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School Council

The governing body of Guildford Grammar School, the School Council, is comprised of twelve Fellows. 

Five Fellows are nominated by the Perth Diocesan Council, one by the Archbishop of Perth, two by the Old Guildfordians Association, one by the Parents & Friends Society and three elected by the Fellows themselves.  The Visitor to the School, a role enshrined in the Constitution and Rules of the School, is The Right Reverend Roger Herft, Archbishop of Perth, (installed from June 11 2005).
 

The School Council’s role is to govern the School, while it is the function of the Headmaster and Senior Management to manage the organisation in accordance with the policies and directions of the School Council.  The School Council and the Headmaster work in partnership to achieve the purpose or mission of the School.
 

The School Council establishes the strategic settings for the School which state the purpose of the School, its core values and its strategic direction.  Based on the strategic settings, the School Council approves the strategic plan developed in partnership with the Headmaster and staff.  The Headmaster and staff implement the strategic plan within a set of policies established by the School Council. 
 

Progress on the implementation of the strategic plan is monitored by the School Council through regular reports from the Headmaster.
 

The work of the School Council is carried out in accordance with the School Governance Charter.  The Charter, which is subsidiary to the School’s Constitution and Rules and relevant statutory regulations, acknowledges the interdependence of the members of the School family and the mutual accountability that accompanies working together for the common good.  It is based on transparent, responsible and regenerative processes for the good governance of the School.
 

THE VISITOR

The Most Reverend Roger Herft BTh BD
Archbishop of Perth

FELLOWS OF COUNCIL

Mr Michael Abbott BA LLB BJuris, MBA  Chairman Diocesan Council nominee 2007 (OG 78-82). Graduate of University of Western Australia. Practiced as a lawyer in law firms in Perth and Hong Kong, before moving to an in-house position with a major Perth based resource sector company, where he leads the legal team.
Ms Vanessa Moss LLB BEc Vice Chairman Diocesan Council nominee 2006 Graduate of Monash University. Practised as a lawyer in corporate law before moving to Legal Aid and then community legal centres. Adjunct senior lecturer of the Law School at Murdoch University. Appointed as a member to the Migration Review Tribunal and the Refugee Review Tribunal to review and decide visa and visa-related decisions made within the Immigration and Citizenship portfolio. Current parent of a student at the Preparatory School.
Mr Ron Gamble CA BBus Treasurer Diocesan Council nominee 2006 Partner of a national chartered accountancy firm. Professional background in audit and business recovery. Sustained involvement with community groups within the School. Former Treasurer and board member of the Anglican Schools Commission Inc. WA. Parent of two Old Guildfordians.
Mr Brian Adams Parents’ & Friends’ Society nominee  Brian Adams is the CIO (Chief Information Officer) of WorleyParsons. Brian has  spent over 20 years in senior international roles in Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe. He is an Old Guildfordian and has three children attending the school.
Mr James Skinner Council nominee 2008 Retired businessman. Business experience in wholesale and retail marketing. Board member of the Guildford Grammar School Foundation. Parent of Old Guildfordian and current grandparent of Prep School student.
Mrs Sally Boyle Diocesan Council (non-metropolitan) nominee 2010 Occupational therapist and rural business management.  Strong involvement with the Anglican parish of York - People’s Warden, Lay Pastoral Minister and member of the Parish Council.  Parent of three Old Guildfordians.
Mr Mitchell Wells LLB BComm The Old Guildfordians Association nominee 2010 (OG 85-92) Currently COO of Amadeus Energy.  Formerly posted to UK as Legal Counsel and Project Manager for the redevelopment of the Millennium Dome in East London, prior to that legal advisor to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Dr Bill Kean MB BS D(Obst) RCOG FAPHM RACP The Old Guildfordians Association nominee  2010 (OG 61-65) Retired after 25 years working with the World Health Organization (WHO), Executive Director of the Office of the Director General.  Extensive professional experience in the Western Pacific region and China.
Professor Helen Wildy BA DipEd BEd MEd PhD (UWA) MACE FACEL Diocesan Council nominee 2010 Currently Winthrop Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education at UWA.  She has worked in the education sector since 1968, starting as a secondary Mathematics teacher in WA and Victoria in government and independent schools.  Research background in educational leadership. Currently Director of PIPS Australia which runs an assessment of literacy and numeracy for students entering primary school across Australia. Director of programs for Catholic and Independent schools in WA to support schools in their interpretation of NAPLAN data.
Mr Andy Sharp, MBA, BLArch, AFAIM, AAILA, RLA Council Nominee, 2012 Andy is a Director of Curtin University charged with the redevelopment of the Bentley campus into a major urban centre.  He has extensive experience in urban design, place making and project directorship.  Prior to this, Andy was the International Head of Discipline Landscape Architecture, overseeing the practice development for a global team of 150 landscape architects within Hassell.  Andy is a current parent of the School, with two boys attending the Senior School.
Mr Peter McLachlan Council Nominee Peter has been employed with QBE Insurance for the past 17 years and has amassed a wealth of experience in the insurance industry.  He is currently the Director of the Teen Challenge Foundation and former President of the Claremont Therapeutic Riding School.  Peter has  some outstanding achievements in the sport of sailing, including placing 1st Overall in the 1992 Sydney to Hobart race, aboard Ragamuffin.

Secretary to Council
Mr Kent Peters, MBA(HRM), ACA, PGradDipMngt, AdvDipPM,
DipMI, FAIM, FFin, MAICD, AAIPM,CAHRI, MACEL