The Atlanta 1996 hockey gold medallist is challenging incumbent John Coates, who has held the Presidency of the organisation since 1990.

In a blog post titled "My Vision for the Australian Olympic Movement", Roche pledged to strengthen ties between the AOC and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), as well as the Australian Paralympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Australia.

The AOC and ASC have endured a strained relationship in recent years.

Last week, Roche pledged to stand down from the ASC Board should she be elected AOC President.

"At the heart of my vision is the premise that the AOC belongs to its member Federations," said Roche.

"Its role is to bring together all of those involved in the Olympic movement in Australia to provide our sports and athletes with every opportunity to excel.

"If I am elected, I will build partnerships and collaboration between the peak bodies of Australian sport - the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Paralympic Committee, Commonwealth Games Australia, and the AOC - to ensure we have a strong collective voice to advocate for sport and athlete funding.

"I have spoken to administrators, directors, volunteers and athletes from all of Australia's 33 Summer and seven Winter Olympic sports about my vision.

"There has been widespread support for change and the modernisation of the AOC."

A total of 29 medals at Rio 2016 marked Australia's worst Summer Olympic tally in 24 years, with the number including just eight golds.

That was less than half the amount the country won at Athens 2004, where Australians topped 17 podiums.

It has led to the AOC withdrawing their target of a top 15 finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Roche claims if she is elected AOC President, changes in the organisation would focus on giving sports the greatest chance of success.

"For athletes, success is competing and excelling against the world's best at the Olympic Games," she said. 

"For sports, success comes in many forms.

"It comes in the knowledge that they have prepared and sent the best team of athletes to the Olympic Games, and from knowing that their athletes will inspire the next generation of Olympians, encouraging greater participation and helping sports to thrive.

"And when our Olympic sports have their moment in the spotlight every four years - at an Olympic Games - I will ensure that the AOC helps those sports promote themselves so that every sport can benefit from the profile and publicity that only the Olympic Games brings."

Roche will be hoping to convince the 40 Olympic sporting bodies who will vote in the election as she seeks to unseat Coates.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said last week that vice president Coates would lose his IOC membership in the event he is beaten by Roche.

It was also confirmed today that Tracey Gaudry will no longer seek a place on the AOC Board, having become the first woman to be named as chief executive of an Australian Football League (AFL) team.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) vice-president will serve as the chief executive of Hawthorn Football Club.

Gaudry had been named as one of Coates' preferred choices for the AOC Board last month.

It leaves 10 candidates vying for seven positions.

The Presidential election is set to take place at a time of turmoil for the AOC, with the organisation currently facing allegations of bullying.

Susan Crennan and Ian Callinan, two former justices of the High Court of Australia, are among a three member independent committee investigating the claims, lodged by former AOC chief executive Fiona de Jong against Mike Tancred.

The committee is completed by Greg James and is expected to reach a verdict by June 1.

Tancred has temporarily stepped down as the AOC's director of media and communications while the allegations are investigated.

Four further allegations have been reported by Fairfax Media, with three unnamed women reportedly making either informal or formal complaints.

Ryan Wells, who worked for the AOC between 2000 to 2005, has also alleged he was threatened.

The Committee will only investigate the complaint made by de Jong.

Tancred has denied all allegations made against him.