Alumni Amy Prokopiec (class of 2020) was selected to represent the state in the Tasmanian Devils AFL team who competed in the NAB League competition, which saw her go up against the best teams in Victoria over a nine-game roster. Amy was also named in the leadership group. The team had an outstanding season, winning six games and losing only three, making it to the finals. Amy ended the season as the highest goal scorer for the Devils with 12 goals. She now returns to play with her club, Clarence, in the newly formed SFLW competition.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Australian Academy of Performing Arts Bachelor of Arts (Acting) course after a successful audition process. Kate Matar (class of 1999) was recently promoted to CEO of the UK-headquartered culture consultancy, Barker Langham, after holding the position of director of the firm’s Dubai office.
Amy is currently studying Health and Physical Education at the University of Tasmania.
Kate has been based in the Middle East for the past 13 years, where she has worked across a range of roles in the tourism and cultural sector, including senior management positions with Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism and Dubai Tourism. Kate joined Barker Langham five years ago as an independent consultant.
Sophie Williams (class of 2020) enjoyed a successful first solo exhibition at The Glimar Man Studio in Hobart. Sophie is pictured top right with the College’s Senior Art Teacher, Emma Havard, on opening night.
Today, as CEO, she is building on her leadership and track record of client work as she leads a 90-strong firm and global projects portfolio. Kate has a master’s degree in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University.
Upon graduating from St Mary’s College, Lucinda Smith (class of 2019), pictured top left, was accepted into the Western
Sandra Taglieri SC (class of 1983) was appointed as Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC), commencing in the Hobart
S T M A RY ’ S C O L L E G E A L M A M AT E R J U N E 2021
registry of the FCC on 18 May 2021. Sandra was admitted to both the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the High Court of Australia in 1989 and has practiced as a barrister since 2009, taking silk in 2018. Sandra graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws in 1987 before being admitted to both the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the High Court of Australia in 1989. Since 1989, Sandra has practised as a barrister and solicitor at firm Butler McIntyre & Butler, and then from 1995 as a partner at firm Phillips Taglieri. In 2009 she joined Derwent & Tamar Chambers as a barrister and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2018. In addition to her career in private practice, Ms Taglieri was appointed as a Commissioner of Legal Aid Tasmania from 2008 to 2012, taught as a part-time lecturer at the Centre for Legal Studies at the University of Tasmania from 2009 to 2013, and from 2013 has been appointed as a part-time member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
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