Leadership

Paul Whitehead
School Principal
Paul joined Bold Park Community School in 2011 as the Middle School & College Team Leader and was appointed as Principal in 2014. Paul commenced his educational vocation as...

Nicole Hunter
Pedagogista
Nicole fervently believes that quality early life relationships, experiences and education are critical in providing a solid foundation for healthy life patterns and continuous learning. Nicole has both contributed to...

Sue Wyatt
Business Manager
Sue has a passion for working in the Management and Planning, and Financial Management sector which she has done for over 25 years; and is thrilled to be working...

Tim Vidler
College Team Leader
Tim has been working at BPCS since 2004, initially part time with Upper Primary and starting full time in 2005 with the inaugural Middle School Class. Initially a two...

Felicity Kinsella
Primary Team Leader
Felicity has held positions at several public schools in Western Australia, covering many areas of learning over her 25 years in education. Prior to beginning at BPCS in 2012, Felicity worked for seven years as an Integration Specialist...

Gabbi Lovelady
Early Childhood Team Leader and Classroom Teacher
Gabbi’s connection to Bold Park dates back to 1994 when her son attended Bold Park Kindergarten as a Pre Kindy student. She was invited to do some relief teaching and to...

Rhys George
Arts Team Leader and Media Specialist
Rhys experienced both private and public educational environments directly after completing his Bachelor of Education in 2008. While gaining diverse experiences, Rhys completed his post-graduate studies in music composition...

Malora Rosario
Middle School Team Leader
Malora started working at Bold Park Community School as the Science Technician while completing her Post-Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science. This soon became her full time job as she...
Secondary Staff

Tim Vidler
College Team Leader
Tim has been working at BPCS since 2004, initially part time with Upper Primary and starting full time in 2005 with the inaugural Middle School Class. Initially a two...

Malora Rosario
Middle School Team Leader
Malora started working at Bold Park Community School as the Science Technician while completing her Post-Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science. This soon became her full time job as she...

Nicole Hunter
Pedagogista
Nicole fervently believes that quality early life relationships, experiences and education are critical in providing a solid foundation for healthy life patterns and continuous learning. Nicole has both contributed to...

Rhys George
Arts Team Leader and Media Specialist
Rhys experienced both private and public educational environments directly after completing his Bachelor of Education in 2008. While gaining diverse experiences, Rhys completed his post-graduate studies in music composition...

Carrie Crockart
Pathways Coordinator
Carrie is passionate about helping students develop their unique skills and talents so they are able to experience success at both at school and beyond their school years. Carrie...

Matthew Passmore
HASS Specialist Teacher and Co-Educator
Matthew graduated the Central Institute of technology in 2009 with an Advanced Diploma of Screen, and a Diploma of Film and TV. He worked in the film industry for...

Andrew Ryall
College Co-Educator
Andrew has extensive experience as an educator and outdoor education specialist (over 20 years) including “… planning and running expeditions working with students from lower primary to year 12...

Rory Henderson
IT-Coordinator and Media Technician
Rory Henderson joined Bold Park in 2017 in the role of media technician. He enjoys engaging with media in the classroom and assisting with the Certificate IV course. In...

Sarah Wickham
Classroom Teacher

Amanda
Co-Educator and Library Coordinator
Amanda has been at Bold Park for many years and has served in many capacities. She assists in the mentorship of Interns at Bold Park Community School, is our...

Felicity Kinsella
Primary Team Leader
Felicity has held positions at several public schools in Western Australia, covering many areas of learning over her 25 years in education. Prior to beginning at BPCS in 2012, Felicity worked for seven years as an Integration Specialist...

Nicole Hunter
Pedagogista
Nicole fervently believes that quality early life relationships, experiences and education are critical in providing a solid foundation for healthy life patterns and continuous learning. Nicole has both contributed to...

Jasmine Mawdsley
Co-Lead Classroom Teacher & Co-Educator
Jasmine graduated from Murdoch University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education. In her final year of study, she completed a year-long internship in a...

Heather Sanders
Co-Lead Classroom Teacher
Heather has been working as the Teacher in the Kindy room since 2008 but is excited to be venturing into Pre-Primary full-time in 2017! She is an English girl...

Sue Phillips
Inclusive Education Coordinator & Co-Lead Classroom Teacher
Sue has previously worked at Bold Park Community School 2008-2013; she is a passionate, committed and hard-working educator. Sue writes of her philosophical approach: I make it my core business...

Ashleigh Pargin
Lead Classroom Teacher
Ashleigh graduated from Murdoch University with Bachelor of Education in 2016 and joined the Bold Park Community School team in 2017. Since then, she has worked across a range...

Renee Yonge
Co-Lead Classroom Teacher
Renee has been working as a lead teacher in the Upper Primary classroom since 2017, having spent the previous two years interning and teaching in the 2/3 classroom. She...

