Meet Our Staff
St James' staff are passionate about your child’s education
St James’ Anglican School supports staff to be dynamic, innovative and collaborative professionals in a number of ways. The School is committed to developing the full potential of its staff and offers a variety of professional learning opportunities.

Adrian Pree
Principal

Laura Briggs
Vice Principal

Reverend John Taylor
School Chaplain

Lisa Whitty
Business Manager

Dan Mornement
Head of Junior School

Chris Hall
Head of Senior School

Nicholas Townsend
Deputy Head of Junior School

Marie Diskin
Enrolments & Office Manager

Tara Beutel
Personal Assistant to the Principal
Gemma Andrews
Marketing and Communications
Tara Beutel
Personal Assistant to the Principal
Hayley Bulloch
Canteen Manager
Danielle Davies
Canteen
Marie Diskin
Enrolments and Office Manager
Ugo Furlanetto
IT Systems Engineer
Sharon Green
Canteen
Sharon Hamilton
Accounts Payable
Kelly Lane
Marketing and Communications
Lisa McQuoid
Relief Coordinator
Vanessa Neave
Canteen
Laura Pritchard
Accounts Receivable
Laura Smith
Junior School Reception
Rachael Stone
Library
Carly Tooker
Student Services
Dylan Usher
IT Support
Suzanne West
Assistant Business Manager
Tanya Weston
Senior School Reception
Lisa Whitty
Business Manager
Reverend Marie Aitken
School Chaplain
Teresa Gastevich
School Counsellor
Reverend John Taylor
School Chaplain
Edell Robertson
ELC Coordinator
Sue Bradley
Head of Year 7
Stacey Syme
Head of Year 8
Rachael Holt
Head of Year 9
Maryanne Wakefield
Head of Year 10
Sian Yates
Head of Year 11 and 12
Daniel Thomas
Careers and VET Head of Department
Belinda Pownall
CAVE Head of Department
Nathaniel Watts
Creative Technologies Head of Department
Annalisa Underwood
Drama Head of Department
Jodie Bastow
English Head of Department
Alan McLatchie
HASS Head of Department
Daniel Theunissen
IT Head of Department
Ange Robertson
Home Economics Head of Department
Alana Turner
Japanese Head of Department
Ray Williams
Mathematics Head of Department
Tracey Cooke
Music Head of Department
James Parsons
Physical Education Head of Department
Kimberley Vaughan
Satori Head of Department
Elke McKay
Science Head of Department
Carol Carrick
Kindergarten Teacher
Michelle Rushton
Kindergarten Teacher
Denise Stone
Pre-Primary Teacher
Jodie McQueen
Pre-Primary Teacher
Suzy Flight
Year 1 Teacher
Megan Wheelwright
Year 1 Teacher
Jessica Juliartha
Year 2 Teacher
Edell Robertson
Year 2 Teacher and ELC Coordinator
Samantha Alcock
Year 3 Teacher
Sharon Houston
Year 3 Teacher
Kimberley Vaughan
Year 4 Teacher and Head of Learning Support
Colleen Carpenter
Year 4 Teacher
Luca Troiani
Year 5 Teacher
John-Daniel Hummerston
Year 5 Teacher
Rebecca Hogan
Year 6 Teacher
Ross Williams
Year 6 Teacher
Candice Geracitano
Physical Education and Music
Marion Durham
Learning Support
Victoria Demidh
Learning Support Teacher
Kelsey Hayes
Occupational Therapist
Ben Lovett
Learning Support
Ursula O’Kennedy
Learning Support
Frances Pivetta
Learning Support
Bruce Titlestad
Learning Support
Kimberley Vaughan
Head of Satori Department
Zoe Willson
Learning Support
John Ackroyd
Design & Technology
Nathan Adler
Mathematics
Jodie Bastow
English Head of Department
Sue Bradley
Science and Head of Year 7
Laura Briggs
Vice Principal and Science
Peter Brown
IT
Simon Brown
HASS
Sacha Burbridge
English
Kath Casey
HASS
Tracey Cooke
Director of Performing Arts
