College Leadership

Monique holds a Bachelor of Design & Technology, a Bachelor of Secondary Education, Master of Education, specialising in Educational Leadership, Certificates in Training & Assessment and Building & Construction, and a Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education. She is an AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership) certified Lead Teacher, being one of the first teachers in Victoria to obtain AITSL Lead accreditation in 2021.

Monique is the current president of DATTA Australia, the national teacher association for Design and Technologies teachers. A current focus of the association is the shortage of teachers with Design and Technology specialisations, under her leadership, DATTA hopes to create more availability for teacher training and retraining. She is passionate about mentoring beginning teachers and the stewardship and growth of our profession through coaching and professional learning. Monique also works at Southern Cross University as a Casual Academic, Assessor and Unit Writer within the Faculty of Education. Her teaching at Southern Cross University is the secondary technology pedagogy units, the online mode servicing future teachers in NSW, VIC, QLD and ACT. In her role as Director of Learning and Growth, she will plan and implement whole school professional growth processes for the teaching and non-teaching staff and ensure the alignment between our strategic vision and intentions of the College to strive for excellence in teaching practice and student outcomes.

Monique is an author of a textbook, curriculum writer for VCAA and advisory member for the Australian Curriculum in Design and Technologies. In her role at Xavier, she leads our Heads of Teaching and the Heads of Learning Areas to ensure alignment of programs, their use of data to generate perspective and insight, and as our College embarks on transformational change in our buildings and structures, she will lead them through the renewal and development of a future focused curriculum to ensure a continuum of learning and transition across our campuses and stages. As well as the academic direction and outcomes of students there is an equal focus on growing the capacity of teachers to cultivate a deep and rigorous culture of learning and growth throughout the College.

Shane has a Bachelor of Education and a Masters Degree in Educational Administration. He taught at Catholic College Bendigo during the 1980’s before pursuing a media career.

This involved broadcasting on 3AW, including AFL football and the 2000 Olympic Games.

He was approached in 1996 to move to Perth where he took the network’s struggling station, 6PR, to ratings and business success. Following that, he brought his growing family back to Melbourne and was CEO at 3AW until 2014.

Upon leaving the media, Shane worked closely with the Archbishop of Melbourne in a Communications Advisory role before joining Xavier as Director of Operations and Community in 2020. This role oversees the business functioning of the College and the vital community aspect which seeks to ensure that all members of the Xavier family are connected and involved.

Shane was a member of the College Board for eight years before joining the College Executive.

Kathleen is the Director of Connection at Xavier College overseeing Enrolments and Transition experiences for students, primary, secondary and boarding. Kathleen has over thirty years experience in education across a variety of settings primary and secondary, coeducation, single sex boys and single sex girls schools. She has taught Religious Education, English, History and Legal studies through to VCE.

Kathleen has held a range of leadership roles in her time in Education–Head of English, Head of Humanities, Head of Professional Learning, Director of Studies, and Deputy Principal and Director of Campus roles. She has a Masters in Educational Leadership form the University of Melbourne and regularly attends Professional Learning to embrace the rapid pace of changes in Education which can benefit students in their learning and well being, and teachers as educators. Kathleen has completed the Ignatian spiritual exercises in daily life and has completed the pilgrimage of St Ignatius through Rome, Paris and Spain. She is committed to Catholic education and is an active participant in her parish of Sacred Heart and St Columbas in St Kilda.

David is a chartered accountant and member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ), he also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) and Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance) from Monash University.

After spending 13 years as an accountant at Pitcher Partners in Melbourne, David moved to Hong Kong early in 2011 where he spent the next five years as the APAC Chief Operating Officer for a growing global professional services firm. Upon repatriation to Australia he continued in this role for a further two years before accepting a role as the Chief Financial Officer of a Melbourne based property developer and property services group.

David commenced at Xavier College in April 2020 where he oversees the College’s finance function and works closely with other leaders with respect to the operational management and overall governance of the College. In February 2021, David was appointed as the Company Secretary of Xavier College.

