Principal

Prior to becoming Principal of Wesley College, Helen was the Academic Director for the International Baccalaureate, based in Cardiff, Wales, UK from 1997 – 2002 and the Director of the Asia Pacific Region from 2002 – 2003. Before her overseas appointments, Helen held the position of Head of Campus, Glen Waverley at Wesley College 1994 – 1997. In October 2007, she completed the Advanced Management Program in the Harvard Business School at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Jacinta Janssens began teaching at Wesley College in 1992, as a Middle School and later Junior School teacher at the St Kilda Road campus. She was a homeroom teacher for students from Years 2 - 7 and also became a Head of Learning for Maths, Language and Humanities. From 2000-2003 she was the Primary Years Programme Coordinator and Deputy Head of the St Kilda Road Junior School.

Prior to her appointment as Head of Campus, Elsternwick, Jacinta held a curriculum leadership role at an international school in Switzerland.
 
Jacinta values pastoral care and relationships with students, staff, parents and other school community members. She believes strongly in international-mindedness, and developing students who “think globally and act locally” and who want to make a positive difference.

Peter is well known to both the College and broader Glen Waverley community and has, over the past 22 years, applied himself assiduously to the task of educating and developing Wesley students at the Glen Waverley campus. 

Peter has undertaken a variety of leadership roles both within Wesley College and the broader Victorian education sector. He embodies the College’s values and ethos in all that he does through his teaching, his leadership and his focus on pastoral care.

“The best feature of our campus is our students: their individuality, as well as their collective spirit, abundant in every aspect of the College, every single day of the week. There is a strong sense of connectedness across all ages, with their peers, teachers and the school.” 

Richard has been a member of the Wesley teaching staff since 1981, enjoying a variety of roles, responsibilities and experiences. These have included Geography classroom teacher, Head of Learning, Acting Head of Senior School, Head of Middle School at St Kilda Road campus and, more recently, Head of Houses and Head of Senior School at Glen Waverley.

Richard has also taught at a coeducational boarding school in the United Kingdom for a year.

Richard has had the privilege of taking Wesley students on tours of Thailand and Indonesia and has also been involved in the development of the Yiramalay/Wesley Studio School in the Kimberley. He completed his Master of Education in 2008.

Andrew Blair has had a diverse background in education ranging from visual arts teaching and lecturing, careers teaching, heading senior schools, curriculum consultancy, principalship of two Victorian secondary colleges, and leadership of state, national and international principal associations.

Recently he has been involved in the design and delivery of programs for principals in China and India and in the design of research and policy within the Victorian Government.

Andrew returns to Wesley following his secondary education here and is excited to be part of a thoughtful and innovative school which is facing the rapid changes required of education in this new century.

Cameron Moroney joined Wesley College early in 2010 as the Business Director & Chief Financial Officer. He brings to the College broad business experience coupled with a strong connection to the beliefs and values of the lasting influence of education.

Cameron has held senior executive leadership positions at Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer level across multi-site complex businesses in areas including education (RMIT University), healthcare (Epworth HealthCare), telecommunications (Ericsson) and heavy industrial (BHP Billiton).  His executive responsibilities have encompassed strategy/business planning, market/business development, customer service delivery and support, financial and performance management, facilities management, information systems, supply/major contract negotiation, insurance and risk management.

Having graduated with a BA Hons in English and Sociology from the University of Ghana, Isaac worked in the Cardiff Office of the International Baccalaureate Organization as a curriculum area manager for the Diploma Programme.

In 2007 Isaac joined Wesley College where he is now the Director of Curriculum. In this role he has been responsible for the development of policies and procedures to support curriculum, assessment, reporting, pedagogical practice and research across all early childhood - Year 12 programs.

Isaac is also the Deputy Director of the Wesley College Institute for Innovation in Education.