From the time my cousins attended Preshil in the 90s, I have had my eye on the School. As a child attending a conservative, religious, private school,Preshil struck me as an idyllic, liberating environment where children were living the dream. Now, as a parent and board member at the School, my perspective remains the same.

My decision to join the board was driven by a belief that Preshil plays a pivotal role within Victoria’s educational offering which informs my strong desire to see the School flourish with integrity in an uncertain future.

He has been a council member of Preshil for the past four years, where he's acted as Secretary as well as Vice President for the past two years. He alsochaired the School's strategy committee in 2018 and 2019. Andrew has a long history in secondary education. In early 2020 he worked with his team on reviewing and providing recommendations for the roll out of digital learning across secondary schools in Papua New Guinea. In 2019 he co-authored a report entitled Design for Education, which outlines how schools should use design practices to improve their systems and the user experience of teachers and students. In 2018 he worked with the NSW Department of Education to help design a future hub across the State for students, parents and teachers. In his early career he worked across Victoria and Tasmania connecting secondary school curriculum to digital media at over 150 schools.

Outside of education, Andrew’s main areas of focus are in justice, government and retail and he works actively in these areas through his various roles. He is the author of a range of publications, including Taking Back Retail (2012), which looks at how brands can move into the digital age; Hacking the Bureaucracy (2016), a guide to government innovation; Redesigning Work (2017), a report into how design can respond to the changing workforce; and Data Driven Design (2017) which outlines thecase for merging design and data analytics into the same discipline. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from RMIT and a Postgraduate Diploma in English Literature from Melbourne University and is currently enrolled at Melbourne University's Senior Executive MBA program.

I am employed by the University of Melbourne Student Union as its Chief Executive Officer andhave worked there since 2006. UMSU represents all students at the university as well as providing a range of student support services and student engagement programs.We are a student-led organisation that has a particular focuson student welfare and engagement. Prior to working for UMSU I worked in the higher education sector in roles related to student advocacy and welfare.

Since joining the Preshil School Council I have been a member of the Strategy committee in 2018 and 2019, and I have been the Treasurer since July 2020. I currently sit on the Audit and Risk committee and the Remuneration and Nominations committee.

I have a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Masters of Tertiary Education Management from the University of Melbourne.

I joined the Council in 2018 to try and contribute to the remarkable school that Preshil is. Since then I have been part of the Strategy team and I have been involved as a school ambassador, regularly participating on school tours and at information mornings (pre-COVID), chatting with both prospective and new parents.

I love being part of the Council and come away from the meetings inspired and amazed by the incredible staff and leadership at the School.

When not at school or busy with the family,I work as an obstetrician gynaecologist

I was motivated to join by a desire to make a difference to a school that embraced innovation in education. I was inspired by the ethos and history of the School as a leader in progressive education and the focus of the School on the education and wellbeing of every student, encouraging them to become creative and courageous lifelong learners in a rapidly changing world.

I have really enjoyed this time on Council.

I taught for three years at Blackhall before being offered a job at ACER in 1988. I was in contact with various Preshil staff, and was aware of development at the School over the next 25 years. I presume I had the honour of being suggested as an educator for Council by my esteemed predecessor, Eva Strasser.

When I resigned from Preshil at the end of 1987 Margaret Lyttle called me at home and said her curse would pursue me down the generations. On the day of my last Preshil staff meeting I was for the first and only time quite incapacitated by a migraine headache. Margaret sent me a parting gift of one of her favourite books and wrote on the inside cover that I would return. I am very happy to do so, even if in a small way, as a member of the School Council.

I returned to Preshil in 2013 after working in dispute resolution and public health. It was a tremendous honour to join the School Council as my father, Mondie, had been Chair for many years, working alongside Mug both while I attended and beyond.

I am a passionate advocate for the Preshil way, my children attend here, and this year I'm Acting Head of the Arlington Campus

I look forward to working with my fellow councillors and the rest of the Preshil community in this exciting period of renewal and consolidation.