A Christian Co-educational International School

School Board


Sarah Christensen, BEc, LLM
Occupation: Company Executive
Appointed to the Board: 2002
Association with Carey: Mother of current students; Co-Vice-Chair of Carey Board; Executive Committee; Nominating Committee; Member of Carey Parents Association.
Recreational interests: Running, reading, yoga


Michael Cooke, BBuild, BComm, FAIB
Occupation: Building Company Director
Appointed to the Board: 1989
Association with Carey: Student 1966-’72, father of past students; Life member of the OCGA, Life member of the OC Football Club, OCGA Council 1987-2004, OCGA President 1999-2004; Property Committee.
Recreational interests: Flying, water and snow skiing, pedal and motor bike riding, sailing, golf, building anything, helping members of the Carey community or introducing them to someone who can help them.


Gary Heard, BTheol (Hons), BCom, DipEd
Occupation: Baptist Pastor and Chaplain
Appointed to the Board: 1997
Association with Carey: Father of current students; Pastoral Care Committee.
Recreational interests: Basketball, running, reading.


Ian Hughes
Occupation: Company Managing Director (Retired)
Appointed to the Board: 1987
Association with Carey: Student 1956-’61; father of past students; Secretary of Carey Board; Executive Committee; Property Committee; Life Member of OCGA; OC Football Club.
Recreational interests: Golf, fishing, reading, walking, bike riding, holidays – but all take second place to grandfathering.


Robert Iles, BA, MEd, DipRE, PhD, MACE
Occupation: School Principal (retired)
Appointed to the Board: 2008
Association with Carey: Nominee of the President of the Baptist Union of Victoria; Pastoral Care Committee.
Recreational interests: Theatre, cricket, bushwalking, reading and Rotary

 

Carin Kloppers, BA (Ed), BA (Honors), MA (Art History)
Occupation: Consultant
Appointed to the Board: 2008
Association with Carey: Mother of past and current students; member of 2007 Carey fundraising campaign; Chair of Kew Baptist Student Hostel Association; Pastoral Care Committee.
Recreational interests: Travel, photography, cross-cultural issues.


Richard McKinnon, B.Ec.(Hons), Grad. Dip. (Acctg), F.C.P.A., F.Fin.
Occupation: Company Executive (Retired)
Appointed to the Board: 2006
Association with Carey: Parent of past student, 13 year association with School Particular interests related to the School, and/or Board Committee membership: Chairman Finance/Audit Committee, Executive Committee; Committee Member CMTC.
Recreational interests: AFL, cricket, theatre, cycling , tennis, golf.


Vaughan Roberts, B.Eng(Hons), M.Eng, MBA, MIEEE
Occupation: Company Executive
Appointed to the Board: 2008
Association with Carey: Father of current students; Risk Committee; Secretary of Carey Cricket Club.
Recreational interests: Cricket, golf, skiing, reading, classical music.


Jane Simon, BA (Hons), SDIA
Occupation: Executive Director
Appointed to the Board: 2008
Association with Carey: Mother of past and current students; Brothers and husband attended the School; Finance/Audit Committee.
Recreational interests: Tennis, snow skiing, scuba-diving, theatre, music, literature


Alan Wilkins, BA, DipEd
Occupation: Chief Executive (retired)
Appointed to the Board: 2002
Association with Carey: Father of past students; Executive Committee; Property Committee; various sporting Support Groups.
Recreational interests: Snowboarding, wakeboarding, walking, gardening and current executive Chairman of Stanton and Killeen Wines of Rutherglen.


Ian Woolf, BDSc, LDS
Occupation: Dentist (retired)
Appointed to the Board: 1995
Association with Carey: Current Chair of School Board; Executive Committee; Nominating Committee; Student 1965-’71; father of past students; President of OCGA 1995-’99; Life Member OC Cricket Club; Honoured Life Member of OCGA; commitment to make Carey the best school possible for students and staff.
Recreational interests: Sport, travel.

Ex-officio members:

David Dannock, BBus (Acc), ACA
Carey Business Director
Philip Grutzner, BFor.Sci., Dip.Ed,. MBA, MACE
Carey Principal
Elisabeth Lenders, BA (Hons), Dip Ed, MEd, MACE
Carey Deputy Principal
Rob Steer, BCom, Dip Ed, BEd, Med
Carey Staff Representative on Board