All members of our instructor and administrator teams excluding our mascot hold blue cards (Working with Children Check).
Sean Reichman
Lead Instructor
BSIS is the direct result of Sean’s vision. He is responsible for the writing of the syllabus and strongly encourages a collaborative atmosphere with the team.
He is a hero of delegation, which is the basis of good administration.
Sharon McHugh Reichman
Head of Marketing
Sharon is the creative heart of BSIS and an experienced fencer who has trained for years in Brisbane and in workshops overseas. Whenever we look professional, Sharon’s guiding hand has been behind it (for example, she designed our awesome logo).
Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing Communications.
Kate Hickey
Financial Manager
Kate manages our finances, but she won’t let us buy a pony. If you have a good idea or you want any issue raised in a meeting, she’s a good person to talk to, because her notebook is always handy.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business – Accountancy
Jessica Silvallana, Steve Tran, & Chris Riding-Hill
Member Happiness Officers
The position of Happiness Officer involves social support and conflict resolution.
Jess has been a member of BSIS since 2016 and is ready to help you make your experience at BSIS the best it can be.
Steve Steve joined us in 2022 and quickly gained the confidence of his fellow members, being elected to Happiness Officer in 2023. He has ambitions for a career in counselling and psychotherapy, and holds a Cert IV Mental Health.
Chris joined us in 2023 . He has just been elected so we will fill you in on his awesomeness shortly.
Lois Spangler
Translator
Lois is a native Spanish speaker who has translated Figueredo’s writings on offhand weapons for our scholar course. She has presented HEMA workshops based on her translations both interstate and at Brisbane’s Swordplay tournaments.
Her Spanish voice is also super cool to listen to.
Hannah Hickey
Pedagogical Consultant
Hannah is a secondary education teacher who gives Sean the fancy pedagogical words to explain his vision, ensures that the instructor principles are followed, and ensures inclusive pedagogy.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Education (Secondary), University Medalist (highest GPA of graduating education students), Member of National Exceptional Teachers for Disadvantaged Schools.
D’Artagnan Reichman
Mascot and all-round Cool Dude.
From the very beginning D’Art slept through most training sessions and seditiously practiced rival Italian HEMA moves when he was awake. He conscientiously attended every instructor meeting, offered commentary on lessons, and travelled to interstate tournaments and international training events. D’Art was born just over a month before BSIS opened so keeping track of our birthdays is easy.
Since he started school we see less of him but he is a regular at Saturday training.