Australian Capital Territory

Ms Kerrie Blain
BA Dip Ed (Sydney), FACEL Kerrie Blain trained as a teacher after completing an Arts Degree in Mathematics, Geology and Education at Newcastle University, NSW. After briefly teaching in North-West NSW, she continued her teaching career in Cambridge, England, where she taught in a variety of schools including a Sixth Form College preparing students for Oxbridge Entrance Examinations.
 
After returning to Australia with a small family, Kerrie spent many years in a parenting role. In 1998 she returned to a Mathematics teaching position at Alfred Deakin High School, Canberra. In 2002 she moved to Telopea Park School a bi-national K to 10 government school, as an Executive Teacher. In 2005 she became Secondary Deputy Principal and in 2010, Principal.

New South Wales

Mr Chris Presland
BA Dip Ed (Sydney), FACEL Chris Presland is in his third Principalship at multi-award winning St Clair High School in Sydney's west. He is currently Deputy President of the NSW Secondary Principals’ Council, Convener of the NSW Branch of Principals Australia, an ACEL National Board Member and and Australian Secondary Principals Association NSW Delegate.
 
Chris has received the Director-General’s award for Excellent Service to Public Education, a Macarthur Outstanding Educator Award and the Federal Government's National Outstanding Achievement by a Principal. He has been listed in the Bulletin/ Microsoft Australia’s Smart 100 list, conferred with an ACEL Fellowship and in 2010 received the John Laing Professional Development Award.

Northern Territory

Mr Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts has worked as a teacher and principal in the Northern Territory for approximately 20 years. His school leadership roles range from from principal in a one-teacher school to principal of larger schools including primary and secondary settings. Two years ago he relocated to the Northern Territory. In this time Tony has been in the role of Director Schools Performance - Darwin and is currently Acting Executive Director for the Darwin and Katherine ranges.        

Queensland

Ms Helen Starr 
A member of ACEL for 16 years, Helen was appointed Secretary of the Queensland Branch Executive in 2003 and President in 2009.
 
In a 40 year career across primary, secondary, special and tertiary sectors Helen has fostered advocacy for  educators, promoting school effectiveness and leadership to support planning and review. She has jointly and independently published articles on leadership and change and presented at education, management and ACEL  conferences.
 
In 2002, as member of a university research team focussed on innovative school renewal in a successful system–university partnership, Helen was recipient of the prestigious ACEL Gold Medal Award.
  

South Australia

Dr Jenny Stanley
Ed D, M Ed Management, B Ed, Dip T ECE.

Jenny is the Chair of the ACEL Audit and Risk Committee and president of the SA Branch Executive. She is employed by the South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services as Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Development and Review and is Executive Officer of it's Audit and Risk Committee. She has a strong interest in corporate and site governance and has worked in school, preschool and corporate governance.

Jenny has worked as a preschool director, in early literacy and numeracy, early childhood training, has worked in Quality Improvement in schools and preschools and lectured TAFE Early Childhood and Community Services.

Tasmania

Ms Anne Foale

During her career, Anne has been a Teacher in Tasmanian government schools and Tasmanian Catholic education. She has held senior leadership roles for past 20 years including Deputy Principal and Principal (Currently Principal of St James Catholic College, Cygnet). Anne was the recipient of John Laing Award from Principals’ Australia in 2010. Anne was also a Member of the Tasmanian Branch of CaSPA and on the organising committee for national conference of CaSPA in Hobart in 2010.

Victoria

Mr Jeremy Ashenden Beard

Jeremy has been a member of ACEL since 1995 and has been President of ACEL Victoria since mid 2010. He has been with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development since 1975. Fulfilling many roles in schools before becoming his last appointment as Principal at Koonung Secondary College, Jeremy has involved in a broad range of curriculum and professional learning initiatives. His most significant achievement in this area being initiating Australia’s largest annual teaching and learning conference in conjunction with Elaine Brownlow. Most recently he has taken a leadership role in school improvement as the Regional Network Leader for 52 primary, secondary and special government schools in the Boroondara and Dandenong Ranges local government areas. In this role he has led a consortium of schools focussed upon data, assessment and collaborative teacher teams in partnership with the University of Melbourne. He has developed high level skills in analysing school and system data to assist schools in the development of evidence-based strategic plans centred around personalised student learning.

Western Australia

Mr Keith Newton
 Mr Keith Newton (M Ed Man; B.A. Social Science) is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Edith Cowan University where he coordinates and delivers a Master of Education (Leadership) program in partnership with Zhejiang Normal University in China. He is also a consultant to Fogarty EDvance (a philanthropic school improvement program for low SES schools) and works with the Department of Education Services in the area of non-government school registration and performance review for Independent Public Schools. Keith has had extensive school and system level experience having been a teacher, Principal, District Director and Deputy Director-General of Schools in the Department of Education and Training in Western Australia.