SCHOOL NEWS
Balancing change and tradition over two decades
As outgoing Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), John Jesson left behind a significant legacy of service to the School when he retired from Melbourne Grammar at the end of Term II, 2022. “This School has always been wonderfully positive place to work, and so different to my previous roles in industry,” says John, who began working at our School in 1999 as Finance Manager. He was appointed as DFA at the start of 2011. “I look back and think: How lucky was I that I saw an ad in the paper for a role at this particular school?”
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AN EYE ON THE BIGGER PICTURE In his DFA role, John has had direct involvement with our School Council, School governance, and oversight of the non-teaching functions that support our day-to-day operations. “The big picture for my role is to make sure the framework is in place to sustain our core focus of teaching and learning, and to make sure we don’t become complacent in any aspect of that intent,” he explains. “One of the joys of my job has been its breadth, from working on operational projects to thinking about the strategic direction of the School,” John adds. “I’ll miss the people I’ve worked with, who have been a wonderful support, and I’ll miss coming to work in a place that has such a vibrancy and life to it.”