Neti Widiyanti
Co-Lead Classroom Teacher & Co-Educator
As an educator, Neti believes in guiding children to know how to learn rather than what to learn. Her goal is to instil a passion and lifelong love of...

Frances White
Culinary Specialist and Co-Educator
Fran is passionate about food, health and our beautiful natural environment. She recently graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Primary Education and has previously studied Nutrition Sciences in Queensland. For the...

Liam Jones
Co-educator and Learning Support Educator
Liam became part of the Bold Park team after completing his Education Support placement at the school in 2020. Having enjoyed the experience so much, he was inspired to...

Matthew Lambe
Co-Educator
Matt graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Primary Education degree, before working for nine years in respite care for children with special needs, as well as a pastoral...

Max Loik
Outdoor Provocation Specialist and Design & Technology Teacher.
Max has a Masters of Teaching and is passionate about making learning hands-on and authentic. At university, Max wrote his research essay on developing algebraic reasoning in the primary years....

Jarryd Horsley
Physical and Health Specialist & Camp Coordinator
Jarryd commenced at Bold Park since mid way through 2015 as our Bluearth specialist after completing his final teaching practical placement at Bold Park. He has continued in this...

Brooke Healy
Classroom Teacher
Brooke graduated from Murdoch University in 2014 and began her journey as a qualified teacher in 2015. Whilst studying her Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and Primary, Brooke...

Julia Hughes
Co-Lead Teacher Pre Primary
Over many years, Julia studied the human condition from an Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion completed in 2005, to a serious commitment to working as a barista and...

Holly James
Co-Educator
Holly is in her fourth and final year of teaching at Notre Dame and like many of our other new staff members has a personal connection to Bold Park....
Early Childhood Staff

Gabbi Lovelady
Early Childhood Team Leader and Classroom Teacher
Gabbi’s connection to Bold Park dates back to 1994 when her son attended Bold Park Kindergarten as a Pre Kindy student. She was invited to do some relief teaching and to...

Nicole Hunter
Pedagogista
Nicole fervently believes that quality early life relationships, experiences and education are critical in providing a solid foundation for healthy life patterns and continuous learning. Nicole has both contributed to...

Sarah Weaving
PK Classroom Teacher
Sarah began her educational journey in the UK working in Kent, Surrey and the East end of London. She went travelling through Asia and began her life in Australia,...

Kiah Hamersley-Rule
Classroom Teacher & Wilderness Playgroup Teacher
Kiah grew up on a Western Australian wheat farm and loves working outdoors. She is passionate about the importance of offering children the opportunity to form a connection with the...

Rachel Gardner
Classroom Teacher
Rachel graduated from The University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Early Childhood in 2019. During her time at university, she worked in many different learning environments. Rachel...

Chloe Campbell
Co-Lead Classroom Teacher & Co-Educator
Chloe graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Education specialising in Early Childhood. During her studies, she was able to gain professional experience in several...

Patricia Hilton
Co-Educator
Trish is a Perth girl who lived in Canada for almost 23 years and during that time obtained her Early Childhood Certificate in 1995 and Special Needs Certificate in...

Tomoko Yamashita
Co-Educator
Tomoko joined the Pre Kindy team at BPCS in 2001 as she had a great interest in early childhood education. As she worked, she completed her Certificate 3 in...

Amy Pointon
Co-Educator
Amy graduated from University in England in 2012 after completing her studies in Children and Playwork and moved over to Australia 6 years ago. Amy will be working alongside...

Mira Dragicevic
Co-Educator
Mira migrated from former Yugoslavia in 2002 and was introduced to BPCS in 2003. She started her role as a cleaner and even doing this job she was actively...

Erica Skelly
Co-Educator Pre-Primary and Pre-Kindy
Arts Specialists

Rhys George
Arts Team Leader and Media Specialist
Rhys experienced both private and public educational environments directly after completing his Bachelor of Education in 2008. While gaining diverse experiences, Rhys completed his post-graduate studies in music composition...

Danielle Joynt
Music Specialist
A specialist in Early Childhood Music, Danielle Joynt is widely considered to be one of Australia’s most outstanding Early Childhood Music Teachers. She is Director of Cottage School of...

Renata Biancardi
Visual Arts Specialist
Renata moved to Perth, Western Australia in 2006. As a daughter of an artist and surrounded by musicians and other artists her interest in art started as child. Influenced...

Rory Henderson
IT-Coordinator and Media Technician
Rory Henderson joined Bold Park in 2017 in the role of media technician. He enjoys engaging with media in the classroom and assisting with the Certificate IV course. In...
Support Staff

Sue Phillips
Inclusive Education Coordinator & Co-Lead Classroom Teacher
Sue has previously worked at Bold Park Community School 2008-2013; she is a passionate, committed and hard-working educator. Sue writes of her philosophical approach: I make it my core business...

