Staff 

I would like to welcome the following staff members who have joined the Kilbreda community.

Meghan Horwood

Meghan joins us in the role of Finance Manager.  Meghan most recently worked at Nazareth College where she was College Accountant and brings many years of experience working in Finance Manager / Accountant roles in both education and the not-for-profit sector.  

When asked what she is most looking forward to working at Kilbreda, Meghan said, "I look forward to meeting the staff at Kilbreda and to embracing the new and exciting challenges ahead."

Justine Sharkie

Justine joins the College Counselling team and brings many years of counselling experience, having worked at Westernport Secondary College and in private practice. Justine is also a very passionate teacher of yoga and meditation. 

Justine is a past pupil of the College (Class of 1999 (nee Ferrari) and her three daughters will be students at Kilbreda starting in 2025.

When asked what she is most looking forward to working at Kilbreda, Justine said, “I’ve always been passionate about adolescent health and wellbeing and after such a challenging two-year period for young people, i’m looking forward to sharing my holistic skill set to enhance engagement, inner confidence and resilience in young women."  

Women in Leadership Dinner

On Thursday 12 May, 17 College Leaders attended the Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools Deputy Principals’ Association annual Women in Leadership dinner. It was a wonderful evening spent together and provided an opportunity to listen to guest speaker Kate Roffey, President of the Melbourne Football Club.  

During her presentation she encouraged us to consider the "corridor of opportunities"; that is, not to be so occupied with the door with the star at the end of the corridor as you'll miss out on the doors along the way. Often in life, the best opportunities are those that are unexpected and come from doors that we may not have opened as we were too busy looking for something else.

In terms of our leadership practice, she spoke about surrounding yourself with "diamonds"; in other words, as leaders we should strive to have better leaders around us, as this will make a brilliant team. 

The final thought she left us to reflect on, was the importance of caring more about others and your impact on them, than the impact a situation has on yourself.  Such a fitting end, with such strong links to our College motto, Strength and Kindliness.

Tanya Kolb

Assistant Principal:

Staff