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OSCA
OSCA Executive Director – Mr Scott Montgomery ('85)
MR SCOTT MONTGOMERY
('85) OSCA EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
AN OPEN
CHANNEL
TO OUR
YOUNG
ALUMNI
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A vibrant group is helping OSCA
engage fully with its youngest Old Boys
One of the great challenges of any alumni organisation is
how to engage with its youngest members as they depart the
school and head off into the wider world. What keeps them
connected to their old school, and why would they want to,
anyway?
It’s well known among school alumni organisations that
people under the age of 25 have been an under-engaged
community. And yet engaging with this sector is vital — this
group is OSCA’s future.
OSCA realises that it needs to capture this group’s
interest and engage with them before they leave school,
to create an early awareness of the Association and the
services it provides, especially those aimed at young Old
Boys — YOBs, as we call them. To that end, I’m extremely
pleased that a group of YOBs has formed a vibrant
committee which meets regularly at Scotch and has lively
discussions, and makes suggestions about issues relating
to engagement with the young Old Boy community.
This committee was set up last year. The 2018/2019
committee includes James Malon (’13 — Chairman), Mitch
Bradley (’10 — Vice Chairman 1), Lachie Strathmore (’15 —
Vice Chairman 2), Bec Marshall (Secretary); supported by
general committee members John Stavris (’12), Tom Ryan
(’09), James Zagame (’14), Sam Sherlock (’16), Tom Anderson
(’15), Charlie Schilling (’17), Teddy Webster (’17), Nick Jarman
(’09), Campbell Matthews (’14), Jack Slobom (’14) and Richie
Goodey (’14). As Secretary, Bec Marshall provides the group
with a tangible link to the OSCA office.
It’s a vibrant group, which is playing an important role in
helping OSCA to engage fully with our youngest Old Boys.
NUMBERED: 1. JAMES MALON ('13). 2. MITCH BRADLEY ('10). 3. LACHIE STRATHMORE ('15). 4. CAMPBELL MATTHEWS ('14). 5. CHARLIE SCHILLING ('17).
6. JAMES ZAGAME ('14). 7. NICK JARMAN ('09). 8. JACK SLOBOM ('14). 9. JOHN STAVRIS ('12). 10. TOM ANDERSON ('15). 11. TOM RYAN ('09).
12. SAM SHERLOCK ('16). 13. TEDDY WEBSTER ('17). 14. RICHIE GOODEY ('14).
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