Board Member Profiles
Sue Hart
BA, MBus, FAICD Board Chair Risk Management Committee (Chair); Executive Committee Sue's association with CGGS began in 1971, joining the School in Year 11 and becoming School Vice Captain in 1972. Her two daughters, Madeleine (2000) and Stephanie (2005) joined the school in 1996. Sue was appointed to the School Board in 2000. She was previously a member and Deputy President of the P&F and President of the Grammarians' Association. Sue runs her own successful secretariat and governance services business, following careers in federal politics and the public service. |
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Professor Frances ShannonBoard Deputy Chair BSc (Hons), PhD Professor Frances Shannon is a former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation at the University of Canberra (UC). She previously held the positions of Deputy Director and Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University. Professor Shannon ran a successful biomedical research laboratory in Adelaide and Canberra before moving into university leadership positions. Her daughters, Hannah (2007) and Emma (2013) attended CGGS.
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Jure Domazet
BComm, LLB, GDLP Development, Masterplan and Building Committee (Chair); Executive Committee Jure joined the Board in 2015 and is interested in assisting CGGS further its excellent reputation as a leading school, with a particular focus on its buildings and grounds. One of his two daughters, Olivia (2018), attended the School. Jure has law and commerce degrees which he applied as both a banker and lawyer before becoming active across a range of businesses including property investment, property development, construction, hotels, restaurants and bars in the ACT and interstate. |
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Alan Francis
BEc (Hons), BA Finance and Audit Committee; Development, Masterplan and Building Committee Alan Francis has been a member of the School Board since 2008 and the Gabriel Foundation Limited Board since 2007. Alan and Jayne Francis' three daughters are members of the CGGS community; Laura (2018), Sarah (2014) and Rebecca (2016). Alan worked as a manager and policy analyst in the Department of Finance. He started work in the Department of the Treasury as a graduate and has also worked in the Office of Assets Sales and IT Outsourcing, the Department of Defence and the New Zealand Treasury. |
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Dr Nick Hartland
BA (Hons), PhD Risk Management Committee Nick Hartland currently works in Aged Care in the Department of Health. His recent career has focused on improving support for people with disability, their families and carers. Nick has a PhDin Criminology from Melbourne University and a bachelor degree in political science. He is married to Penelope Susan Cottier and has one daughter, Zoe (2018), who attended CGGS. Nick is a keen surfer and the family regularly spends time on the south coast. |
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Cath Ingram
BA, Accounting, FICAA
Finance and Audit Committee (Chair); Executive Committee
Cath Ingram joined the Board in February 2016 and was previously the Independent Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for five years. She is a Partner of KPMG where she is the Chair of the Canberra Office and Lead Partner for Federal Government. Cath has one daughter Laura (2009) who attended the school from Grade 5 and a son Brodie (2013) who attended Canberra Grammar School. |
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Rod Sutherland
MSAA, MAICD, KSJ Rod Sutherland has qualifications in accounting, finance and financial planning and holds a Master of Stockbroking. He has worked as a Stockbroker in Canberra for over 28 years, establishing Macquarie Bank's Canberra office over 7 years ago. His two daughters Clare (2012) and Jane (2008) attended the School. |
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Anna Owen
Bsc, GradDipEd, MSc, MBA (candidate) Principal Executive Committee, Finance and Audit Committee; Development, Masterplan and Building Committee; Risk Management Committee Anna graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Science in 1993. She went on to complete a Masters of Science with Distinction at Curtin University, an intensive management course at Stanford University and is currently completing a Master of Business Administration. She has extensive experience working in executive and senior management positions in schools. She held the position of Deputy at Brisbane Girls Grammar School for five years before commencing at Canberra Girls Grammar School in January 2019. Her daughter Rory (Year 11) is currently attending the School. |
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