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Gianna Di Genua. Tutor of CCE

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Carmen Di Napoli is an artist and visual arts teacher who graduated from the National Art School and Alexander Mackie with postgraduate studies in art administration and studies in museology involving restoration of oil paintings and paper in Florence, Italy.

She has been a finalist in the Portia Geach and the Archibald and was seconded by the department of education as a consultant in Visual Arts and assisted with the development of Art Express. Carmen has traveled both to Italy and Japan on government scholarships to further her Artistic and language studies.

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Angela is a highly experienced teacher of Stage 6 HSC English and has taught in state, CEO and Independent schools in Sydney for thirty years. She has been English Coordinator at International Grammar School and Bethlehem College, and is currently the Senior English Coordinator at Reddam House. An HSC Marker and Senior Marker for a number of years, across Advanced, Extension1 and Extension2 English, she is constantly refining examination strategies to assist students prepare for the HSC. This background has underpinned great success at the HSC level with four of her students achieving a top ten ranking in NSW in the last ten years: 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2018.

Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, Diploma in Education from UNSW and a Master in Educational Management and Leadership from the University of Sydney. She is involved in diverse associations such as the English Teachers Association (ETA) and Association of Independent Schools (AIS) and their conferences in order to maintain her knowledge of educational pedagogy and curriculum. She thoroughly enjoys the teaching and learning interaction with students and assisting them in achieving their goals.

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Dr Panayiotis Diamadis lectures in Genocide Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, and serves as Vice-President of the Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He is also a senior history teacher at an independent school in Sydney. The experiences of children during, and subsequent to, genocide are the key research interest, in particular Armenian, Assyrian and Hellene child survivors. Amongst his publications are ‘Children and Genocide’ (Genocide Perspectives IV, 2012), 'Australia’s First Commissioner for Refugees' (Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society June 2012) and ‘The Greeks of Sydney’ (The Sydney Journal November 2011).

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Robert taught HSC English for over 25 years at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney, where he was Head of English and retired as Emeritus Head of English. He also marked the HSC for the Board of Studies for 16 years, as Marker and Senior Marker. Robert was a member of the AIS English Reference Group in the consultative process to develop the Stage 6 English Syllabus, and also developed for AIS a series of Study Days for senior English students. In addition, he served as Chair of the AIS Professional Development Committee. He has taught HSC Advanced English Preparation at the Centre for Continuing Education since 2009.

Robert took a first-class Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with majors in English Literature and Early English Language and Literature. He holds a Master of Arts degree, and a Dip.Ed. He was an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Early English Language and Literature at Sydney University, and lectured at the University of Al-Fateh (Libya) before taking up a position at Trinity Grammar. Robert is a keen writer, having written and adapted a series of medieval Mystery and Miracle dramas for school performance, and has published poetry. He has a particular interest in how language works, and has a strong commitment to helping students realise their full potential in the fundamental skill of understanding and utilising the power of language.

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Iva Dimitrova. Tutor of CCE

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Ruth Djordjevic. Tutor of CCE

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Tim Dolan has been Vice Principal (Advancement) at the University of Sydney since January 2009. He has spent his entire professional career in advancement, development and fundraising. For the six years prior to his coming to Australia, Tim was responsible for Leadership Gifts at UCLA and before that he led the development effort for the Medical School and Comprehensive Cancer Centre at the University of Hawaii.

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James is an experienced, grounded, and highly engaging facilitator and coach. James is committed to excellence in all he does and develops the very best in the leaders and teams he serves. As a facilitator, James is highly intuitive, but also blends this with the latest science and research evidence to inform the learning experiences he designs. As both a facilitator and a coach, James’ strength lies in getting to the core set of issues the leader needs to prioritise and co-designing a skilful path forward for tackling them. 

James teaches leadership at the University of Sydney Business School, where he is a Senior Lecturer. James has also worked extensively with private and public sector organisations, co-designing and delivering high-impact leadership programs. Since 2012, he has worked with dozens of private and public organisations, including Qantas, Commonwealth Bank, the World Bank, IBM, Swisse Vitamins, Nous Group, Hall & Wilcox, UTS, the Commonwealth Treasury, Sydney Metro, and the Raise Foundation.

James has a PhD in behavioural psychology from the Institute of Positive Psychology & Education at the ACU, and a Master of Economics from the ANU. He has completed his coach-training with Living Leadership Australia. In his role at the University of Sydney, James leads several research projects in the area of leadership and performance. Prior to his career as a consultant, James worked for the Commonwealth Treasury and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, having helped run his family’s pharmacy business in years prior.

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Emma Doukakis (B.Econ (SocSci), LLB, GDipLegPrac, DipCommunityServices(Coord)) has a background in law and advocacy for people with disabilities, undertaking individual advocacy and facilitating self advocacy groups for people with intellectual disability. She is also a Citizen Advocate for a person with intellectual disability. As part of her Bachelor of Laws, Emma was awarded the O’Brien Solicitors Prize for Community Justice Studies for her work relating to the political participation of people with disabilities. Emma has also worked for the NSW Department of Human Services, with a particular focus on the adoption of children and young people in out of home care. Emma works on a number of projects at the Centre for Disability Studies including the Inclusive Education Pilot Project, the Inclusive Research Network and the Person Centred Champions Program.