After completing my VCE at Penola Catholic College, I commenced my tertiary studies at Melbourne University, studying a Bachelor of Science with a physics major. At nineteen years of age, I withdrew from that degree to enter the seminary, where I obtained a Bachelor of Theology prior to travelling to Rome to study theology at the Jesuit Gergorian university. Discerning that my life’s calling was to teach, but not as a priest, I returned to Australia and began work as Liturgy, Faith and Mission Coordinator at St Monica’s College, a position I held for the 12 years prior to joining the Xavier College community. During those years, I also obtained a Graduate Diploma in Theology and a Master of Theology from Catholic Theological College in Melbourne, a Master of Education (Allied School Psychology) and a Master of Teaching (Secondary) from Australian Catholic University and a Certificate of School Management and Leadership from Harvard University. Reflecting on these studies and my many years of work in Catholic education, I see God’s hand at work, equipping me with skills and preparing me to devote my full energy, creativity and talents to the role of Head of Faith and Service.

As a proud father and husband, I count meeting and marrying my wife and welcoming our two children as the greatest highlights of the time I have spent trying to discern and follow the will of God. Professionally, my highlights include walking the journey from initial inquiry to full initiation into the Catholic church with five colleagues, attending World Youth Day in Rio di Janeiro and sleeping out with three and a half million pilgrims on Copacabana beach for Mass with Pope Francis and, more recently, developing and delivering an extensive suite of online prayer and reflection opportunities to meet the pastoral needs of students and staff during lockdowns. The deeply relational nature of sharing and celebrating faith means that companionships and friendship have been significant sources of joy and fulfillment in my work to date and I am delighted that they have already featured prominently in my short time at Xavier College.

Greg has spent time at all campuses of Xavier College, commencing his journey as a Year 5 Teacher at Burke Hall. Since then, Greg has undertaken many roles at the College including Deputy Head of both Burke Hall and Kostka Hall. He is committed to Jesuit Education and has committed many years of his professional life to Xavier College. He has a continued passion for educating and mentoring students and staff to ensure our college has an atmosphere that is respectful and motivating.

Greg is an empowering leader with a proven track record of increasing student achievements and directing teacher professional development. With an unwavering focus on creating a supportive relationship between students, staff, parents, and the community, Greg is a collaborative and resourceful facilitator, as he fosters a school culture where mentorship, relationship building, and advocacy are essential to achieving our strategic goals for Operational Excellence at Xavier College.

Tim is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 30 years experience in professional services having commenced his career at Price Waterhouse in 1994 and in 1997 joined Ernst & Young. He was admitted as a Partner of Ernst & Young in 2005. In that time, he has worked across a number of countries and industries including North America, UK and Asia.

In addition, Tim has held several leadership roles including leading EY Oceania’s Banking Capital Markets Sector Leader and Assurance Leader. Tim works closely with the firm’s clients, account teams, industry associations and regulators in the financial services sector. Tim is the Global Client Service Partner and External Audit Signing Partner for some of EY’s largest and most complex clients.

He is highly experienced in dealing with Boards and Management of listed ASX and unlisted Australian companies and specialises in financial reporting, governance reviewing business processes and internal control frameworks, transformation programs and financial markets and treasury operations.

Tim is a former parent of the school, whose two boys attended both the Burke Hall and the Senior Campus.

An experienced non-executive director and senior executive, with a background in corporate governance, IP and commercial law, Gerry is also a director of the Hawthorn Football Club’s Foundation and a member of the Federal Government’s R&D Tax Incentive Committee. Prior to joining the Xavier Board in 2020, she had experience in the tertiary education sector, having served as a member of the Council of Swinburne University of Technology for almost 12 years.

Gerry’s current executive role is as General Counsel, Corporate, for Orica Limited. She previously held senior executive roles in an ASX-listed medicinal cannabis company and in a NASDAQ-listed biotechnology company. Before her executive roles, Gerry worked for almost two decades as a commercial & IP lawyer at several large Australian law firms.

Gerry has a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Laws and a Masters of Law from Monash University, and a Masters of Corporate Governance from Swinburne University. She is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Gerry has a current son at the College and her oldest son graduated in 2020.

Fr. Eka is currently assigned to a Jesuit companion school in New Zealand as a teacher and sacramental chaplain. He started his teaching career in 2015 at St. Ignatius’ College, Adelaide. Since then, he has also taught in Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne and Auckland. He has also taught catechism in Boston, USA. His other works as a Jesuit include parish ministry, a variety of pastoral ministries and spiritual directions in Australia and the USA.

