Meet the CaSPA Board
Over the next two CaSPA Newsletters there will be profiles of the 8 Directors. Hopefully you will enjoy getting to know your CaSPA Board better. The CaSPA Board Profiles will also be available on the CaSPA Website shortly.
Name: Andrée Rice
Current School: Xavier Catholic College, Wurrumiyanga NT
Previous Position: Deputy Principal Boarding, Stuartholme School, QLD
First Year as a Principal: 2019
The hope for my current school is: that it becomes a lighthouse school for remote education.
The Joy of Principalship is: seeing students and staff grow and thrive.
A Book I would recommend: Dare to Lead, Brene Brown
Fun Fact about me: I am the mother of three boys who has spent most of my career in girls’ education.
My valued Well-Being Strategy: Early morning jogs and prioritising sleep!
Advice for a Beginning Principal: The chaos will settle, take it a day at a time and focus on building strong relationships.
Inspiring Leadership Quote: “Imagine a world where people wake up every day inspired to go to work, feel safe while they are there, and return home at the end of the day feeling fulfilled, by the work that they do, feeling that they have contributed to something greater than themselves”. Simon Sinek
What Title would you give to your TED Talk or Book: We rise by lifting others.
Name: Paddy McEvoy
Current School: St Aloysius College, Adelaide
Previous Position: Deputy Principal, St Mary’s College, Adelaide
First Year as a Principal: 2013
The hope for my current school is:
That St Aloysius College will continue to educate young women who are confident,
capable and willing to act for change.
The Joy of Principalship is:
Working with talented staff who are committed to empowering young women to pursue their own paths with passion.
A Book I would recommend:
Educated, Tara Westover
Fun Fact about me:
I am the youngest of eight children.
My valued Well-Being Strategy:
Spending time with my three beautiful grandsons.
Advice for a Beginning Principal: I love this excerpt from John O’Donohue’s Prayer For A New Position:
Be fair in your expectations,
Compassionate in your criticism,
May you have the grace of encouragement
To awaken the gift in the other’s heart,
Building in them the confidence
To follow the call of the gift.
Inspiring Leadership Quote: “Resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow.”
Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy
What Title would you give to your TED Talk or Book:
Supporting young people to create a more just world.
Name: Stephen Kennaugh
Current School: St Andrew’s College Marayong
Previous Position: Principal De La Salle College Ashfield
First Year as a Principal: 2014
The hope for my current school is: That both staff and students continue to realise the potential in this wonderful community.
Seeing the middle leaders and staff you help form grow into leaders and move in their own direction.
A Book I would recommend:
The Power of Habit - Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business by Charles Duhigg
Fun Fact about me:
I go to the beach every weekend of the year.
My valued Well-Being Strategy: Sleep, Exercise, Good Food and Faith.
Advice for a Beginning Principal:
Organisation is essential as well as making time to develop relationships and trust at work and making time for yourself as well as relationships in your personal life. Work out early what works for you and make it a priority.
Inspiring Leadership Quote:
“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept”
By David Morrison who attributed it to former CDF & Governor of NSW David Hurley
What Title would you give to your TED Talk or Book:
Empowering staff is the secret to a great school, but how do you do it?
Name: Loretta Wholley
Current School: Merici College, ACT
Previous Position: Deputy Principal Curriculum, Mercedes College, WA
First Year as a Principal: 2013
The hope for my current school is:
Being the principal of all-girls school, it would be that every woman who graduates is empowered to be a confident, courageous woman who can make an impact on the world.
The Joy of Principalship is:
The students – especially when they accomplish something, they never thought they could. Big or small achievements.
A Book I would recommend:
Daring Greatly by Brene’ Brown
Fun Fact about me:
I like to knit scarves.
My valued Well-Being Strategy:
Prayer and Music (and a good glass of Shiraz)
Advice for a Beginning Principal:
It’s all about the relationships. You can’t transform the culture of a school or improve student outcomes until you get to know your staff, students and their parents/carers. Do this first.
Inspiring Leadership Quote:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.” Proverbs 3:5-6
What title would you give to your TED Talk or Book:
Try – (Fail) – Learn – Succeed – Celebrate