Rector
Dr Mark Schembri
MD BVSc BSc(vet) Hons (1) (Syd) MPH (Harv) MACVS MRCVS CertWH
Rector from July 2022. Ex officio member of all committees.
ABOUT US
Our Council
Council
College governance.
Statute of Incorporation
The College is constituted by a statute of the New South Wales Parliament, the Saint John’s College Act 2018. The Act, which commenced on 2 July 2018, repeals and replaces the Saint John’s College Act 1857, under which the College was incorporated on 2 July 1858.
The Act provides for the College to be governed by a Council of 13 Members comprising:
[a] the Rector,
[b] 3 members appointed by the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney,
[c] 4 elected members,
[d] one member appointed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney,
[e] 4 members appointed by the Council.
Council committees and groups
Advancement & Alumni Committee (AAC)
Finance & Risk Committee (FRC)
Nominations & Remuneration Committee (NRC)
Student Relations Committee (SRC)
Building & Works Advisory Group (B&W)
Policies, By-laws & council Charter
Chair of Council
Mr John Coorey
BA LLB (Syd)
Council since Nov 2018. Chair NRC. Ex officio member, all committees. Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers. SJC student 1981-1983.
Deputy Chair
Mr David Pacey
BBus (CSU)
Council since Oct 2017. Ex officio member, all committees. Secretary to Senate, University of Sydney.
Council Member
Mr Matthew Gordon
BE LLB (Syd)
Council since April 2013. Chair B&W. Member, FRC, NRC. Principal, Gordon Construction Company Pty Ltd. SJC student 1982-1985.
Council Member
Mr Khan Horne
BAgEc (Syd), MEc (UNE)
Council since Nov 2015. Chair, FRC. Business Banking Executive, National Australia Bank Ltd. SJC student 1988-1991.
Council Member
Judge Gerard Phillips
LLB LLM (Syd)
Council since Nov 2018. Chair, AAC. President, Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales. SJC student 1983-1985.
Council Member
Ms Alexandra Winter-Irving
BEd (Syd), MBA (UTS)
Council since Nov 2018. Chair, SRC. Customer Lead, Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd. SJC student 2006-2008.
Council Member
Emeritus Professor Marea Nicholson AM
BA (Macq), MEd PhD (Syd)
Council since April 2021. Member, SRC. Formerly Professor of Education and Associate Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University.
Council Member
Mr Phillip Towzell
BEc (Syd)
Council since April 2021. Member, FRC. Managing Partner, Queenscliff Partners LP. SJC student 1986-1987.
Council Member
Rev James Baxter OP
BAgr Ec, LLB (Syd), BTheol, MTS (UDiv), PhD (Fribourg)
Council since Jan 2025. Parish Priest, St James’s Forest Lodge, St Bede’s, Pyrmont and St Benedict’s, Broadway.
Council Member
Sr Cecilia Dulik OP
BSc Ed (AQ TN), MSc EdLeadership (CBU), MA TheolStud (UNDA)
Council since Jan 2025. Principal, St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park.
Council Member
Bishop Tony Percy
B Comm (Hons), STB, STL, STD (Lateran University)
Council since June 2025. Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Sydney.
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