college
staff
Executive
Staff
There
are four members of the College
Executive: The Rector, Business Manager, Dean of Students and
Honorary Dean.
Rector:
Mr
Michael Bongers Dip.T,
B.Ed, M.Ed
The
Rector has the final responsibility for
the welfare of the Students, for the administration of the College and
for the observance of the College rules. The Rector shares with the
elected Fellows the responsibility for the governance of the College.
The Rector represents the College in dealing with the University and
with the Heads of other Colleges.
General
Manager and Vice Rector:
Ms
Ann Messenger C.A.,
B.Bus, M.Com
As
General Manager of the College, Ann is a
vital member of the College Leadership Team. Her role is to manage the
commercial affairs of the College and to liase with all key
stakeholders including The Rector and Staff, College Council, Students,
Johnsmen's Association, Foundation members and Alumni.
Dean
of Students:
Dr
Liza Rybak BA,
Dip
Crim (UMelb), LLB, LLM (Usyd), PhD (Camb)
The
Dean of Students leads the academic, pastoral and mentoring programmes
at College and is responsible for areas of policy development.
Dr
Rybak provides research, teaching and pro bono leadership to the
College. Her Leadership of the College Tutorial Program and
the
Residential Assistant Senior leadership group are also important areas
of Dr Rybak's responsibility.
Honorary
Dean:

Rev Fr
Walter Fogarty BA
(Hon), BTh, MTh, STB (Rome)
The
Dean takes an active role in the
pastoral care of the students and has responsibility for the Chapel.
The
Executive is supported by other members
of staff:
Executive
Assistant:

Miss
Amanda Bainbridge BSW JP
The
Rector's Secretary handles enrollments,
applications for scholarships and appointments to see the Rector. The
Secretary is the first contact for prospective students.
Bursar:
Miss Stephanie
Kennedy
Stephanie
has
responsibility for financial and accounting matters.
College
Archivist:
Dr
Perry McIntyre is very happy
to talk to
anyone with memorabilia or information about historical facts
concerning St John's College and its people.

Development
Co-Ordinator:
Miss
Christina Goh and Miss Jessica Elliott
assist in the day to day running of the Development Office and
take care of the many aspects of Community Relations, Alumni database
administration and events co-ordination.
The
Catering Team:

Mr
Michael Smithers -
Functions & Catering Manager
House
and Functions Manager:
Mrs Ann
Meehan is in charge of the
good
order of the House including cleaning, housekeeping and the direction
of the domestic staff. Ann is also the primary contact for enquiries
about Functions and Conferences that may be held at the College.
Caretaker,
Gardener,
Building
and Maintenance Manager:
Mr
Danny Meehan helps to keep
our grounds
looking beautiful and our buildings in good repair.
Please assist by picking up rubbish when you see it.
Please
report all problems
with the building and plant or maintenance of service areas via
Reception. The Maintenance
Request Form is designed
for this purpose and is available from Reception.
Resident
Assistants
The RAs
are junior tutors (sophomore and
senior students). They are appointed to provide basic pastoral care and
supervision, to assist the senior staff and to support the House
Committee. Though they are part-time staff members, they are also
students. They have an important leadership role to play in promoting
good relations between staff and the student body. If you are anxious
about approaching members of the senior staff, please see one of the
RAs in the first instance.
The
generic RA mobile number is 0411 961 746.
If
ringing internally, simply dial 591 to
reach an RA.
Ask
the Appropriate Person!
We
endeavour to prioritize work and
apportion it fairly across the College staff, so it would be
appreciated if students approach the appropriate staff directly with
requests.
If
students are having problems of any kind,
or simply need advice, all
staff are available to help.
While their special areas of responsibility should be noted, all
members of staff at St John's are sufficiently briefed as to be
approachable, friendly and helpful at all times, about any matter of
concern.
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