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The Most Rev Kanishka De Silva Raffel

BA (SYD), LLB (SYD), BD (MTC), DipMin, MA

Kanishka was born in London to Sri Lankan parents and was raised as a Buddhist. While studying law at Sydney University a friend gave him a copy of The Gospel according to John and he subsequently became a Christian. Prior to becoming Dean in 2016, Kanishka served as Rector of St Matthew’s in Perth. He is married to Cailey and they have two daughters. He was consecrated and inaugurated as Archbishop of Sydney on May 28 2021 at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney.

Mr R Clarke

BA (Macquarie)

Rob is an Old Boy ('81), and he and his wife Kylie, have three children, with their two boys, Joshua (2012) and Alexander (2015), both attending Shore. Since leaving School, Rob’s professional career has included senior management positions across various industries, including marketing, advertising, professional services, and recently, rugby union administration. Rob was also a previous member of the Council in 2012 before relocating to Melbourne for work. Rob has a long history with Shore as his great grandfather, Tibby Yarnold, was appointed the first ever senior prefect of the School.

Mr M F W Thomas

BCom, LLB (UNSW)

Martin is an Old Boy ('87) and a current parent with one boy at the School. Martin is a lawyer and has held various roles in private practice and in- house, and is currently the General Counsel leading the Customer Services Legal team at a bank. He joined Council in 2015, and was elected Honorary Secretary in 2021. He chairs the Governance and Risk Committee.

Mr D J Scammell

BScAgr (Syd), MBA (AGSM)

David is a third generation Old Boy ('91) and a current parent with two boys at the School. David is currently the Managing Director of Private Equity and Advisory at Soul Patts. He is also a director of a number of Soul Patts investee companies where he focusses on growth through strategic planning, risk management, appropriate governance processes and implementation. He joined Council in October 2023.

Rev Canon C A Allan

BD (MTC), DipMin (MTC), B. Build (UTS)

Chris is a parent of a current student at Shore (another son having graduated) and is President of the Shore Parents Association. Prior to ordination Chris worked as a project manager for John Holland Construction and Civil & Civic/Lend Lease. Chris is a member of a number of Diocesan Boards and is the Sub-Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral.

Mr A D Campbell

BA (Syd), Dip Law (SAB)

Andrew is a third-generation Old Boy (’87), and is married to Georgina with four children, one of whom currently attends the Senior School. Andrew is a qualified legal practitioner with over 25 years of experience, conducting his practice as a barrister, at the New South Wales Bar. He joined Council in 2025.

Mrs S A Connell (Lo Russo)

BSc, Psych (Hons), GradDipEd

Sally, and her husband David have a current student at Shore (Wil) and a past student (Max). Sally is currently the Chief Transformation and People Officer at a large Australian company, and has extensive experience across a variety of sectors in growing great people and teams, and transforming business performance. Her specialist expertise is Organisational Psychology and Human Resources. She joined the Council in June 2025.

Mr M Firek

BEc (Accounting) LLB (Macquarie) FGIA FCIS

Marcin is married to Kath and has two boys at Shore. His professional career has spanned management, HR, legal, governance and risk roles across a number of industries. He is currently the Director of Solid Foundations and Risk at a large listed company and Chair of St Andrew's House Corporation. Marcin joined Council in 2023 and is Chair of the People and Culture Committee.

Rev C Foster

BEc (MQ), BD & DipMin (MTC), DipEd, MEd, CFT (AAFT)

Craig is an Old Boy ('90) and is married to Terese and has four adult children. Craig was a Chartered Accountant before becoming an Anglican minister in 2006. He has served as the Senior Chaplain at St Andrews Cathedral School, Senior Assistant Minister at Norwest Anglican, Senior Manager at Anglicare in their counselling, mediation, and youth division and in 2025 became the Families Minister at St Thomas’ 91Ö±²¥. Craig has also worked part-time as a Clinical Family Therapist for many years. He joined the Council in 2025.

Rev P Greenwood

MA (Theol), BD (Hons), BE (Hons) (UNSW)

Peter is an Old Boy ('93) and he and Rachel have four children, the oldest of which recently graduated from Shore and is studying to become a teacher. Peter holds roles in Anglican Education and is currently the Rector of St Nicolas’ Anglican Church in Coogee. He joined Council in 2018 and is a member of the Finance Committee.

Ms J M Lambert

BBus (UTS), MEc (Macq), CA, FAICD

Jennifer, and her husband Tim, have two boys who attended Shore. Jennifer is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in professional accounting firms, then as a chief financial officer and is currently a non-executive director. Jennifer joined Council in 2016 and was elected Hon Treasurer in 2019. Jennifer Chairs the Finance and Investment Committees.

Mr D Lloyd

BBus (UTS), BA (Syd)

David is an Old Boy ('97) and current parent to two boys at Shore. David is currently the Head of Research at a Fund Management boutique in Sydney, and prior to this was a research analyst focusing on the property sector. David joined Council in 2023 and serves as Chair of the Assets and Infrastructure Committee.

Mr M Nutt

MCom (Syd), BCom (Syd)

Malcolm is an Old Boy ('94), married to Lindall and has three sons, with Edward (’22), William (’23), and Thomas in the senior School, as well as a daughter, Erica. He is a Founding Partner at Cultiv8 and Sparklabs Cultiv8, specialist global Agri-food technology funds. Malcolm is also the Founding Director of Alpine Capital, which is a boutique investment advisory firm, and previously held positions at Macquarie Bank and Ord Minnett. He joined the Council in October 2023 and currently serves on the Finance Committee.

Rev Dr G S Perkins

MA Theol. (MTC), BD (Hons I) (MTC), BA (UNSW), Doctor of Ministry (TEDS Chicago)

Gavin is an Old Boy ('92), and he and Amy presently have a son attending the school as a full boarder. Gavin has previously served on the ministry team of two large Sydney Anglican churches (St Ives and 91Ö±²¥), and is presently the Rector of St Jude’s Anglican Church in Bowral. He joined the Council in 2017 and is a member of the Governance and Risk Committee.

Rev S Petty

BCom (UNSW), BTh (SMBC)

Scott is married to Carolyn and has three Shore sons, with James ('20) and Oliver ('22), followed by Austin who is in the Senior School. He is currently the Senior Minister at St Mark’s, Northbridge, having previously served at St Matthews, Manly for nine years, and in Youth Ministry at Christ Church, St Ives for 12 years. Prior to entering Christian ministry, Scott worked in business publishing in Sydney and London, after starting working life in one of the big accounting firms. He joined the Council in 2022.

Mrs J Robertson

BBus (UTS), CA, GAICD

Janna Robertson is a current parent, with one son at Shore. Professionally, Janna's career has spanned professional services and financial services and she is currently the Chief Operating Officer of a listed financial services group. She is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of the AICD. Janna joined Council in 2019 and currently chairs the Programme Impact committee.

Rev Dr R J Wenden