incorporated Association Search 
Associations & Cooperatives (CBS.sa.gov.au)