Dr Alberti – a committed member of the Western Bulldogs Football Club (WBFC) for over 50 years – is an acting board member of WBFC who played an instrumental role in the Save the Bulldogs campaign through fundraising and strategy initiatives.
She was the founder of the Western Bulldogs’ Forever Foundation – a fundraising vehicle for the development of Whitten oval and scientific research undertaken to improve the Western Bulldog’s football department.
Dr Alberti also communicates the health, social and economic benefits football brings to the community through regular speaking engagements.
The Football Woman of the Year award is an annual event recognising women who have made a significant contribution to the game of football.
This is the 11th year the prestigious award has been presented by the Essendon Women's Network and it is open to any woman involved in football regardless of club or profession.
The award recognises women who have made a significance difference to football. There are seven criteria the recipient must demonstrate (see criteria below).
The independent panel of judges for the Award is Andrew Demetriou (CEO of the AFL), Caroline Wilson (journalist with The Age) and Helene Bender (a Director of the Geelong FC).
The recipient will have demonstrated:
Past winners of the award include; Irene Chatfield (1998), Jill Lindsay (1999), Caroline Wilson (2000), Katrina Pressley (2001), Beverly Knight (2002 – joint winner), Bev O’Connor (2002 – joint winner), Jenny Williams (2003), Edna Daniher (2004), Jennie Loughnan (2005), Barb Cullen (2006), Terry Bracks (2007).
