School Council Members
Chair
Mrs C.J. Smale
M.App.Sc. MAPA, MMPAA
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Carolyn was appointed as a member of School Council, 24/8/1988 and is a foundation parent of the School. Carolyn was also a foundation member of the Parents Association and served as both secretary and President of the early years of the schools development. Her three children have attended the school. Carolyn is a musculo-skeletal physiotherapist and has been in practice in the Hills district for 25 years. Carolyn is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (and a past member of the Board) and the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association of Australia. Carolyn is a director of various businesses and has extensive experience in both business and sports management.
Treasurer
Mr I. A. C. Robertson
M.App.Sc. MAPA, MMPAA,
FCA, FTIA, JP
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Ian was appointed as a member of School Council, 4/10/2000. He is a Chartered Accountant and Managing Partner, IAC Robertson & Co. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia, Licensed Strata Title and Community Manager, Registered Company Auditor, Registered Tax Agent, Justice of the Peace, Proper Authority Holder – Licence under the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. A past Board member of PLC Sydney, Director of VeriFone Group of Companies in Australia and Bioniche Animal Health (A/Asia) Pty. Ltd. He is a past parent of the School.
Chair of Governance Committee
Emeritus Prof.
P.A. Baumgartner
AM BSC, Agr (Syd), Dip Tert.Ed (UNE),
FAIFST, FCIA
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Paul was appointed as a member of School Council, 27/9/1995. He is a long time resident of Dural. Paul was Dean of the Faculty of Science Technology and Agriculture, and then Pro Vice Chancellor Research and Consulting at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury. He has extensive experience in tertiary education at a national and international level. He was a member of a syllabus committee of the New South Wales Board of Studies and an examiner for the NSW Higher School Certificate. He is past President of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology.
Mr A. C. Meyer
Dip. Build.
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Andrew was appointed as a member of School Council, 29/11/2006. He is General Manager – Property Development with OneSteel Limited, with responsibility for the management and development of property portfolios. Prior to One Steel he had a similar role with Boral Limited. Prior to Boral this he was General Manager for property development and investment with Lang Walker – a major property developer in Sydney. Prior to Lang Walker, he owned and operated his own company – PASA Development Pty. Ltd conducting property development activities in NSW for a period of approx. 10 years. During this time he also provided consultancy services to the State Government, the Treasury and Department of Commerce. He is a past parent of the School.
Deputy Chair
Mr D. P. McDermid
LREA, Grad.Cert.SCM, JP
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Dale was appointed as a member of School Council, 25/10/2006. He is a Director of McKenzie Hall Pty Ltd, a specialist retail property company. Director of Northbound Pty Ltd, a company involved in property investment and development. Dale completed a senior executive program at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University New York in 1997. Dale has expertise in broad general management, experience in running medium sized service businesses, strong organisational, strategic and personnel leadership. He was a founding Board member of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia and has been extensively involved in the development and management of the Property Council of Australia education courses. He was a past National Chair of the Education Committee and also a lecturer for more than 15 years for the Shopping Centre courses. He is a past parent of the School.
Hon. Secretary to Council
Mr D. Hoens
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Des was appointed as a member of School Council, 26/5/1999. He retired in 1994 from James Hardie & Co. At the time of retirement, Des was National Sales & Marketing Manager having been with the Company for 43 years.
Educated at Brisbane State High School in Brisbane, Des holds a Business Management Certificate and a Certificate in Building Construction.
Mr R.J. Barton
Dip Teach, MIMC, SMASO, FWAPSC
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Richard was appointed as member of School Council, 11/6/1985. He has wide experience as a primary and secondary teacher. He has also had experience in educational administration as a primary school principal. Subsequently Richard was Managing Director of Science Research Associates, the international educational publishing subsidiary of IBM Corporation and then as General Manager of The Australian Quality Council. He also worked for a time as Ministerial Adviser to the Hon. Alan Cadman, MP and later as an executive in the IBM Australia leadership team until June, 2000. Richard is now a part time business improvement adviser for AIM, AusIndustry and the Asian Productivity Organisation.
Ms K. Scott Davie
BEc, FCA,GAICD
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Karen was appointed as a member of School Council on 22/07/09. Karen is a fellow chartered accountant with strategy and IT experience. As Managing Director of SD Masters, Karen has worked with clients across the finance, travel, telecommunications sectors consulting in eBusiness, IT program management and transition/change management from Optus, NRMA, Sydney Ports Corporation to Qantas. She has worked around the globe consulting and presenting in New York, Alaska, London, France, Hong Kong and across Australia. She has presented eBusiness strategy topics live on TV, radio and written for several papers including the Australian Financial Review. In 1999 & 2000 Karen was awarded finalist in the Telstra Businesswomen's Awards.
Mr Charles Denes
BEc, CA
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Charles was appointed as a member of School Council on 25/10/2010. Charles is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in finance and operations with several multinational companies. He was formerly VP of Global Sales Operations for a leading telecommunications company, Registered Tax Agent, member of the Institute of Company Directors and Institute of Credit Management. He has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and the USA. He has served on a number of Boards internationally and has been a parent of the school since 2004
