Leadership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is entrusted to operate and run the school on behalf of the Mulgrave Independent School Society. The Society is a not-forprofit registered charity. There are up to fourteen parent or alumni-parent members of the Board who are elected by the parent members of the Society, and we thank them for their selfless service and for the work they do to support the school. The Mulgrave Board as of the October 2021 AGM:

• Gopi Chande, Chair • Harry Wierenga, Vice Chair • Katherine Hoogendoorn, Secretary • Navida Suleman, Treasurer • Beier Cai • Charles Chang • Magdalina Ivanova • Julia Lawn • Nicola More • Roz Seyednejad • Helaine Shepard • Malik Talib Since 2019, the Board has annually welcomed student representatives. Joyce Qi and Artin ManafiKhosroshahi were in Grade 11 when selected via application process and interviews and will serve until the 2022 AGM in October.

BOARD COMMITTEES

Our standing committees are comprised of Board members, staff, students, and parents, and they serve in the following areas:

• Audit • Building and Land • Executive • Finance • Governance • Nominations

HEAD OF SCHOOL SEARCH

At the 2021 AGM, John Wray announced his decision to leave Mulgrave at the end of the 2022-23 school year after what will be 13 years as our Head of School. The Board struck a Search Committee and conducted an extensive, worldwide search which was founded on a consultative process with Mulgrave’s community (including with families, faculty and staff, students, and alumni).

The Board focussed on traits and characteristics identified through these meetings and surveys: a strong personal alignment with Mulgrave’s values, a commitment to student wellbeing and advancing DEIJ, a global perspective on education, the capacity to continue to grow Mulgrave as a world-class international school, and a leadership style in alignment with Mulgrave’s culture. Mulgrave’s next Head of School, Craig Davis, will start in July 2023 after a year of intentional transition efforts. Craig was Mulgrave’s Senior School Principal (2014-17) and knows the school’s community and culture well. Before and since, Craig has proven himself in international school leadership at renowned schools and organisations such as West Island School in Hong Kong (Vice Principal and IB DP Coordinator), Tanglin Trust in Singapore (Vice Principal), Dulwich College International (Director of Education), and most recently, Pearson College, United World College (President and Head of College). Craig is deeply committed to the International Baccalaureate programme and viewed globally as a highly-respected education leader.

ADVISORY BOARD

The Mulgrave Advisory Board offers insight to the Head of School and the Mulgrave Board of Directors on the following:

• Mulgrave’s broad educational provision and philosophy

• International innovations and trends in PK-12 education

Members in 2021-22 include:

• Tony Allard • Lindsey Berns • Jesse Calderon • Brad Carter • Gopi Chande • Paul Dangerfield • Silvia Heinrich • Chan Hon Goh • George Iwama • Martin Jones • Simon Lesieur • Gordon MacIntyre • Marianne McTavish • Samir Manji • Axel Meisen • Nabila Pirani • Helaine Shepard • Harry Wierenga • John Wray