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From 1 January 2021, Catholic Education Sandhurst became incorporated and will be known as
Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited.

The following are CES Ltd documents:

1. pdf Constitution (453 KB)
2. pdf Governance Charter (733 KB)

 

Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited (CES Ltd) Board of Directors

 

COWLING-Patricia.JPGCHAIR – Mrs Patricia Cowling

Patricia Cowling has thirty years’ experience as a Catholic educator including twenty years as a Principal. These experiences over 20 years covered leadership in educational settings from Early Learning through to Year 12, co-educational and single sex schooling, single campus and multi campus structures, day and boarding school offerings and responsibility for complex strategic planning, master planning, resourcing and forward financial forecasting.

She has worked at Catholic Education Melbourne as an Educational Consultant/Regional Leadership Consultant from 2017 to 2019 and remains a member of the Schools Review Team. Her work in educational consulting involves strategic planning, school review and leadership support across schools, school systems and organisations across Victoria.

Patricia was previously Deputy Chair of the Sandhurst Catholic Education Council for four years and has fulfilled other consultancy roles for Catholic Education Sandhurst.

Patricia has served as a Director of Siena College Camberwell Board and is a current member of the Baumgart Clark Architects Advisory Board and the Principal’s Advisory Committee for Warawa College Healesville. She is a member of the AICD and a National Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leadership. 

 WHITE-Daniel.JPGDEPUTY CHAIR - Dr Daniel White

Dr Dan White has recently retired as the Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools after a decade of service. He is also the former Director of Catholic Education Hobart, has served in various senior educational leadership roles and was a Catholic Primary School Principal for nine years in Sydney.

Dr White is an author who has written extensively in the areas of religious identity, collaborative leadership and system-wide governance and decision-making. Dr White is the co-author of seven educational resource books focusing particularly on higher order learning and thinking strategies. Dr White is a Fellow of both the Australian College of Educators and the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and recently, was awarded ‘The Phyllis Evans Medal’ as the Teachers’ Guild of NSW ‘Distinguished Educator’ in 2019.

Dr White was formerly a board member of Catholic Network Australia, a member of the Senate of the Australian Catholic University, and a member of the Board of Governors for the University of Notre Dame Australia. Dr White has served on the National Catholic Education Commission for six years and is currently providing consultancy and professional learning support for school communities and educational systems across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Dr Daniel White was awarded an Order of the Medal of Australia in 2022 for service to Catholic Education.

FrBrian-logo.jpgDIRECTOR - Very Rev Dr Brian Boyle EV 

Rev Brian Boyle was appointed the Episcopal Vicar for Education in 2014 to support the Bishop of Sandhurst in all matters relating to Catholic education in the diocese. He also holds the position of adjunct lecturer at Catholic Theological College and is a member of the Department of Biblical Studies.

From 2006 to 2013 he was Academic Dean of Catholic Theological College (CTC) and Dean of Studies at Corpus Christi College from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, he was Dean of the College of Theology and Philosophy as well as a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies at the University of Notre Dame Freemantle, Australia 2000-2005.

During his time as Episcopal Vicar for Education, he has chaired both the Sandhurst School Education Board (SSEB) and Sandhurst Catholic Education Council (SCEC) as well as overseeing reviews of the Catholic Education Office and the Religious Education Curriculum, Source of Life.

Fr Brian was appointed as Administrator of Cathedral Cluster in Bendigo from January 2021.

 

 20061401-1.jpgDIRECTOR - Ms Libby Barnes

Echuca based educator and facilitator, Libby is a teacher, counsellor and Master in Student Welfare and Guidance. Libby brings with her a wealth of experience in a wide range of education arenas and displays a very fine knowledge of how children learn, curriculum development and contemporary teaching pedagogies.

She has extensive school-based teaching and leadership experience in both Catholic and Independent schools as well as with the Resilience Builders at corporate and school level, and in recent years, commendable governance experience at De La Salle College, Malvern and at St Joseph’s College, Echuca, where Libby is the Chair of the Stewardship Committee for Kildare Education Ministries.

Since the time of incorporation of CES Ltd Libby has been a member of the CESL Learning and Teaching Committee. Libby's expertise in the area of child safety and crisis management is enviable and she is a leader in building resilient school communities.

Libby will also assume the role of Chair, CES Ltd Learning and Teaching Committee.

 

Fr-Andrew-Fewings.jpgDIRECTOR - Fr Andrew Fewings

Following his ordination in the Diocese of Sandhurst in 1980, Rev Fr Andrew Fewings served as Assistant Priest Parish Priest at Beechworth, Myrtleford, Bendigo and Shepparton South. He was also Administrator in Wangaratta South in 1997 and Nagambie from 2004 to 2008. 

In 2003, Father Andrew became Parish Priest of St John’s Euroa, followed by St Joseph’s Benalla in 2008. In 2012 he was appointed Parish Priest of St Therese’s, Kennington where he was ordained a Priest 32 years earlier. In 2020 Fr Andrew celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his ordination.

