Keynote Speaker & Invited Guests
We are pleased to welcome the following special people to journey with us; to engage, inspire and be a source of nourishment:
Kate Fogarty
Kate is Principal of St Joseph’s College in Echuca, Victoria, and a sessional lecturer for the Graduate Certificate of Religious Education. She is passionate about many things, which is perhaps why she doesn't sit still very often or for very long, but particularly about tecnology in the classroom, instructional leadership and social justice. She is a proud leader in Catholic Education and will be sharing with us her insights on the role of the Catholic school and the importance of nourishing personal spirituality.
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We are also very grateful to the following staff from our schools, who will be sharing their experience and expertise with us:
- Jason Marien, Grade 4 Teacher (Stella Maris Primary School)
- Andrea Pisano, PA to the Principal and Enrolment Registrar (Marist Regional College)
- Gabrielle Streat, Faculty Head of RE (Marist Regional College)
- Rebecca French, Teacher (Marist Regional College)
- Darren Cox, Faculty Head of Science (Marist Regional College)
Emma Lee
Emma is a Palawa woman . She is also an archaeologist and has worked in many capacities on many projects, large and small, across Australia with different mobs and organisations. In 2002 she published a book with Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council Tale of a Whale about the Aboriginal heritage of North Head, Sydney.
Mary Anne Collins
Mary Anne is the Global Education Advisor for regional Victoria and Tasmania for Caritas Australia, the Catholic Church's leading aid and development agency.
Fr John Girdauskas
Fr John, a Marist Old Scholar, is the Parish Priest for the Burnie-Wynyard and West Coast parishes. He is also Diocesan Director for Clergy Life and Ministry, State Chaplain to St Vincent de Paul Society and a member of the Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission.