ACT

Kirk Zwangobani

Dr Kirk Zwangobani is an School Leader at Dickson College in Canberra, where leads the Humanities and English team and senior secondary curriculum. Over his teaching career Kirk has held significant leadership roles in several ACT government schools. He has also developed policy and projects within the ACT Education Directorate, with a particular focus on student engagement and voice. Most recently, Kirk has been working closely with the Board of Senior Secondary Studies in a cross sectorial capacity, in the development of 21st C Humanities and Social Science curriculum. ...READ MORE

NSW

Kylie Lipscombe

Dr Kylie Lipscombe is Senior Lecturer and researcher and Associate Academic Program Director of postgraduate studies in Educational Leadership at the University of Wollongong. She has 20 years experience in educational organisations such as schools and university. Kylie is passionate about the nexus between educational leadership and practice, and how leading impacts both teacher and student learning practices. Her program of research works closely with leaders, teachers and children in the fields of educational leadership, middle leadership, teacher collaboration, and professional learning. She is a keen contributor and leader in professional associations and is currently the academic leader of the NSW Department of Education Aspiring Principals Leadership program. ...READ MORE

NT

Aderyn Chatterton

Aderyn has been the regional director of Darwin schools for the past four years. Prior to that she’s had thirteen years’ experience as an assistant principal, teaching principal and principal in urban and remote schools in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Throughout all stages of her career she has remained passionate about identifying, supporting and challenging aspirant and emerging leaders. Most recently, this commitment has translated into the development of an innovative high potential leaders program that is about to be launched in the Darwin Region. ...READ MORE

QLD

Karen Fox

Having enjoyed a long career as an educator across all sectors, Karen has fulfilled a number of senior leadership positions with a focus on curriculum, teaching and learning, leadership development, and more recently, in school governance. Karen has designed and facilitated educational and leadership courses at school and tertiary level and has worked within the corporate and professional services sector in the development of programs associated with leadership and organisational culture. Karen has recently worked on targeted curriculum projects through the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority and with schools and other organisations in culture and strategic planning, and through mentoring early career teachers and leaders. ...READ MORE

SA

Warren Bryan Symonds

Warren Symonds is an experienced educator and has worked in the Department for Education in South Australia since 1987. His teaching experience has varied from Area Schools through to large metropolitan High Schools. For the past ten years, Warren has been the Principal of Mount Barker High School situated in one of the fastest-growing cities in South Australia. During this time, he has initiated Mount Barker High Schools introduction of Positive Psychology into a whole-school approach. This concept was implemented into the Mount Barker community and eight primary schools to improve the wellbeing of over 3000 children and young people across the Adelaide Hills. Professor Martin Seligman has referred to the approaches used at Mount Barker High School as being a world’s first and at the cutting edge of teaching Positive Education to a whole school community. ...READ MORE

TAS

Jacqui Lawless

Jacqui is the Principal of Larmenier, a Catholic primary school in Launceston. A school which boasts a functioning school farm and shares its site with an Aged Care Home. Prior to this appointment in Launceston, Jacqui was the Assistant Principal at St James College, Cygnet. Jacqui has worked at many schools in the greater Hobart area and has worked across multiple sectors and across all schooling ages. In schools where she has had leadership roles of Principal, Acting Principal and Deputy Principal she has been an activator of school improvement and led significant educational change. She has worked extensively in the area of student support and special education and is passionate about quality education for all students. Jacqui has a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Special Education and Masters of Education. ...READ MORE

VIC

Coralee Pratt

Coralee Pratt is an educational leader who has worked in a diverse range of settings and communities across Victoria and South East Queensland. She has been principal of three large primary schools and had broad leadership experience at system level. Coralee currently works for the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) in the role of Senior Education Improvement Leader (SEIL) in the Bayside Peninsula Area, working with 31 principals and their schools in the Beachside Network. ...READ MORE

WA

Sinan Kerimofski

Sinan is the Principal of Vasse Primary School, an Independent Public School, situated in the southwest of Western Australia. Vasse Primary is situated in a rapidly growing suburb. The school was established in 1869 where 12 students commenced their schooling with one teacher. Now the school boasts over 790 students and 93 staff. He has worked in rural, regional and metropolitan schools in Western Australia over the past 30 years. Sinan’s focus has been to ensure the school is well resourced with a strong positive culture through focusing on fostering positive relationships. ...READ MORE