ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT

• Peter McCrindle - Chief Operating Officer

  

  Chief Operating Officer 

  BEc (Accounting), MA (Christian Studies)

  Peter started as General Manager at Morling College in November 2013 after serving more than 10 years in leadership roles in an international development organization. He then became the Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Peter provides effective oversight and leadership of Morling College operations including finance, information and communications technology, property maintenance and development.

  Peter is on the executive leadership team and facilitates governance, risk management and strategic planning through the College Board and its subcommittees and as a director of the Morling Foundation and Tinsley Bequest.

• Kerry Puzey - Chief Administrative Officer

  

  Chief Administrative Officer

  MBA (in progress), BApp Sc, DipMgmt, Cert IV TAE

  Kerry is supporting and developing our Human Resource, Quality Policy and Compliance, and Corporate Administration teams. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in the education, health, and business sectors Kerry works from our Perth Vose Campus, where she is also responsible for managing the Perth property and grounds. With a personal vision of “Inspiring and contributing to humanity through building and renovating teams, people, process and property”, Kerry is passionate about developing and transforming organisations that contribute to improving the human experience from a Christian world view, something that is integral to what Morling does. When asked what her favourite thing to do is, the answer was a quote from Diane Arbus, “to go where I have never been before.” With so much growth and change happening in and outside of our Morling world, Kerry is working collaboratively with various teams across the organization towards strengthening and building our capacity and resource for the future.

• Andre Kurniawan - Director of Student Services

  

  Director of Student Services

  BA, DipB, Grad Cert Business

  Andre joined the Vose Campus in early 2019 as Director of Student Services, and was appointed the national position after the merger. Andre's role is to improve the operational structures, data management and the student life cycle and educational experience for the students of Morling.

  Andre worked in the higher education sector for 6 years prior to starting this role at the Vose Campus, in student services, admissions and student recruitment.

• Aaron Chidgzey - Online Developer and Lecturer in Christian Thought

  

  E-learning Developer and Lecturer in Christian Thought

  BTh (Hons), PhD

  Aaron began his undergraduate degree in theology at Vose in 2010 and loved it so much he never left. Even when he worked on his PhD at Murdoch University he was teaching at Vose and was involved in the VET courses. His research focuses on the resurrection of Jesus, the thought of Wolfhart Pannenberg and N.T. Wright, and has recently expanded into church history.

• Amanda Tan - Student Services Officer

  

  Student Services Officer

  Master of Education, Double Diploma in Vocational Education and Training, Certificate IV Trainer and Assessor, Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)

  Amanda has been at the Vose Campus since early 2019 and has the privilege of journeying with students from the moment they enquire about a course, begin their application process and then throughout the highs and lows of studying.

• Ana Gusso - Director of Marketing

  

  Director of Marketing

  B Public Relations, M Social Communication/Marketing

  Ana has been at Morling since 2018 where she helps people find the right pathways to further equip themselves for whatever God has called them to.

• Anastasia Broadbent - Library Officer Perth

  

  Library Officer Perth

  Bachelor of Arts (English)

  Ana started with us in 2021 as our Library Officer in Perth. She has experience in a range of occupations working as a library officer in various schools, video editor, pottery assistant, pharmacy assistant and working in the health food industry.

• Anne Gilbert - Student Services Officer

  

  Student Services Officer

  Diploma of Ministry, Advanced Diploma in Management, Cert IV in Photography

  Anne started working for Morling in 2011. Her focus at Morling is to help students, especially in their first year of study. To overcome any inhibitions they may have when embarking on Theological study.

• Anthony Mak - E-Learning Developer

  E-Learning Developer

  Master of Computer Science

  Anthony started at Morling in December 2020. He has over 10 years of e-learning development experience. Anthony's role is to design and develop online learning resources and Moodle-based e-learning activities. He also work along with the Morling Online team to design and implement educational scaffolding strategies and create authentic learning experiences.

