Board of Directors
Barry Johnson
BA
Former teacher and retired General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation. Former Vice President of Unions of NSW, Executive Member of the Australian Education Union and board member of MacMahon and Associates, Teachers Federation Health, the Teachers Club and the Trades Hall Council. Special responsibilities: Chairman of Board of Directors, ex officio member of all committees.
Tom Croker
MA, BA, BA Ed Studies, MACE, FACEL, FAPPA
Retired Primary School Principal of 28 years. Past President of both the Australian and NSW Primary Principals Associations. Treasurer and Past President of Rotary Club of Breakfast Point. Committee member of Principals Australia (Professional Development Organisation). Member ACEL Fellows Awards Committee. Chairman Strata Committee Savannah Body Corporate. Member Breakfast Point Country Club Management Committee. Special responsibilities: Deputy Chairman, Chair of the Program Assessment Committee.
Ken Dixon
BCom, FCPA
Retired General Manager, Finance and Administration (NSW Department of Education and Training). Extensive NSW Public Sector experience including senior positions in the NSW Treasury and Department of Public Works and as an advisor to the NSW Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee and as a former member of the State Contracts Control Board. Former member of the NSW Public sector committee of CPA Australia. Currently Director, Bendigo Bank Ettalong Beach and Member of the Executive Board and Management Committee of NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Special responsibilities: Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Julie Kennedy
MEd(Leadership), BEd
Director Educational Leadership, NSW Department of Education, The Beaches Network. A former secondary school principal and Principal Education Officer with the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.
Jan McClelland AM
BA (Hons), B Leg. S, FAICD, FAIM, FACEL
Deputy Chancellor UNE, Chair Gateway Governance Network Body Ltd, Chair HeartKids Ltd and Managing Director Jan McClelland and Associates Pty Ltd. Former Director General of Education and Training in NSW and former Managing Director of TAFE NSW. Experienced chair and non-executive director in education, health, agriculture, transport, waste, business and consumer services and medical technologies industry sectors. Special responsibilities: Chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee.
Graeme Philpotts
BSc, Grad DipEd, MAICD
Chief Executive Officer of Stewart House as a public benevolent institution and affiliated health organisation. Former General Manager Stewart House Preventorium and Company Secretary. Extensive experience in hospitality management and NSW public education senior management. Currently Director GMGW Pty Ltd. Special responsibilities: Executive Director, ex officio member of all committees.
Cecilia Wilson
B.Ed, B.Ec, Cert IV Carbon Management
Former Program Director Building the Education Revolution (BER). Strategic, research and operational experience within the public sector including the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Public Works and Services and Blue Mountains City Council. Former secondary school teacher. Past President and Treasurer of the Sydney University Women’s Sports Association. Former NSW delegate to the Australasian Association for Learning Environments.
It is with great sadness and deepest regret that the Stewart House Board of Directors announces the death of Board member, Greg Prior (1957-2022). On behalf of all at Stewart House, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to Greg’s friends and family.
Contacting The Board
Enquiries:
Murray O’Donnell
Chief Operating Officer
Telephone: 02 9938 3100
Email: murray@stewarthouse.org.au