This team set the highest standards of excellence in operating systems and educational programmes.
Cranbrook School’s Executive Team is the senior management structure of the School and is responsible for the management of the School’s day-to-day activities, providing leadership and working closely with School Council.
Dr Anne Johnstone
HEAD OF SCHOOL
BA, LLB (Hons), MAPP (UPenn), Grad dip Ed, MACE, CF, PhD
Bob Meakin
HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL & DEPUTY HEADMASTER
B.Ed Physical Education, B.Ed (Hons) Physical Education, M.Ed Leadership (UNSW)
Michele Marquet OAM
HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
MEd (UNSW), BA (UNSW), DipEd (SCAE)
David Porter
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
BCom, MBA (Melb), CA
Ivan Moore
DEPUTY HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL, ACADEMICS
B. Sc (Hons), Grad. Dip. Ed., MBA (Education, International) with Distinction
Kate Barbat
DEPUTY HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
BPEd, BEd, ProfCertEd (PosEd)

Dr Andrew Hirst
DEPUTY HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL, OPERATIONS & CO-CURRICULAR
Pamela Elliott
DEPUTY HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL, WELLBEING
Angelique Sanders
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT WELLBEING
BA BEd (UNSW)
Grant Andrews
DEPUTY HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL – STUDENT WELLBEING (P-6)
BTeach (Primary), BEd
Angela Needham
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Bachelor Economics and Social Sciences (USYD)
Brett Rolfe
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY
MTeach (Secondary) (UNE), MTeach (Primary) (USyd), MPub Comm (UTS), BSci Pysch (UNSW)
Daisy Turnbull
DIRECTOR OF COEDUCATION
BA/BCom (USYD), Grad Dip sec ed (Notre Dame Aust), MA (Theological Studies) (Notre Dame Aust)
Hayley Blumenthal
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT
BA, Graduate Diploma of Marketing (Monash University)

Joanne Lee
HEAD OF RISK AND COMPLIANCE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT
LLB (Otago), BSc (Otago), LL.M (Otago)

Amanda Smith
HEAD OF STAFF ENGAGEMENT & SPECIAL PROJECTS
BCom (Hons) (USyd), currently undertaking MAPP (Melb)
Abigail McFarlane
PRE-SCHOOLS COORDINATOR
BA

Chris Aynsley
DEAN OF STUDENTS Y7 – Y8
BEd (USYD)
Matthew Banes
DEAN OF STUDENTS Y9 – Y10
BA (Hons) Dunelm, QTS (Canterbury Christchurch), PGCE (Northampton), M.Ed Leadership (CSU)
Elizabeth Fletcher
DEAN OF STUDENTS Y11-Y12
(Currently on Maternity Leave)
BA (Hons) Cardiff, PGCE (English) Bristol

Dean Papandreas
DEAN OF STUDENTS Y11 – Y12 AND HEAD OF YEAR 11 COLLEGE
BA, MCom (USYD), M.Ed (UNSW)