From the Deputy Principal/Head of Senior School

Staffing

Ms Carmela Veron

A long-standing member of the Support Staff at the College, concludes her employment on Friday 11 June to take up the position of Human Resources Manager at Sydney Grammar School.

Ms Carmela Veron has provided outstanding service to the College over the last seventeen years. In her time at St Gregory’s College, Carmela has held a range of roles. She commenced her employment in April 2004 as an Accounts Payable Officer and later that year, the role changed to Senior Accounts Officer. In October 2010, when Carmela returned from Maternity Leave part-time, she took on the roles of Senior Accounts Officer and Return to Work Coordinator. In December 2013, Carmela was appointed to the position of PA to the Deputy Headmaster / Senior Accounts Officer / Return to Work Coordinator. After upgrading her qualifications, Carmela’s position changed to Head of Senior School / Human Resources and Payroll Officer. After completing further studies, Carmela commenced in her current position of PA to the Head of Senior School / Payroll Officer / Human Resources Coordinator.

In listing the different roles held by Carmela, highlight needs to be made of her incredible work ethic, her passion for the College and her unwavering commitment to do her absolute best at all times. It would be practically impossible and also immeasurable to identify the countless members of the College community who have benefited greatly from the support and assistance provided to them by Carmela. She has always taken the time to provide grounded and accurate advice on all things across a spectrum of areas including human resources, risk management and compliance and payroll, to name just a few. Carmela has certainly given great service to St Gregory’s College.

Whilst we have been blessed to have Ms Veron on staff at St Greg’s for a very extended period of time, we recognise that this move will provide her with new opportunities and experiences that will allow her to further her career.

We offer our congratulations to Carmela on her new appointment and we take this opportunity to wish her every blessing for her new role and her time beyond St Greg’s. 

Mr David Clarke

After a very significant and dedicated career at St Gregory’s College, Mr David Clarke will be concluding his employment on Friday 4 June to take up a position at Trinity Lutheran College, Molendinar on the Gold Coast.

Mr Clarke commenced his employment at St Gregory’s College in 2002 as a Science teacher and he was then appointed to the role of Science Coordinator in 2005, a position that he has held substantively since that time. In 2017 David was appointed to the position of Acting Director of Administration and he remained in this role up until the end of 2019 after which he returned to his role as Leader of Learning - Science. David has also worked in the Boarding community for several years in his time at the College. 

Throughout his teaching career at St Greg’s David has taught Science across Stages 4, 5 and 6 with his specialty being Chemistry. David is to be acknowledged for his commitment, drive and energy as an educator who is able to motivate and engage students. He has been a fantastic teacher, inspiring students to develop a passion and love of learning.  Over the years he has attained considerable success as a teacher, including achieving some excellent results with numerous HSC classes. 

David has also been a big supporter and heavily involved in a wide range of activities beyond the classroom, including camps and retreats as well as having a long involvement in the co-curricular program of the College, including coaching sporting teams. He coached the First XI Football team for three seasons and celebrated winning the premiership on one occasion. He also coached Year 10 and then B grade soccer continuously since 2008, gaining five MCS premierships. Aside from his involvement in sport, David has participated in many camps and retreats over the years, including the seven-day Murrumbidgee Paddle. In addition, he accompanied students on the Vietnam Study Tour in 2019 and has been involved in supporting students in a range of other ways beyond the classroom. 

David is a wonderful faith-filled person, devoted to his calling as an educator and family man. He has always given extremely generously of his time and he has been an exceptionally committed and dedicated member of staff in this community for almost twenty years. 

We sincerely thank him for his magnificent service to the College community of St Gregory’s College. 

We offer our congratulations and best wishes to David for a successful transition to the new school and the move interstate with his family. 

Mr Paul Brooks

College Deputy Principal/Head of Senior School