STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Welcoming In Term 2, Mrs Kellie Douglas began her new role as Head of Boarding at St Mary’s. With 20 years’ experience in the education sector, Mrs Douglas has an extensive background in boarding, having worked in boarding houses at The Rockhampton Grammar School and Rockhampton Girls’ Grammar School in Queensland, and at Great Southern Grammar in Albany, Western Australia. Mrs Douglas was most recently employed as Acting Head of House Years 9 to 12 and Acting Head of Year 8 at Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School in northern New South Wales. Prior to that, she was Head of Department, Future Pathways and Vocational Education, at Mt St Michael’s College in Brisbane. Mrs Jacinta Sirr-Williams joined St Mary’s as Director of Philanthropy in April, arriving from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, where she held the position of Philanthropy and Annual Giving Manager. She replaces Mrs Linzey Allinson, who served the School with distinction for 14 years. Mrs Sirr-Williams has a broad background in philanthropy and fundraising, having previously managed fundraising portfolios for Edith Cowan University’s School of Education, School of Business and Law, and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She also had the pleasure of fundraising at one of the state’s most trusted charities, Guide Dogs WA. Ms Megan Crust joined St Mary’s in April from not-for-profit disability organisation, Ability WA, where she was General Manager Marketing and Communications. Ms Crust was previously Director of Communications at St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, and has extensive experience in marketing and communications at a senior level in the resources and utilities sectors. She is excited to share all the School’s wonderful stories and achievements with its engaged community.
Ms Erica Herron, previously Dean of Students, commenced in a new Dean of Boarding role to provide executive oversight of boarding. Ms Herron, who has a considerable background in boarding, is working closely with Head of Boarding, Mrs Kellie Douglas, to support and strengthen our vibrant boarding community.
Announcing
Following Ms Herron’s change in role, Mrs Rebecca Payne, previously Associate Dean of Students and Head of Year 12, assumed Dean of Students responsibilities, while also retaining her Head of Year 12 position for 2021.
Finally, Ms Felicity Monck, Head of Psychology Services, embraced an additional role as Associate Dean of Students and Wellbeing.
Congratulating Miss Ines Leal, Science Department Laboratory Technician, was recently awarded a PhD in Oceanography from the University of Quebec, Canada. Miss Leal’s multi-latitudinal project explored the nutritional drivers that shape natural populations of rocky shore communities. In short, she sought to answer the question, “How do larval traits, driven by different environmental conditions, shape natural populations, that is, their abundance and distribution?”
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