Before joining the Jesuits, Fr. Eka spent over a decade working in the commercial sector across the Indo-Pacific region, focussing on international sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and project management. He holds degrees in Commerce, Finance, Theology and Education.

For the majority of his years as a Jesuit, Fr Michael's ministry has been in the Society's educational apostolate, though the last ten years have seen Michael's appointment to two of our Centres of Ignatian Spirituality.

After 12 years as a student at Xavier College, Michael entered the Jesuit novitiate. Subsequent tertiary studies saw him complete his B.A., B.Theol, and an educational administration degree after Tertianship.

He was appointed headmaster of St Ignatius College, Adelaide in 1986. He returned to his place of regency appointment, St Aloysius College, in 1994 as Rector. Appointment to a similar position at Xavier College came in 2001. In 2010, Michael was given a sabbatical spending most of it in Ignatian formation for adults. This led to ministry in our retreat houses in Sydney, Sevenhill and Melbourne.

At various times Fr Michael has been a member of four of our Jesuit schools.

Lilian oversees the work of the Legislative Council Standing Committees Office at the Parliament of Victoria. She also manages the Environment and Planning Committee’s inquiries on subjects ranging from climate resilience, to flood events, and planning matters.

She has worked on developing policy and legislation on a diverse range of issues such as infrastructure, end of life choices, child protection, homelessness, youth offending and public health and has worked extensively on rural and regional affairs. Prior to the Parliament she worked as a Senior Adviser in the Cabinet Office, Department of Premier and Cabinet Melbourne and as a researcher, lecturer and tutor at the University of Melbourne. Lilian holds a Master of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne. Her absolute passion is to ensure that legislation and policy is based on evidence, reflects the lived experience of the community and promotes the cause of justice.

Lilian’s Board work has focussed on the ever expanding field of risk and compliance.

Mark LoGiudice has been in the property industry since 1986 and is the owner and Managing Director of Crawfords Group, a family owned investment company established in 1966.

Crawfords Group is involved in the investment and development of residential, commercial, industrial and retail property along the eastern seaboard of Australia and USA.

Further to his property interests, Mark has been a Director of Premier Fresh Australia since 2006, a national farming, marketing and logistics company which supplies fresh fruit and vegetables worldwide. Mark is also a Director of Assembled, a group of specialist agencies that delivers marketing and communication outcomes for its clients.

In February 2010, Mark joined the Carlton Football Club Board and was later appointed President in June 2014. He retired at the conclusion of the 2021 season. Outside of his corporate activities, Mark is a long-standing member of RCH 1000, which actively raises funds for research at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Mark lives in Melbourne with his wife Eli.

Their three sons are Xavier alumni, 
Sebastian (OX2014), Marcus (OX2017) and Anthony (OX2020).

Penelope Lewin is a successful Tech Executive having worked across startups and established firms across USA, Australia and the greater Asia region. Pen also is an experienced non-executive director, currently serving as director on a speech therapy tech start-up and previously on charitable funds, volunteer and peak body organisations.

Pen currently works as Senior Director of X Solutions with Microsoft; with responsibilities of bringing new businesses to established and emerging markets across the Asia Timezone. Over her 25 years at Microsoft, she has held many varied senior leadership positions across the organisation covering different technology and operations divisions including Microsoft 365, Cyber Security, Enterprise Contracts, Head of Enterprise Operations, Marketing and Digital & Organisational Transformation.

She is a member of the Institute of Engineers and outside of work is an Angel investor in Australian Female Founded Start-ups through Scale Investors. Her impact beyond work has included being a mentor and coach for start-ups, coaching her boys’ basketball teams and volunteering with Habitat for Humanity to build 100 homes for those in need in Nepal.

Pen currently has one son at the college and two older sons who graduated in 2019 and 2020.

Gerard Dalton KC is a senior barrister with over 20 years’ experience specialising in commercial law. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1994 with a Bachelor of Law (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce. He completed a Masters of Law at the University of Melbourne in 2002.

He became a barrister in 1998 and was appointed senior counsel in 2015. He specialises in complex litigation across a range of law areas, including contracts, corporations, trade practices, property, construction, insurance, and intellectual property. He has extensive experience advising public and private corporations and their boards in diverse industries.

Gerard lives in Melbourne with his wife, Sarah, and their four children.

Their youngest boy is a student at the college and their eldest son finished in 2020.