Meet our team

Meet the passionate people behind Champion Life.

Kym Hunter

Founder & Managing Director

Kym is the daughter of a PE teacher and a Primary school principal and was lucky enough to grow up in a family that valued health and physical activity. Kym completed a Bachelor of Sports Science at the University of Canberra and worked at the Australian Institute of Sport early in her career.

Kym is now a Mum of 4 kids aged from 14 - 22 and was inspired to create Champion Life to support teachers and families in empowering students across Australia develop physical and health literacy to allow them to enjoy the benefits of having health and fitness as habits for life.

Tim Mahony

Director of Partnerships

With his long history in Business Development and customer implementation in the education and technology markets, Tim comes to Champion Life with the skills to look after our customers at the highest levels.

Described as an "outcome-oriented, passionate sales person at heart who embraces change and the development of people and ideas".

Jesse Clement

Director of Information Technology

After starting out volunteering in inner-city schools, Jesse began a 20-year career as a Microsoft systems engineer. He always found time to support worthy causes and is proud to be serving on the team at Champion Life.

Jesse has recently taken on the challenge of a PhD in virtual and augmented reality interface design at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

When he's not exploring virtual worlds, Jesse likes to go out for a kayak or bike ride, and spend time with his wife, son and cat.

Skye Johnson

Senior Web Developer

In her 15-year career, Skye has watched web development standards evolve and evolved with them. She's started her own business, worked as a consultant, and cultivated a reputation as a sharp and well-rounded developer.

Skye has many Drupal/WordPress development projects under her belt and is currently a senior developer at We Are VA in Maroochydore, Queensland. Prior to this Skye spent three years as a member of the web development team at Victoria University in Melbourne, and several years as a developer at Williams College in Massachusetts, USA.

When she's not carving code for Champion Life and chasing around her infant son, she enjoys yoga, walking on the beach, and planning her next holiday.

Troy Dowrick

Operations Support

Troy has represented Australia in Water Polo and is an avid surfer. He has an ambition to travel around Australia, surf the world and start his own business in the future. For now, he's contenting himself with learning everything there is to know about Information Technology at uni.

Nathan Hunter

Engagement and Impact Lead

In the process of completing a double degree in Journalism and Law, Nathan is responsible for measuring Champion Life’s impact in schools, creating open channels of communication between product users and the company, and ensuring that our users get the best experience in their time using Champion Life. He sees Champion Life as a way to support communities with adopting lifelong practices which support their physical and mental wellbeing. Outside of work, he is passionate about creating equal opportunities for everyone and spends a lot of time volunteering.