CHRIST CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL - Key Persons
Alicia attended the University of Western Australia where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing and Business Law. She worked in Event Management in both Perth and Melbourne at major sporting events, dance festivals and community events. Alicia now works with her husband in their clothing business, encompassing three brands.
Alicia has been a parent at CCGS since 2010 and joined Friends of Christ Church Grammar School in 2012. She became President of Friends of CCGS in 2020.
Alicia has five children who have all attended Christ Church Grammar School. She now has two boys in years 2 and 4.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Professor Jenny Proimos ( Former Parent )
Amanda is a Parish Council nominee to the Board and has been a Director since June 2015. Amanda currently chairs the Governance Committee and is a current member of the Risk Committee.
Amanda is a law and science graduate and has a background in public policy and the legislative process. She is keen to ensure good public sector governance and accountability, having worked in both the New Zealand and Queensland Parliaments, the New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and for the New Zealand Auditor-General. She also has a strong interest in ensuring good educational outcomes in early childhood, and currently works at the Victorian Department of Education and Training in the regulator of early childhood education and care services.
Job Titles:
- Director
- MEDIA & COMM ) LLB ( HONS ) ( MELB )
Anjali joined the Board in February 2023. She is a member of the Governance Committee and is currently the Secretary of Friends of Christ Church Grammar School.
She is a Partner at global law firm Kennedys, practising in healthcare. She represents medical practitioners and medical defence organisations in malpractice litigation, Medical Board investigations and Coroners inquests. She is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria's Public Liability and Medical Negligence Committee.
Anjali is married to David and they have a daughter, Cosette, in Year 2.
Danielle is our talented and innovative Director of Music and is responsible for the classroom music program from 3 & 4 Year Olds through to Year 6. She also oversees our wide range of music ensembles, choirs and performances.
Job Titles:
- Head of Student Initiatives 3 Year Old - Year 6
- Member of Our Teaching Team
David is a long-standing member of our teaching team and is also responsible for supporting the staff including their ongoing professional development.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Mars Wrigley Australia in August 2020, Duncan Leads Both the Operational and Financial Management of the Treats and Snacks Business
Not your everyday "bean counter", Duncan embraces his role as a modern CFO. Principles-driven and forward-looking, Duncan is known for his ability to deliver effective change and sustainable growth by playing a dual role of COO/CFO.
Duncan brings over two decades of financial leadership experience working with some of the world's largest consumer goods companies in Australia and abroad. He first joined the Mars business in 1998, joining the Petcare division, and has since worked across various Mars segments at a global and market level.
Duncan's strategic foresight, ability to create long-term value creation plans and a belief that Finance plays a critical operational role within businesses is what saw him awarded CEO Magazine's CFO Of The Year Award in 2022.
Most recently, Duncan spent three years in Chicago as the Global Chocolate Business Unit Finance Director of Mars Wrigley where he played a lead role in the development of value creation plans for our iconic brands.
Prior to this, Duncan was the Chief Financial Officer for Mars Chocolate Australia delivering strong performance and record successive growth over that time.
Jane is the Head of Early Years which encompasses 3 & 4 Year Old Programs, Prep and Year 1 and is responsible for the wellbeing and educational directions of our early years' programs.
Job Titles:
- Head of Health, Physical Education and Sport
Jessica is our dedicated "sport guru" and heads up the Health, Physical Education and Sport Department.
John is our much-adored Visual Arts teacher and works with all children from Prep to Year 6 during their weekly Art sessions.
Job Titles:
- Head of Individual Differences
Maxine is the Head of Individual Differences and supports from 3 Year Old through to Year 6.
Michael joined the Christ Church Grammar Board this year. He taught Mathematics and Chinese and was Headmaster of Brighton Grammar School for eighteen years, finishing in that role at the end of 2013. During that time he filled a number of external roles including Chair of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Heads of Independent Schools Association, and Trustee of the International Boys Schools Coalition.
He also served on the Australian Anglican Schools Network Board of Management.
Michael is a parishioner at the Anglican Parish of the Parks, St Silas and St Anselm. He is a member of the Melbourne Anglican Diocesan Schools Commission Board and is Chairman of the Board of Benetas, an Anglican-affiliated aged care company.
Neil oversees and leads every aspect of the school.
Nick joined the Board in 2017 and is a member of the Finance and Facilities Committee. He is an institutional banking and finance executive specialising in project and infrastructure finance. Nick is a past Global Head of Project & Specialised Finance for Commonwealth Bank and has held various corporate and institutional banking roles at Commonwealth Bank, TD Securities and ANZ Bank.
Nick is a past Director of Sustainable Business Australia, a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and holds a masters degree in Applied Finance and bachelor degrees in commerce and arts, all obtained from University of Melbourne.
Nick is married to Angela and their three children - Arielle, William and Juliet - have attended, or are currently attending, Christ Church Grammar School.
Jenny is an academic paediatrician and adolescent health physician working at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She is a member of the Governance and Risks Committees.
She specialises in adolescent developmental and behavioural disorders, and school avoidance and disengagement. She has spent the past decade working as an advisor to the Victorian Government on child and adolescent health and wellbeing, focusing on health promotion at the health/education interface.
She is the mother of two Christ Church Grammar School alumni: Jonathan, who is studying science at The University of Melbourne, and Poppy who is at St Catherine's School. Both children developed their love of music, debating and community service at Christ Church Grammar.