Staffing Update
As the new school commences, we extend a warm welcome to our new staff. We also extend our best wishes to the following staff assuming positions of responsibility in 2020:
- Kirsty Bell – Acting Assistant Head of Junior School
- Nathan Ahearne - Assistant Head of School Mission and Formation
- Jonathon McGrath – Acting Head of Student Wellbeing Junior School
- Darren Leech – Mark House Dean
- Leigh Southwell – Careers Advisor
- Charles Bootes – Acting Lavalla House Dean
- Kerrie Jones - Accountant (Finance Office)
- Michelle Stonehouse - EA Director of Business Services
- Tara McKeown - Assistant Head of Mathematics
- Antony Ceruti - Year 10 Trek Coordinator
- Michael Seselja and Aaron Healey – Youth Ministry Officers
We offer our best wishes to the following staff who are taking extended leave in 2020:
Heather Lloyd (Term 1), Jon Donovan (Term 1), Matt Topham (Term 1), Sonia Kelly (Term 1), Vasant Cheriachan (Term 1), Sandra Marron (Term 1) Marjorie Golcich, Tara Blacker and Michael Stinziani (Teacher Exchange Colorado).
We welcome back the following returning staff:
Julie Ward, Wayne McAuliffe, Laurie Hicks (Term 1), Michele Skvorc, Kreso Gavran, Michael Hanna, Luke Morwitch and Stephen Rowland.
During the school holidays, Peter Whiting, Junior School teacher, tendered his resignation. We wish him the very best in his new teaching role in Harlem, New York. We also sadly say farewell to Tracey Chifley (Administrative Assistant) on Friday 14 February. Tracey has accepted an exciting new role in the Public Service. Congratulations and best wishes to Peter and Tracey in their respective new positions. Please join me in congratulating Nathan Ahearne (Assistant Head of School - Mission and Formation) who has been successful in his application to present at the International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) in Barcelona, Spain in July. The title of Nathan’s research topic is: “Detoxifying Masculinity, Redefining Service learning for Purposeful Connection.”
Glenn Slater
Assistant Head of School - Staff and Community