• Anusha DeSilva - Executive Assistant - Academic Leadership

  

  Executive Assistant - Academic Leadership

• Billie Klein - PA to the Principal

  PA to the Principal

• Caleb Gomez - Communications Officer

  

  Communications Officer

  Bachelor of Arts (Communications), MTS (in progress)

  Caleb started with Morling since 2021 as a content creator and has since become our Communications Officer. He is passionate about creativity, story-telling and people. He has worked as an Associate Editor, created across various mediums and is currently pursuing a Master of Theological Studies at the Perth Vose Campus.

• David Sullivan - Dean of Residents

  Dean of Residents

• Delaney Chow - Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

  Sydney Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

  Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Grad Dip Counselling and Integrated Psychotherapy (Spiritual), Masters of Counselling

  Delaney joined the Morling Sydney team in mid-2018 and is the ‘Walking n’ Breathing Guide to the College’ as he directs the enquiries of current and prospective students/clients to the relevant staff. Delaney also provides administration assistance from behind-the-scenes to both staff and students to ensure everything runs smoothly during their time at the College.

  Prior to working at Morling, he was working as an Applied Behavioural Analysis Therapist with children on the autism spectrum.

• Elise Cooper - Morling Online Administrator

  Morling Online Administrator

  B.A/B.Teaching, Dip. Web Development

  Elise adds students to their enrolled Moodle units each semester and assists students and staff with troubleshooting and other issues related to Moodle and Online learning. Along with other members of the Morling Online Team Elise adds new and updates existing Moodle content, this includes scanning and formatting content so that it is optimized for online use.

• Erwin Tampubolon - Senior Systems Administrator

  Senior Systems Administrator

  B-IT

  Erwin started at Morling at the end of July 2019. He is part of the IT team, and looks after the campus' Information Technology scope. IT has always been his work environment.

• Eva Hoek - Events Coordinator

  

  Events Coordinator

  Bachelor Archaeology

  Eva oversees the organisation of all events in and around Morling College, helping facilitate the knowledge in the building being shared with the community around us. Eva joined us at the beginning of 2021 and is currently working on a Master's in Christian Studies.

• Gabrielle Fury - National Director of Library Services

  

  National Director of Library Services

  Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Information Studies (MIS)

  Gabrielle commenced employment at the Morling College Library in 2013. Her role as the National Director of Library services is to oversee the day-to-day operation of the library services for the Morling College Community, in Sydney and in Perth.

  Her focus is to be open to new ways of improving library services for the Morling Community. Gabrielle feels the library is a very important and central component for our educational institution where people can come together and engage in academic discussion and/or research. It is a place where you don’t need to know everything, just methods to find the right information.

• Hannah Moore - Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

  

  Perth Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

  DipFashion, DipBus

  Hannah joined the team at Vose Campus in early 2019 and brings serious administration skills and a warm presence to the front desk. Hannah is the welcoming face of Morling Perth and contributes to marketing, website design, event planning and general administration.

• Iain Skinner - Quality and Compliance Advisor

  

  Quality and Compliance Advisor

  PhD, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

  Iain came out of retirement to join the Morling team in 2022 and works to formalise institutional policies and practices. He previously spent decades in academic administration at UNSW where he also taught professional ethics to engineering students, although his actual expertise is with optical fibres, lasers (e.g. NBN) etc.

• Jane Stergio - Accounts Officer

  

  Accounts Officer

  Bachelor of Science, Advanced Diploma of Business Analysis

  Jane's role is to assist in keeping the financial accounts in good order, which she has been doing at Morling since 2019.

• Jenni Robbins - Library Shelver

  

  Library Shelver

  BA in Biblical Studies, Grad Cert in Theology, Cert IV in Jazz

  Jenni works at the Heather and Noel Vose Library, in Perth, which she has studied in since 2010. Jenni shelves books and processes books so they are available for patrons as quickly as possible.

• Jenny Holmes - Library Technician

  

  Library Technician

  Diploma of Library & Information Services

  Jenny joined the Morling College staff in 2005 and currently works part-time in the Library as a Library Technician. Before coming to Morling, she worked in several libraries, both public and academic. The face-to-face aspect of her job helps put in perspective the behind-the-scenes office work, where she deal mainly with the journals and the many donations which the library receives.

