Welcome to new Trustee Michael Kearney 

We welcome Michael Kearney as a Trustees. Michael comes to us with depth and breadth of experience in education at both school and system levels. Most recently, Michael was Director Administrative Services within Brisbane Catholic Education for seven years and his portfolio of leadership experience includes Administration, Finance, Property, Information Technology and Business Services. Michael holds two master’s degrees in Educational Leadership and Educational System Leadership, he is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and completed a two-week Australian Catholic University System Leadership Immersion in Rome.  His community involvement includes being a Board Member of the Catholic Prison Transport Group Qld; Board Member Larche Qld and a Member of Mary MacKillop Brisbane Schools Bursar Fund Discernment Committee.  In addition, he has served on the Mt Carmel Parish Coorparoo Parish Council. 

We join with the Trustees in congratulating Michael on his appointment and look forward to the many years of wise and positive contribution that Michael will no doubt bring.  

We thank and farewell Catherine Jackson 

With a sense of sadness and deep gratitude for her thoughtful and mission focused contribution to Kildare Ministries, we farewell Catherine Jackson.  Catherine was appointed just on the cusp of COVID lockdowns and apart from her first meeting which was face-to-face, all other meetings for almost two years were on-line.  And yet her reflective nature, composure, compassion, intelligence and deep faith shone through. In her farewell, Catherine reflected on the great connection she felt to Kildare Ministries and its work and wanted to pass on her thanks and appreciation to all the ministries for making her feel welcomed and for the immense work they undertake in the name of Kildare Ministries.  We will miss Catherine’s valuable contribution, her sense of humour and gracious presence and take this opportunity to wish her every blessing for the journey ahead.