What do you love most about your job?
I enjoy working with students, staff and the community to build a positive school environment in which students can strive to reach their potential.
What is something most people don’t know about you?
Many people are surprised to know that I love electronic music!
What classes did you teach before becoming principal?
I mostly taught Grade 3 and 4, but I have taught from Grade 1 to Grade 6.
Looking back at when you first entered your current role, what advice would you have given yourself?
The principal role is complex and challenging. It is important to be true to your beliefs about education and persist to see the outcomes of your vision.
What has been your most memorable moment?
It is difficult to pinpoint one moment. I enjoy seeing students proud of their achievements and to see their confidence in themselves grow.
What event, past or present or future would you like to witness?
I am a big fan of history, so to have witnessed past historical events would have been fascinating, such as the World Wars.
What subject did you enjoy at school?
History.
Which five dinner guests, dead or alive would you invite to dinner?
David Hume, Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, Carl Sagan and Robert Greene.
If you had to compete on Masterchef, what dish would you cook?
I can do a pretty good Chicken Tikka Masala.
Where is your dream holiday destination?
Vienna.
What has been your biggest achievement?
I think, with my wife Anna, we have a done a great job in raising our daughter Louisa, who is 19 years old.
What encouraged you to become a teacher?
I wanted to influence young people and help them reach their aspirations for the future.
What were you like as a kid?
I was quiet and liked to play tennis and chess.
Did you always want to become a teacher or was there another career you considered?
I was a Speech Pathologist in the Victorian hospital system for 8 years before deciding to change career and become a teacher.
What’s one question you have never been able to get the answer to?
I think understanding the origins of the universe is still a fascinating quest we are on.