• Jessie Kim - Video Editor

  Video Editor

• Jillian MacLachlan - Assistant Librarian

  

  Assistant Librarian

  Chartered Accountant, Masters in Ministry

  Jillian works in the Heather & Noel Vose Library in Perth on Saturdays. She does general duties, such as shelving, covering books etc., and also helps with student enquires.

• Judith Wilkinson - Residential Services Officer

  

  Residential Services Officer

  CERT 4 YWAM Courses (Evangelism, Leadership, Wworship, Performing arts & Event management)

  With over 20 years experience in Missions Training & Youth Work, working at Morling Residential College (MRC) was a natural fit for Judith. A love for young people, from varying cultural and spiritual beliefs, and a heart to share and shine Christ's love, it is a privilege to serve with the MRC Team.

• Katherine Lawless - Marketing and Communications Assistant

  

  Marketing and Communications Assistant

  Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

  Katherine joined Morling in April 2015. She has worked on reception, in Marketing, as the Event's Manager and a Future Student Advisor, and is now part time as the Marketing and Communications Assistant. Her role is to support the team using her experience and understanding of the College as she creates artwork, updates content and collateral for current and future students of the College.

  When she is not at Morling, Katherine is a stay at home mum, caring for her little girl.

• Kerry Todd-Smith - Policy Coordinator

  Policy Coordinator

• Linda Corner - Academic Services Officer

  

  Academic Services Officer

  Bachelor of Counselling

  Linda aims to ensure the students' experience is as hassle free as possible with grace and patience. Linda previously worked in secondary education and various Christian Conference Centres.

• Linlin Yang - Academic Services Officer

  

  Academic Services Officer

  Bachelor of Art Literature

  Linlin joined the Morling team in January 2013. Her main focus is to assist staff and students in all matters related to enrolment, course requirements and academic data management.

  Prior to working at Morling, Linlin worked as a High School Program coordinator in an accredited ELICOS college. She is actively involved in ministry with her husband Frank at Chinese Christian Church Milson’s Point.

• Liz Crocombe - Counselling and Chaplaincy Administrator

  

  Counselling, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Administrator

  Liz joined Morling College in October 2013, as administrator for the then Counselling Faculty. When in 2018, the Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care degrees were offered, Liz, along with her colleague Shelley, assumed responsibility of administration for the growing faculty and student body. She is involved with assisting people with their course enquiries, course advising and assisting students, as well as providing administrative support for the faculty members.

  Liz originally trained in administrative/secretarial support after leaving school, and has worked in administrative roles prior to and after raising a large family. She commenced studying a Bachelor of Christian Studies with Morling in 2013, added counselling studies in 2016, planning to graduate with a B.CS and Master of Counselling at the end of 2021.

  How do you see the Morling Values reflected in your role at Morling?

  As Morling seeks to equip students with a Christ-focused, transformative, and caring educational experience Liz delights in serving and supporting both faculty in their roles as educators, and students during their time at Morling.

• Matthew Holt - Campus Chaplain

  Campus Chaplain (Sydney)

• Matthew Lee - Library Shelver

  Library Shelver

  Diploma of Library and Information Services

  Matthew Lee started at Morling in 2021, shelving and processing library books so they are available to access.

• Matthew Tloczek - Grounds and Maintenance Officer Perth

  

  Grounds and Maintenance Officer Perth

  BTh

  Matthew started as the Perth Campus Grounds and Maintenance Officer in 2021. Matthew is also groundsperson for a Catholic school and runs a lawn mowing and gardening business. He is currently studying a Certificate 3 in Horticulture at Murdoch TAFE.

  Previously, Matthew studied for four years as a Seminarian for the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth at St Charles Seminary Guilford while completing further studies in Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle campus (UNDA). Before joining the seminary, Matthew studied at UNDA and completed a Bachelor of Theology in 2015.

