Barry Johnson

BA

Former teacher and retired General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation. Former Vice President of Unions of NSW and board member of MacMahon and Associates, Teachers Federation Health and Teachers Club. Currently Board member of the Trades Hall Association. Special responsibilities: Chairman of Board of Directors, ex officio member of all committees

Tom Croker 

MA, BA, BA Ed Studies, MACE, FACEL, FAPP

Retired Primary School Principal with 28 years experience as a principal. Past President of Australian Primary Principals Association and NSWPPA. Treasurer and Past President of Rotary Club of Breakfast Point. Committee member of Principals Australia (Professional Development Organisation). P/T Supervisor Newcastle University. Member ACEL Fellows Awards Committee. Chairman Executive Committee Savannah Body Corporate. Member Breakfast Point Country Club Management Committee. Special responsibilities : Deputy Chairman, Chair of the Stewart House 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 advisor to the NSW Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee and as a former member of the State Contracts Control Board. Director, Bendigo Bank Ettalong Beach and former member of the NSW Public Sector committee of CPA Australia.

Anthony Dombkins

RN, MHealthMngt

Director of Nursing & Midwifery – Northern Sydney Local Health District – NSW Health. Held a variety of senior health management positions within the public and private health sectors across NSW. Adjunct Professor – Nursing with the University of Sydney. Current member of Clinical Excellence Commission Advisory Board.

Jan McClelland AM

BA (Hons), B Leg. S, FAICD, FAIM, FACEL)

Deputy Chancellor UNE, Chair Gateway Governance Network Body, Chair HeartKids Limited, Director UNE Partnerships, Director, Food and Agribusiness Solutions 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.

Graeme Philpotts

BSc, Grad DipEd, MAICD

Chief Executive Officer of Stewart House as a public benevolent institution and affiliated health organisation. Former General Manager Stewart House Preventorium and company secretary. Extensive experience in hospitality management and NSW public education senior management. Former secondary teacher. Currently Director GMGW Pty Ltd. Special responsibilities: Executive Director, ex officio member of all committees.

Michelle Reincastle

BBus, FCPA

Schools Finance in the Department of Education and Communities. Strategic and operational experience in a range of public sector departments including NSW Police, Public Works, the Auditor-General’s Office and work as an auditor for schools and TAFE. Member of the NSW Public Sector committee of CPA Australia.

Special responsibilities : Chair of the Governance and Nominations committee.

Mark Rice 

MBA, MCom, (Marketing), DipTeach

Executive leadership experience in financial services (including sales, distribution, private banking & marketing) with General Electric, Westpac, St George Bank and Adelaide Bank. Currently Director of Ballygowan Consulting Pty Ltd, Ballygowan Investments Pty Ltd and Strategic Practice Pty Ltd. and General Manager Commercial at Chartered Accountants ANZ. Special responsibilities : Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.

Marilyn Walker 

Former Senior Finance Policy Officer with NSW Department of Education. Former author and SMH journalist, research fellow and consultant on taxation legislation. Previous General Manager of Marilyn Walker International producing and directing classical concerts. Life Governor of Australia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry of NSW. Former Member of NSW East Asia Business Advisory Council.

Cheryl Best

BEd (Hons), MELA (Hons)

Experience Executive Director, Learning and Business Systems in the NSW Department of Education. responsible for business engagement and sponsorship, digital media services, school policy coordination and review, international student programs in public schools, financial support services and funding to all public schools in NSW and the Assisted School Transport program.  Member of Australian Children’s Television Foundation Board,  Asia Education Foundation Board, Study NSW International Education Advisory Board and ex offico member of the Public Education Foundation Board.

Jason Baldwin

BEd

Experience Director of Public Schools within the NSW Department of Education. Responsible for providing leadership and supervision to 36 public schools including oversight of education delivery. Former school principal and senior officer with the Department of Education.

Enquiries:
Murray O’Donnell
Company Secretary
Telephone: 02 9938 3100
Email murray@stewarthouse.org.au