Our Board of Directors
-
Bill Armagnacq (Independent)
Formerly a senior executive at Heritage Bank, Bill is an experienced non-executive director, company secretary and chair with key skills in corporate governance, risk, finance and legal within the APRA regulated sector. Bill brings specialist expertise in the areas of corporate governance, risk management and compliance. Bill was previously chair of the Glennie School Board Toowoomba.
-
Jacqui Francis (Member Nominated)
Jacqui has held senior executive positions within Townsville Catholic Education for over 10 years and was appointed to the role of Executive Director in 2018. Prior to joining Catholic Education, Jacqui worked in senior leadership roles within the public service, applying her skills in the areas of human resource management, capacity building, leadership development, governance, and organisational performance improvement. She holds degrees in theological studies, international business, and primary education.
-
Allison Murphy (Independent)
Alison brings experience in technology management, digital marketing, operations and leadership to the Board and currently holds a national role as of Head of Digital Transformation.
-
Joanne Ford (Independent)
Joanne has experience in dynamic start-ups and complex listed multinationals in retail FMCG, technology and health education businesses in ANZ, North America and South Africa. An experienced non-executive director, Joanne has strong leadership, finance, operations, governance, risk management and ICT experience in the for-profit and for purpose/not-for-profit sectors.
-
Peter Hill (Member Nominated)
Peter is Director of Schools in the Diocese of Wollongong and has held the roles of Executive Director of Schools in the Diocese of Bathurst, NSW, and Executive Director - Mission Leadership with Mater Health Services. In addition to these roles Peter has also worked in schools as Principal, Deputy Principal, APRE and a teacher in diocesan and religious institute schools. Peter holds numerous academic qualifications and has over 30 years of experience working in Catholic education.
-
Danielle Cronin (Member Nominated)
Danielle is the Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools, leading 13,000 staff and 75,000 students. Beginning her career as an economist, Danielle moved into public policy and has held senior executive roles across all levels of the education sector. Recognised for driving innovation, Danielle received an Australian Churchill Fellowship and an ACEL National Leadership Award. With extensive governance experience, she serves as a non-executive director for several entities, holding degrees in economics, politics, and public policy.
-
Patrick Cooper (Member Nominated)
Patrick is the Diocesan Financial Administrator for the Catholic Diocese of Bathurst. An experienced General Manager and Chartered Accountant, Patrick was previously employed as the General Manager, Information Services (CIO) for Essential Energy (formerly Country Energy). Patrick was appointed to the CEnet board in 2019.
-
Peter Effeney (Independent Chair)
Peter has a strong shared services background with experience in complex stakeholder organisations. He was the inaugural CEO of SPARQ Solutions (the ICT service provider of Queensland’s two government owned electricity companies). Peter was also CIO and General Manager of Service and Process at Ergon Energy. Peter has been appointed by the members as the Independent Chair of CEnet.