Educate Plus

QLD Chapter

Welcome!

Stay updated with everything that’s happening in the QLD Chapter

We encourage you to bookmark this page and pop back regularly to view the updated Chapter eNews, keep an eye on your Chapter events and hear from your Committee.

Thank you to our Chapter Partners

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Meet the 2025 QLD Chapter Committee

These professionals are colleagues who volunteer their time to improve our industry and provide you with great opportunities to network and develop your career.

Claire Grlj
Chapter President & EDUCATE PLUS BOARD SECRETARY

Leading ENGAGEMENT Solutions
LARA PICKERING
Chapter VICE PRESIDENT

DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
David Miles
Chapter Treasurer

DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT, Anglican Church Grammar School
Meg Graham
Chapter Secretary

Foundation Manager
Clayfield College
Helen Turner F.Edplus
SUMMIT Co-CHAIR

Director of Communications, Development and Events
St Laurence’s College
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Brady Downes
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Managing Director Look Education
Steve Forster
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Director of Marketing and Philanthropy
Cannon Hill Anglican College
ANNIE GREENING
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Brand ad Marketing Coordinator, Moreton Bay College
CLAIRE HENKEY
COMMITTEE MEMBER

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, John Paul College
Scott Huntington
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Head of Community and strategic development, brisbane christian college
BETH KITSON
COMMITTEE MEMBER

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, ISQ
Joanne Lovett
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Director of Community Relations and Development
All Hallows’​ School
SUSAN MCGINLEY
COMMITTEE MEMBER

DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, THE WOMEN’S COLLEGE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Georgia Mitchell
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Manager, Development & Community St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
VANESSA SAXBY
COMMITTEE MEMBER

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, ANGLICAN CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
HAYLEY WILSON
COMMITTEE MEMBER

SENIOR HR ADVISOR, MORETON BAY COLLEGE
Alison Walburn
COMMITTEE MEMBER

Director of Community Engagement
Matthew Flinders Anglican College
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2025 Chapter Summit

We are excited to present the Educate Plus 2025 Chapter Summits. With the theme of Make Tomorrow, these transformative professional development events are being curated to bring together Advancement Practitioners from across all sectors, including tertiary institutions, residential colleges, and schools.

28 & 29 July, Brisbane – Registrations will open soon!

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Chapter eNews

Your Chapter Newsletter will be sent directly to your inbox up to four times a year! Please check your junk mail if not receiving or click on the buttons below to catch-up on what’s happening in your Chapter.

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Events

Each Chapter hosts a number of events and networking opportunities throughout the year, some are face to face and Chapter specific and some are open to all Chapters via online SIGs and webinars. Chapter events are a great opportunity to meet colleagues who work in the same areas and streams as you, to ask questions, network with other professionals and leave feeling inspired!

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Stay Connected!

We value open communication and want to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening in our Chapter. We encourage our communities to use our platforms to ignite conversation and stay connected with your fellow Advancement professionals to keep abreast of best practice, discover new approaches and technologies and gain valuable industry insights.

To keep you to up to date with what’s happening at Educate Plus and within your sector, please connect with us on FacebookInstagram and LinkedIn. You can also join the QLD Chapter Facebook page, a local hub in which to discuss issues and latest trends, ask questions, share insights or tell us others about your achievements.

We thank our Strategic Partners