During the period between 1983 and 1989, Father Andrew served as Chaplain to the Bendigo Hospital, BHHA, Catholic College Bendigo, YCW and Bendigo College of Advanced Education, now known as La Trobe University.

Father Andrew is an experienced Board member having served on a number of Boards and committees over many years, including the Sandhurst Council of Priests, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Religious Education Committee, Sandhurst School Education Board and various School Boards. He is the current President of the Assisi Kindergarten Committee of Management.

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DIRECTOR - Damien Cricchiola

Damien is currently Director, Professional Conduct at the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

As the Director, Professional Conduct at the VIT, Damien leads a team of technical specialists responsible for the delivery of a number of key regulatory functions. These include investigations into professional misconduct and the provision of regulatory legal services designed to safeguard children in Victorian schools from harm.

Damien is an Australian Legal Practitioner with ten years’ experience in government legal practice across areas such as consumer protection, law enforcement, risk and regulation.

 

 DIRECTOR - Ms Joan ColdwellBrenda-Keenan-1.jpg

 Joan has been working in Catholic Education for 45 years in a variety of settings across the education system. Her school experience has been as Teacher, Curriculum Leader, Pastoral Care Co-ordinator, RE Leader, Deputy Principal and Principal in two Bendigo-based Catholic  schools, Marist College in its foundation period and St Joseph’s Quarry Hill. In 2020, Joan was a member of the School Governance Working Party as the Diocese moved towards incorporation and later moved to CES staff both as an Advisor to School Advisory Councils and as Principal Consultant in the Western Deanery. 

Joan has a Graduate Certificate in Theology and a Masters in Religious Education.  She retired in 2022 following a career in which she has been highly respected by the Principals, Clergy and Office personnel for her professionalism and commitment. 

Joan has also been appointed to the role of Chair of the Catholic Identity and Mission Committee of CES Ltd

 

LADD-Linda-1070x1500.jpgDIRECTOR - Ms Linda Rigby

Linda is an experienced Human Resources practitioner with a history of working across a range of complex environments including public sector and higher education. Her commitment to understand the organisational context and strategic vision enables her to build strong stakeholder relationships and deliver HR outcomes that align with key business priorities.

With close to twenty years’ experience in Human Resources Management, Linda is experienced in providing professional HR consultation on a wide range of workforce functions including culture, workplace relations, case management, workforce planning, Work Health and Safety, remuneration, change management, end-to-end recruitment and strategic HR business partnering.

Further to this, Linda holds experience as Committee Chair and membership in a variety of professional and volunteer committees, including Work Health and Safety, Culture Change Working Groups, Academic Promotion and Confirmation committees and is currently a member of the University of Melbourne Department of Rural Health Executive Committee.

Linda is also a member of the parent community with children attending St Mel’s Primary School, Shepparton.

 

 DIRECTOR - Mr Francis MooreIMG_2850-1125x1500.jpg

Francis Moore has an extensive background in leadership and governance. From 2007 to 2019 Francis was the Executive Director Administration for the Archdiocese of Melbourne with responsibility for advising the Archbishop about the financial and temporal affairs of the Archdiocese.

Francis’ experience includes membership as a Trustee of the Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Melbourne, Deputy Chair of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (2008 to 2019) and Deputy Chair of the Catholic Development Fund of the Archdiocese of Melbourne (2008 to 2019). He was a Director of Catholic Network Australia Limited until 2019 and a Director of Catholic Capital Grants (Victoria) Ltd (2008 to 2019).

Francis is currently a director of Friday Night School Limited, the Chair and a director of CDPF Limited and a member of Australian Catholic University and the Victorian Chapter of ACU.

Between 1985 and 2001 Francis was a partner in a Melbourne based legal practice where he had an extensive legal practice in banking and finance, and as legal advisor to mutual financial institutions.

In 2017, Francis was awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory.

 

 DIRECTOR - Michaela SargeantSARGEANT-Michaela-1127x1500.jpg

Michaela has worked in the communications field for the past eleven years within the Shepparton area and currently holds the position of Communications Officer – Stakeholder Engagement.  Michaela has previous education experience and worked as an Education Officer for Goulburn Valley Water previously.

With over 15 years working in the water industry in Shepparton, Michaela’s career has successfully encompassed the areas of stakeholder engagement, corporate communications and media, internal communications and education.

Further to this, Michaela is a member of the parent community of St Brendan’s Primary School, Shepparton.  This experience provides her with solid perspective of a parent in the system, which will bring a unique perspective to Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited Board. 

 

Secretary - Mr John Meneely  

Bendigo Office

120 Hargreaves St
PO Box 477
Bendigo, 3552
Ph: (03) 5443 2377

Tatura Office

74 Hogan St
Tatura, 3616
Ph: (03) 5831 3811

Wangaratta Office

71 Ryley St
PO Box 1181
Wangaratta, 3677
Ph: (03) 5723 0000

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