Jonathan Siow
Support Worker / Co-Educator
Jonathan (Jon) stumbled upon this BPCS website one day in mid-2016 and was immediately drawn to the school’s philosophy and approach to education. Having been in and out of...

Frances White
Culinary Specialist and Co-Educator
Fran is passionate about food, health and our beautiful natural environment. She recently graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Primary Education and has previously studied Nutrition Sciences in Queensland. For the...

Amanda
Co-Educator and Library Coordinator
Amanda has been at Bold Park for many years and has served in many capacities. She assists in the mentorship of Interns at Bold Park Community School, is our...

Liam Jones
Co-educator and Learning Support Educator
Liam became part of the Bold Park team after completing his Education Support placement at the school in 2020. Having enjoyed the experience so much, he was inspired to...
Administration

Sue Wyatt
Business Manager
Sue has a passion for working in the Management and Planning, and Financial Management sector which she has done for over 25 years; and is thrilled to be working...

Pamela Wise
Executive Assistant
Pamela began her journey at BPCS as a parent in 2001. In 2003 she joined the staff as a Teaching Intern in the Pre-Kindy classroom. After 5 years in...

Lei Baker
Community Engagement | Registrar
Lei joined the Bold Park Community as a parent when the first of her three boys commenced in 2010. In 2011 Lei joined the Board as Secretary and from...

Michelle Colin-Thome
Human Resources & Finance Officer
Michelle joined the team at Bold Park as our Finance Officer in 2015. Michelle has experience in small business accounting, tax and audit.

Alicia Ellery
Finance Coordinator
Alicia is a Certified Practising Accountant and has a strong background in financial and management accounting. Alicia brings with her a broad industry knowledge and previous experience in education,...

Judy Brook
Receptionist and Student Services Maylands Campus

Bettina Lloyd
Receptionist Wembley Campus
Bettina joined Bold Park Community School in 2014 and works as our receptionist. Bettina genuine desire to please and her care for others is evident in all that she...

Karrie Cowper
Administration Support
Karrie joined Bold Park Community School in 2018 as an Administration Assistant. Karrie has over 20 years of experience in data management, processing and administration organisation. Karrie’s attention to...

Rory Henderson
IT-Coordinator and Media Technician
Rory Henderson joined Bold Park in 2017 in the role of media technician. He enjoys engaging with media in the classroom and assisting with the Certificate IV course. In...

Sidonie Cox
Marketing and Events Coordinator
Sidonie possesses significant marketing and event experience both from a corporate perspective and also within the independent school system. With experience ranging from advertising agencies through to senior marketing...
Grounds Staff

Warren McMurtrie
Maintenance Coordinator
Warren joined BPCS in 2014 and works tirelessly to maintain our buildings and grounds. He is friendly, hard-working and always has time to chat with the children in a...

Andrew Ryall
College Co-Educator
Andrew has extensive experience as an educator and outdoor education specialist (over 20 years) including “… planning and running expeditions working with students from lower primary to year 12...
Board

Emma Majstrovich
Chairperson
Emma is a human resources professional with 14 years of experience in human resources. She graduated UWA with B. Commerce (Strategic Human Resource Management) and B.Arts (English, History). Her...

Barbara Cole
Deputy Chairperson
Barb is an authentic senior leader who draws upon two decades of experience in a variety of operational, project management and consulting roles across multiple industries including oil and...

Peter Sinclair
Treasurer

Marnie McKee
Secretary
A creative thought leader and maker of experiences working in project design, management and implementation. Marnie has a wealth of qualifications and experience across: business consultancy; events: strategic promotions...

Paul Whitehead
School Principal
Paul joined Bold Park Community School in 2011 as the Middle School & College Team Leader and was appointed as Principal in 2014. Paul commenced his educational vocation as...

Nicole Hunter
Pedagogista
Nicole fervently believes that quality early life relationships, experiences and education are critical in providing a solid foundation for healthy life patterns and continuous learning. Nicole has both contributed to...

Rhys George
Arts Team Leader and Media Specialist
Rhys experienced both private and public educational environments directly after completing his Bachelor of Education in 2008. While gaining diverse experiences, Rhys completed his post-graduate studies in music composition...
Staff on Leave

Ella Kennealey
Co-Lead Classroom Teacher
Through studies in psychology, counselling and education I have developed a philosophy that aligns closely with Reggio Emilia approach. I believe that all students have their own ways of learning...

Helen Dowey
Classroom Teacher
Helen has worked in early childhood education since 2005. She is passionate about working with young children and graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) in 2012. She...
Alumni 2019

Louis Riboni
Class of 2019
When Louis Riboni graduated from Bold Park, he had achieved a Certificate 4 in Design and a Certificate 2 in Electronics (to accompany his WACE achievements). Louis is also...

Sam Hawkes
Class of 2019
Sam Hawkes graduated Year 12 in 2019 with a Certificate IV in Design and walked straight into a Bachelor of Interior Architecture at Curtin University. Sam says: “My experience...