Meet the Principal
Strategic Leadership Team
The Strategic Leadership Team is responsible for the management of the School in all key operational areas.
Mr Peter Allen
Principal
BEd, BA, MEdL
Dr Holly Miller
Deputy Principal, Operations
BEd, MEd, EdD
Mr Matthew Weston
Director of Boarding
BA, GradDipEd, MA Ed
Mr Brad Tyrrell
Director of Technology
Mrs Amanda Macnamara
Chief Financial Officer
Mrs Julia McGibbon-Briggs
Deputy Principal, Student Experience
BA, MA Ed
Ms Katie Petchell
Head of Preparatory School
Mrs Laura Kendall
Director of Community and Sustainability
Mr Gareth Spence
Director of Human Resources
Mr Mark Williamson
Director of Teaching & Learning
School Council
The role of Council
The School Council’s role is to govern the School, while the function of the Principal and Senior Management is to manage the organisation in accordance with the policies and directions of the School Council. The School Council and the Principal work in partnership to achieve the Purpose of the School.
Fellows of Council
Michael Hillgrove
Chair of Council
BBus, FCA
Experience: Chartered accountant, Audit and Assurance Partner at Hall Chadwick, past Guildford Grammar School parent.
Areas of speciality: Accounting, auditing, finance
Sue Shaw
Fellow of Council
DipT (Sec), BA, BEd, MMLED
Experience: Principalship in four independent Anglican schools, university lecturer, AISWA leadership mentor.
Areas of speciality: The role of the Principal, governance, management and operation of schools, culture building, managing staff, pastoral care.
Dr Bill Ryan
Fellow of Council
BSc, PhD, GAICD
Experience: Chair of The Guild Grammar Foundation Inc., Chair of Agricultural Product Commission, Director of Agrifuture Australia, Director of Mt Burdett Foundation Pty Ltd.
Areas of speciality: Business Strategy, finance, risk and governance.
Melanie Williams
Fellow of Council
LLB, GCertCorpMgt, GAICD
Experience: Vice President Legal, South32, Former Director, Mandjah Boodjah Aboriginal Corporation; current Guildford Grammar School parent.
Areas of speciality: Law, governance, strategy and risk.
Byron Savage
Fellow of Council
FCPA, CA, B.Bus, GradCertBus (Law), GradCertBus (Man)
Experience: Accountant with over 30 years of experience in practice, commerce and the public sector in Australia and the United Kingdom, Council work with professional organisations, Old Guildfordian and Guildford Grammar School parent.
Area of speciality: Accounting, finance, operations, infrastructure, law and governance.
Thomas Camp
Fellow of Council
LLB(Hons), BComm
Experience: Senior Associate, Butcher Paull & Calder, Council Member, Law Society of Western Australia, Old Guildfordian.
Areas of speciality: Law, compliance and risk management.
Monique Brown
Fellow of Council
BApSci, GradDipEd
Experience: Teacher; farmer, Chair of Hyden Community Resource Centre, Hyden Primary School Board Member, past Guildford Grammar School parent.
Areas of speciality: Education, boarding, communication, wellbeing
Rachael Cottier
Fellow of Council, Treasurer, Chair of Finance and Audit Committee
BA CA, MBA, GAICD
Experience: Chief Financial Officer, Azure Capital, Director and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee of Therapy Focus Limited.
Areas of speciality: Financial management, audit, secretarial compliance risk, legal and human resources.
The Reverend Canon Dr Philip Raymont
Fellow of Council
BA, BEd Stud, MEd, PhD, MACE, MPHA, FRSA
Experience: Priest-in-Charge, Former Senior Chaplain and of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at Guildford Grammar School, Deputy Head and Head of Residential Colleges in Australian universities, Lecturer.
Areas of speciality: Faith, philosophy, ethics, leadership.
Peter Law
P&F Representative
Curtin University BA Arts (Journalism)
Experience: More than 20 years of experience as a journalist in Australia and the United Kingdom. Most recently as State Political Editor at The West Australian (November 2019-November 2022) and Chief of Staff of The West Australian and The Sunday Times (2015-2022). Prior to relocating back to Perth in late 2013), held a variety of reporting and news editor roles at regional and national newspapers, including The Times of London. Currently Media Manager at Mineral Resources Limited, a diversified mining company in the ASX50. Responsible for all proactive and reactive media engagement, as well as strategic advice on policy development, external communications, policy development, crisis management, government relations, speechwriting and investor relations.
