college staff

Executive Staff

There are four members of the College Executive: The Rector, Vice-Rector, Director of Development, and Dean of Students.

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.

Vice-Rector and Business Manager:

Mr Brian Lennon B Com (UNSW), ACA

The Business Manager is responsible for the management of the financial business of the College, and for the overall supervision of the general office and of the catering, cleaning and maintenance staff.

Director of Development:

Mrs Trish O'Brien ADAPE, FIA, CASE

The Development Office is the first point of contact for Alumni and the Director of Development takes overall charge of the community relations, publications, publicity and fundraising aspects of the College. The 150th Anniversary Events are co-ordinated through the Development Office.

Dean of Students:

Mr Anthony Crook BA DipEd, BTh, MAppPsych, MA [Theol], MEd, MTh[Lit]

The Dean of Students has overall responsibility for the residential tutors, residential assistants, pastoral care of students and administrative matters relating to the residential life of the College.

The Executive is supported by other members of staff:

Honorary Dean:

Rev Fr Walter Fogarty

The Dean takes an active role in the pastoral care of the students and has responsibility for the Chapel.

Rector's Secretary:

Miss Amanda Bainbridge

The Rector's Secretary handles enrolments, applications for scholarships and appointments to see the Rector. The Secretary is the first contact for prospective students.

College Accountant:

Ms Kim Johanson has the prime responsibility for financial matters and works closely with the Business Manager handling the College Accounts.

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 Victoria Clancy (Monday to Thursday) and Ms Maureen Coorey (casual) 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.

Receptionist:

College Receptionist, Miss Karen Allamby, handles the day to day running of the front office and deals with settlement of accounts; maintenance forms; room keys; access cards; notification of illness or overnight absence from College. Database updates are also handled through Reception or the Development Office, in the case of former students. The friendly front face of the college, Karen will cheerfully point you in the right direction with any query.

Catering Manager:

Mr Brendan Kay

Residential Staff

Dean of Students:

Mr Anthony Crook is Senior Tutor and Dean of Students. As a member of the College Executive, he superintends the pastoral and administrative aspects of residential life.

Director of Studies:

Mr Matthew Cranston is in charge of the tutorial programme.

Resident Tutors:

Miss Victoria Clancy and Mr Nathan Quigley also share in the administration and pastoral work of the College.

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 and Gardener:

Mr Danny Meehan helps to keep our grounds looking beautiful! Please assist by picking up rubbish when you see it.

Building and Maintenance Manager:

The Building and Maintenance Manager can be contacted via Reception - (02) 9394 5200. 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 391 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.