Sarah Davies
English
Brooke Edwards
Science
Stephanie Fernandez
Science
Olivia Ferrante
Music
Anna Fletcher
Art
Emma Ford
Art
Gayle Gould
Food Technology
Rohin Grove
Science
Chris Hall
Head of Senior School, Physical Education and Science
Emily Haywood
Physical Education and Science
Rachael Holt
Food Technology and Head of Year 9
Rebecca Hudson
Marine & Maritime and Science
Mackenzie Huggins
Sports Coordinator
Peter Kennedy
Design & Technology
Hannah Killow
HASS
Amy Lavell
Physical Education
Lyndia Lee
Japanese
Heather Mackay
Music
Ryan Marlow
Mathematics
Elke McKay
Science Head of Department
Alan McLatchie
HASS Head of Department
Dan Mornement
Head of Junior School, Mathematics and Mathematics Extension
Fiona Monger
English
Emma Palmer
English
James Parsons
Physical Education Head of Department
Ryan Penno
Physical Education
Belinda Pownall
CAVE Head of Department and Dance
Adrian Pree
Principal and Physical Education
Ange Robertson
Food Technology Head of Department
Oliver Spurry
HASS
Stacey Syme
Mathematics and Head of Year 8
Daniel Theunissen
IT and Digital Technologies Head of Department
Reverend John Taylor
CAVE and Maritime & Marine
Daniel Thomas
Careers and VET Head of Department
Alana Turner
Japanese Head of Department
Nicholas Townsend
Deputy Head of Junior School and CAVE
Annalisa Underwood
Drama Head of Department
Maryanne Wakefield
Food Technology and Head of Year 10
Nathaniel Watts
Creative Technologies Head of Department
Wendy Watts
Mathematics
Aimee Webber
Japanese
Maddison White
HASS
Ray Williams
Mathematics Head of Department
Alana Wilson
Science
Sian Yates
HASS and Head of Year 11 and Year 12
Anna Fletcher
Year 7 Cervantes
Emily Palmer
Year 7 Cervantes
Stephanie Fernandez
Year 7 Eglinton
Ryan Marlow
Year 7 Eglinton
Alana Turner
Year 7 Sydney
Simon Brown
Year 7 Sydney
Wendy Watts & Gayle Gould (Wed)
Year 7 Twilight
John Ackroyd & Tracey Cooke
(Fri)
Year 7 Twilight
Olivia Ferrante
Year 8 Cervantes
Peter Kennedy
Year 8 Cervantes
Elke McKay
Year 8 Eglinton
Sarah Davies
Year 8 Eglinton
James Parsons
Year 8 Sydney
Maddison White
Year 8 Sydney
Emma Ford
Year 8 Twilight
Daniel Theunissen
Year 8 Twilight
Hannah Killow
Year 9 Cervantes
Amy Lavell
Year 9 Eglinton
Alana Wilson & Kath Casey (Wed)
Year 9 Sydney
Ryan Penno
Year 9 Twilight
Angela Robertson & Rebecca
Hudson (Fri)
Year 10 Cervantes
Nathan Adler
Year 10 Eglinton
Pamela Souris & Gayle Gould
Year 10 Twilight
Emily Haywood
Year 10 Sydney
Aimee Webber
Year 11 Cervantes
Sacha Burbridge, Alan McLatchie (Tue)
Year 11 Eglinton
Nathaniel Watts
Year 11 Sydney
Jodie Bastow
Year 11 Twilight
Annalisa Underwood & Ray
Williams (Fri House Time)
Year 12 Cervantes and Eglinton
Belinda Pownall & Ray Williams (Mon & Tue)
Year 12 Sydney and Twilight
Kate Birkle
Food Technician
Nicole Burkinshaw
Education Assistant
Ursula Delnon
Education Assistant
Barry Gore
Trade Technician
Stephanie Hastie
Education Assistant
Kelly Keogh
Education Assistant
Karen Kuiper
Food Technician
Lisa Pollard
Education Assistant
Elena Rayner
Art Technician
Sharon Reid
Education Assistant
Jamie Lee Stanley
Education Assistant
Avalon Thomas
Education Assistant
Lara Tindle
Education Assistant
Louise Turner
Education Assistant
Allison Vickery
Science Lab Technician
Nicola White
Education Assistant
Lisa Whittaker
Education Assistant
Geoff Bindley
Grounds
Campbell Robertson
Maintenance
Marcus Waddington
Grounds