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The national board of Christian Parent Controlled Schools Ltd comprises eight members nominated and elected by member associations from around Australia. Elections take place every year at the annual general meeting. Board members serve for a three year term and are eligible to stand for a further two terms.
Chief Executive Officer: Carolyn Kelshaw |
Board Members |
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Jack Mechielsen - President, Chairman |
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Jack Mechielsen has served for five years as Chief Executive Officer, Northern Territory Christian Schools Association. Before taking up his present position he was executive director of CPCS for more than thirteen years and prior to this he was principal of Marrara Christian School in Darwin. Between 1973 and 1982 Jack was founding principal of Mt Evelyn Christian School in Victoria.
Jack is married to Marlene and has two adult children and two adult children in law. Marlene and Jack are rejoicing in Christina who is their first grandchild. He is passionate about applying the Christian faith to teaching, learning care and organisational management. |
Lee Murphy - Secretary |
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It is has been said that Christian Education is an adventure! Lee's family began the adventure over 8 years ago. Two of their three children are still at school and relishing the opportunity to think and respond from a Christian worldview. Lee believes that Christian education is indeed an adventure, often exhausting, but powerful in its significance for young people and the world we live in. She believes it is a privilege to serve God and each other so that together we can learn from, encourage and support one another in this task of Christian Education.
It is Lee's desire that CPCS can continue to assist parents in their Biblical responsibility to train their children and to assist Associations in their mission to provide Christian Education. |
John de Jong - Director |
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John has been married to Elly for over 22 years and they have four daughters. He has been passionate about, and involved in, Christian education for over sixteen years. He believes God requires us as parents to be actively involved in our children’s education which should be integrated with our Biblical world view, and we should aim to ensure that our children are equipped to live in the world as salt and light for Jesus Christ.
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Bill Tuckwell - Company Secretary, Treasurer |
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Infectious enthusiasm are two words others have used to describe Bill's commitment to Christian Parent controlled Schools. When their eldest daughter was four years old, he and his wife Shirley became convinced God had given them, as parents, responsibility even for the formal education of their daughters. Since that time their commitment to Christian Parent Controlled schooling has continued to grow even beyond their children’s time at school. They are committed to ensuring that others have the same opportunity for their children and so they support Vision Based Development as an exciting way of enthusing parents to fulfil their responsibilities.
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Hugh Bryant-Parsons - Director |
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Hugh is married to Marion and they have 4 adult children. He is a board member of Plenty Valley Christian School in Victoria and a project manager at Hewlett Packard Computers. Hugh believes that our worldview must be shaped by the scriptures and this must impact the life of our associations and school communities.
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Nick Goiran - Director |
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Nick and his wife Jody have five children. They are parents at the Rehoboth Christian Schools in Western Australia. Nick has been on the Board of the Association for Christian Education Inc which runs the Rehoboth schools since October 2001. He currently serves in the role of President of that Association.
Since 2002 Nick has been a Partner of a medium-size law firm in Perth which covers all areas of law.
Nick and his family attend the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bullcreek and are passionate about Australian parents being genuinely involved in the education of their children and in Australian Christians being awakened and having an active voice in the laws being passed in Australian parliaments. |
Stewart Miller - Director |
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Stewart has been involved in Christian education since 1969 in Brisbane and in 1975 was appointed the first principal of Donvale Christian School in Victoria. In 1982 he became principal of Mt Evelyn Christian School and retired in 2005. In 2006 he spent some time as acting principal at Mid North Christian College at Port Pirie and at Son Centre Christian School in Swan Hill. Stewart’s children have been educated in Christian parent controlled schools and he now has grandchildren enrolled. |
Rick Porter - Director (also CPCS director on NICE council) |
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Rick is married to Helena, has five children and has been a parent at Donvale Christian College for over ten years. He has been a member of the Donvale Christian College board for almost 9 years, including a period as treasurer, vice chairman and the last five or so as chairman. He has long-term views on Christian education including a vision to see Christian education available for parents long after his own children have completed their education.
Rick firmly believes the core values of CPCS reflect its ideology and distinctives and form the basis of a strong and forward thinking organisation which when combined with clear objectives and pragmatic plans will move CPCS forward effectively into the coming era.
Rick serves on the executive of his church where he and his family have been attending for 15 years. He has a degree in mechanical engineering, a masters degree in marketing strategy and is a Director of an Australian software company. He has also worked as an international marketing strategy consultant. |
Ric Petersen - Director |
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Ric has been involved in Christian Parent Controlled Schools for 20 years. He is currently principal at Calvin Christian School in Hobart. Ric is passionately commited to Christian education and ensuring schools work in patnership with parents to teach and nuture young people in their understanding of the lordship of Christ over all life.
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The national board maintains a number of standing committees:
· Curriculum
· Publications
· Management and Finance (which also administers the Building Fund)
· membership
Representation to Federal Government on behalf of our schools is carried out by the Australian Association of Christian Schools. For more information please go to www.aacs.net.au. |
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