Board of Directors
Barry Johnson
BA
Former teacher and retired General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation. Former Vice President of Unions of NSW, Executive Member of the Australian Education Union and board member of MacMahon and Associates, Teachers Federation Health, the Teachers Club and the Trades Hall Council. Special responsibilities: Chairman of Board of Directors, ex officio member of all committees.
David Baker
BA, MSc, GAICD
Originally from the UK, David is a financial markets professional with 30 years of experience across global investment banking and funds management organisations. David holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance and a Master’s degree in Finance and has completed the Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Tom Croker
MA, BA, BA Ed Studies, MACE, FACEL, FAPPA
Retired Primary School Principal of 28 years. Past President of both the Australian and NSW Primary Principals Associations. Treasurer and Past President of Rotary Club of Breakfast Point. Committee member of Principals Australia (Professional Development Organisation). Member ACEL Fellows Awards Committee. Chairman Strata Committee Savannah Body Corporate. Member Breakfast Point Country Club Management Committee. Special responsibilities: Deputy Chairman, Chair of the Program Assessment Committee.
Ken Dixon
BCom, FCPA
Retired General Manager, Finance and Administration (NSW Department of Education and Training). Extensive NSW Public Sector experience, including senior positions in the NSW Treasury and Department of Public Works and as an advisor to the NSW Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee and as a former member of the State Contracts Control Board. Former member of the NSW Public sector committee of CPA Australia. Currently Director, Bendigo Bank Ettalong Beach and Member of the Executive Board and Management Committee of NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Special responsibilities: Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Sharon Ford
BSc, DipEd, ProfCertIL
Former secondary teacher, executive and principal, Director Educational Leadership, A/Executive Director, Leadership and High Performance, and Director Secondary Education (all NSW Department of Education roles). Currently Leader, Executive Projects, Office of the Deputy-Secretary Public Schools. Previously Board member, Australian Business Community Network (ABCN). Passionate teacher and educator.
Colin Gair
MEc, BEc, ACA
Founder and owner of Wheeler Accounting and Tax since 2008. Previous Director of Wheeler Grenfell Chartered Accountants. Practising chartered accountant with over 30 years of experience holding board and advisory positions with enterprises, family-owned businesses and multinational organisations.
Julie Kennedy
MEd (Leadership), BEd
Director Educational Leadership, NSW Department of Education, The Beaches Network. A former secondary school principal and Principal Education Officer with the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.
Jan McClelland AM
BA (Hons), B Leg. S, FAICD, FAIM, FACEL
Deputy Chancellor UNE, Chair Gateway Governance Network Body Ltd, Chair HeartKids Ltd and Managing Director Jan McClelland and Associates Pty Ltd. Former Director General of Education and Training in NSW and former Managing Director of TAFE NSW. Experienced chair and non-executive director in education, health, agriculture, transport, waste, business and consumer services and medical technologies industry sectors. Special responsibilities: Chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee.
Cecilia Wilson
B.Ed, B.Ec, Cert IV Carbon Management
Former Program Director Building the Education Revolution (BER). Strategic, research and operational experience within the public sector, including the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Public Works and Services and the Blue Mountains City Council. Former secondary school teacher. Past President and Treasurer of the Sydney University Women’s Sports Association. Former NSW delegate to the Australasian Association for Learning Environments.
Contacting the Board
Enquiries:
Kerryanne Knox
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 02 9938 3100
Email: kerryanne@stewarthouse.org.au