Our Board

Our board is committed to ensuring that State Schools' Relief has a sustainable future.

David Schmidt
Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

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Our Patron in Chief
The Honourable Alex Chernov, AO, QC
Governor of Victoria

 

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Our Committee Members

 In the last three years SSR has supported nearly 23,000 applications for support at a cost of approx $2.4million for the provision of footwear and clothing only.

Rommie Redlich
President


Business Development Manager for TWUSUPER. He has over 30 years experience working for large corporations in senior roles. Prior to his current role, Rommie spent 13 years working closelywith the Victorian Education sector.

Rommie

Kate Long
Vice President

Kate is a Director of Australian Schools Canteen Assoc. (ASCA) and Kildonan Uniting Care and an experienced Secondary Principal. She has an interest in ensuring board governance processes maximise the effectiveness of the organisation (Joined April 2010).

Kate

 

Mr Ralph Francione
Immediate Past President

Ralph has a wealth of experience as teacher, Principal, Inspector of Schools, Senior Administrator (Dept. of Education), Chairman of State Curriculum Committees; tertiary lecturer, film reviewer and umpire with Cricket Victoria.

Ralph

Alan Pinkerton
Treasurer

Alan was a school principal with a background in both primary & secondary education. His qualifications include Bachelor of Commerce (Melbourne) and Diploma of Education (Melbourne). He has been Treasurer of SSR for the last 10 years.

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Keith Rhodes
Assistant Treasurer

Represents the Victorian Council of School Organisations (VICCSO). Keith is Vice-President and Treasurer of the Victorian Council of School Organisations (VICCSO)

Keith 

Peter Clifton
Co-opted Expertise

Represents the Victorian Principals Association (VPA). An experienced Principal, Peter works extensively with networks and outside agencies to generate profile and funds for State Schools’ Relief.

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Stephen Franzi-Ford
Association of School Councils in Victoria (ASCIV)

Represents the Association of School Councils in Victoria (ASCIV). Stephen is CEO of ASCIV.

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Alan Lawrence
Co-opted expertise


Represents the Victorian Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (VASSP). Alan joined the SSR Board in 2008 and is a retired Secondary Principal.

Alan

Tony Collins
Co-opted expertise

Tony offers a wealth of business experience. He is also a former recipient of SSR assistance and is very keen to contribute to SSR.

Tony

John Hurley
Co-opted Expertise

John is an experienced Primary School Principal.

Denise Ramus
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)

Represents the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) as the assistant Regional Director of Operations Southern Metropolitan Region. Denise provides support with DEECD guidelines and policies for SSR.

Christine Stewart
Australian Education Union (AEU) for Secondary


A secondary teacher for over 20 years. Christine’s roles include Student Welfare Coordinator. As an elected official of the AEU for 12 years one of Christine’s responsibilities was welfare in schools. (Joined February 2010)

Christine

Gail McHardy
Parents Victoria

Represents Parents Victoria.

Gail

David Tydeman
Australian Education Union (AEU) for Primary


Represents the Australian Education Union (AEU) for Primary. Now retired after 40 years as Primary Principal, teacher and educational consultant, David brings extensive experience working with teacher union councils at local, state and federal levels.

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Barry Smith
Co-opted Expertise

Barry

Howard Filer
Co-opted Expertise

Howard

 

Annual Report 10/11

Annual Report 09/10

 

 


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