• Meg MacCallum - Residential Service Officer

  

  Residential Service Officer

  BA (Honours) and Certificate IV Youth Work

  Meg first started cleaning at MRC and then began her administrative role. Meg works on things from reception duties, accounts, applications, resident experience and setting up our software system and loves making the residents feel at home.

• Nali Rajaratnam - National Finance Manager

  National Finance Manager

  Bachelor of Business (Accounting), CPA

  Nali joined Morling as Finance Manager in November 2016. She believes in the current season of her life, this is where God wants her to be. Nali has previously worked in banking, legal and Real Estate industries in management and senior management positions.

  While carrying out her duties as Finance Manager at the College Nali places importance on the fact, the college exists for the purpose of equipping the students for ministry.

• Nerida Halnan - Library Technician

  

  Library Technician

  BA

  Nerida started at Morling in 2016 as a casual shelver and has recently joined the library team part time. She works mainly on the new books - buying and processing them, and then putting up displays.

• Rebecca Brown - Future Student Officer

  

  Future Student Officer

  B.Teaching(Primary), Diploma of Ministry

  Rebecca started her journey as a full time Morling student in 2019. She now loves to help new students find the right course, navigate the admissions process and get started on their own journey.

• Rob Corner - National IT Manager

  

  National IT Manager

  Rob has managed IT in the education sector for more than 20 years. He has managed Morling College's amazing IT team since July 2019, overseeing everything technology related across all campuses.

• Rohan Nelson - Library Shelver

  

  Library Shelver

  Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance - Double Bass (ECU), Master of Divinity (Vose Seminary)

  Rohan joined the library team in September 2021. He is a former student with a love of theology and ancient languages.

  Publications:

  ‘Suffer the Children: A Review Article’ in Currents in Theology and Mission 48, no. 1 (2021). https://currentsjournal.org/index.php/currents/article/view/291

• Sasha Chioza - Casual IT Assistant

  

  Casual IT Assistant

  Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours) (Upper Second)

  Sasha joined the Morling IT Team in 2022 as a casual IT Assisnt and provides strong support to all IT processes. Sasha also provides AV support for external group bookings.

• Shelley Fairgrieve - Counselling & Chaplaincy Administrator

  Counselling & Chaplaincy Administrator

• Stephanie Jap - Assistant Accountant

  

  Assistant Accountant

  Bachelor of Applied Finance, Bachelor of Professional Accounting

  Stephanie joined the finance department at Morling College in April 2016. She completed her degree in Accounting and Finance at Macquarie University in 2012, and has been working in accounting field since then. Having been encouraged by her former CFO, she is currently on her way to finishing the CPA program.

• Steve Sherriff - Property and Maintenance Officer Sydney

  

  Property and Maintenance Officer Sydney

  Steve is in charge of general day to day maintenance of buildings and grounds of Macquarie Park campus.

• Tsitsi Mavhaire - Systems Administrator

  Systems Administrator

   

• Victor Soriano - IT Assistant

  IT Assistant

  Victor is our IT assistant, who provides support and performs level-1 IT tasks. He also helps with Audiovisual(AV) in the Auditorium.

• Welina Wei - HR Officer

  

  HR Officer

  Bachelor of Commerce (Major: Financial Accounting & Corporate Finance), Master of Human Resources & Employment Relations

  Welina is enthusiastic about developing innovative processes that are aligned with the needs of the organization and its people. With a heart for understanding and helping people, along with a background in finance and client management, Welina is looking forward to continuing the development of Morling as an engaging workplace that is both productive and sustainable. 

• Wendy Noble - Academic Tutor

  

  Academic Tutor

  BA, GradDip TESOL, GradDip Christian Studies (ongoing), PhD Applied Linguistics

  Wendy started at Morling in 2020 as our Academic Tutor. Her role is providing academic writing support for Morling students on campus and online. She has the delightful task of helping students to ‘find their voice’ in a sea of other voices they will encounter on their Morling journey.