Staff
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF SCHOOL
Megan Connelly
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kirsty Ritchie B. Ed. (Hons); Cert IV, Workplace Training & Assessment; Dip. Arts (Dance) The Australian Ballet School.
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Amanda Bailey
Student Training Program
Head of Teaching and Learning, Level 5 Classical Teacher - tbc
Classical Teacher & Level 8 Coordinator - Joanne Michel Dip. ABS, VGCEBI*+
Classical Teacher & Level 8 Coordinator - Andrew Murphy Dip. ABS
Classical
Kevin Jackson Adv. Dip. ABS, GDEDI+
Irina Konstantinova BA Classical Ballet (USSR), VGCEBI+
Sergey Konstantinov BA Classical Ballet (USSR), VGCEBI+
Sabrina Lenzi Dip. Academie de Dance Classique de Montecarlo+
Christine Vavladellis Adv. Dip. ABS, GDEDI, BAHealthSc (Anatomy &Physiology), MAEdu.LM
Specialist Ballet Coaches
Michela Kirkaldie Dip ABS, Grad Cert Ed - Visual and Performing Arts, VGCEDI+, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Pilates Instr. Level 2
Lyndelle Steer Adv. Dip. ABS. GDEDI
Contemporary Teacher - Lucas Jervies Adv Dip. ABS, Post Grad Dip Dramatic Art. Directing NAISDA, Cert IV Training and Assessment
Character/Folkloric Teacher - Melanie Moravski Dechnicz
Spanish Guest Teacher - Areti Boyaci Assoc Dip. Arts UniSA
Strength & Conditioning Coaches - Narelle Forbes, Bradley Smith
Guest & Melbourne Community Access Teacher - Natalya Bobenko
Phillipa Crawley, Kristy Davis, Nateeqa Sazali, Natalie Clarke
Head of Music & Audio/Visual Coordinator - Diane Palmer BMus. (Piano), AMus.A (Piano)
Pianists and Musicians
Anastasia Gardachnikova
Diane Palmer BMus. (Piano); AMus.A (Piano)
Emma Lippa
Hayden Dun MTeach (Music; BMus (Composition); AMus.A (Piano)
Irina Koulikova BMus. MMus. Post Graduate Diploma (Music)
Keith Ng AMus.A (Piano)
Kieran Ray (Guitar - Spanish unit)
Larissa Oberfeld MMus, Marts, BMusDist. Dip.hlth.counselling
Mitchell James MTeach (Music); BMus (Performance); ATCL (Piano)
Neil McNeil BMus (Elder Con), Dip. Ed (Adelaide Uni)
Roland Cox (part-time)
Waldemar Lis BMus.
Werner Neumann (Guitar - Spanish unit)
English
Stuart Campbell (VCASS Level 7) **
Sara McKenzie (VCASS Level 6) **
Pauline Ryan
Anatomy - Gabrielle Davidson
Career Management - Pauline Ryan (Levels 7 & 8)Adv. Dip AAD +
Cultural Studies - Pauline Ryan
Dance Perspectives/VCE Dance - Pauline Ryan (Levels5, 6 & 7)
Drama
VCASS Goran Banyai ** (Level 6)
VCASS Steven Thorne ** (Level 7)
Nutrition - Katherine Shone BNutrDiet, BArts&Sci
Academic Provider - Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School
VCASS Principal - Hilary Bland
VCASS Deputy Principal - Karen Schofield
Health and Wellbeing Manager - Teagan Lowe
Health and Wellbeing Manager (interim) and Sports and Performance Psychologist - Tamara Wiltshire M. Psych (Clinical), M.Psych (Sport & Exercise), B.Psych.Sci (Hons), BA.Psych.Sci, B.Biomed.Sci.
Physiotherapist - Gabrielle Davidson Adv. Dip. ABS, Dip. Physiotherapy (CSP), MAPA+
Conditioning and Rehabilitation Specialist - Narelle Forbes
Strength & Conditioning Lead - Bradley Smith
Strength & Conditioning Coach - Sarah Perkins
Dietician - Fiona Sutherland B.Sc., M.Nut. & Diet+
Sports Physician - Dr. Andrew Garnham MB, BS, Dip. RACOG, FACSP
General Practitioner - Dr. Sonya Morrissey MB, BS
Myotherapist - Leigh Holliday Ad. Dip. Myotherapy
Connecting to School Community Program - Debra Ferguson BA, Dip.Ed.
Specialist Ballet Coaches
Michela Kirkaldie Dip ABS, Grad Cert Ed - Visual and Performing Arts, VGCEDI+, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Pilates Instr. Level 2
Lyndelle Steer Adv. Dip. ABS. GDEDI
Head Of Boarding - Tamara Maddrell
Boarding House Manager - Reshma Raju BPsychSc
Boarding Assistants
Jay Allan
Georgia Blackley
Charli Brown
Antoinette Davis
Mia Horsfall
Simon Krstevski
Katelyn Samarkovski
Kepas Turnbull
Michelle Turnbull
Solai Venkatachalam
Head of Operations - Marijke Franken BA (Hons)
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director - Cory Ky
Project Manager - Teri Steer
Student Support Team - Aish Kaur, Jonathon Shilling
Digital Lead - Brad Walter
Head of Marketing & Communications - Dana Moran BA, GDipArts, GCertComm
Marketing & Communications Coordinator - Frederick Mutswagiwa
Fundraising Coordinator - Katie Barnes
Finance Manager - Olivera Krstevski BEc(Acc), CA
Accountant - Ferdinando Cossalter BAcc
RTO Lead - Katherine Kaleb B.Sc (Psych/Psychophys)