Meet The Principal

Chris English
Principal

Chris is an experienced educator and musician, having worked in various teaching and leadership roles around the Hunter Valley and beyond. As a passionate and practicing musician who has worked with regional and remote communities, Chris is thrilled to be leading the Richard Gill School as Foundation Principal. Originally hailing from Newcastle, Chris and his young family are now residents of Muswellbrook where they are proud to call home. Chris believes quality relationships are the most important element of successful teaching and leadership and is looking forward to working with the community and welcoming our inaugural students and their families on what promises to be a most exciting educational journey.

Meet The Board

kim williams AM
Chairman of the Board

Kim has had a long involvement in the arts, entertainment and media industries in Australia and overseas and has held various executive leadership positions since the late 1970s including as Chief Executive at each of News Corp Australia, FOXTEL, Fox Studios Australia, the Australian Film Commission, Southern Star Entertainment and Musica Viva Australia and also as a senior executive at the ABC. A decorated musician and composer himself, Kim was lucky enough to be a student of Richard Gill’s at Marsden High School, with whom he enjoyed a lifelong friendship. He is an experienced executive, communicator and leader having established numerous large enterprises and effectively driven extensive change management programs in operational and in policy environments. He has been a spirited leader of large workforces and served on many boards.

Board Members

Angela Peverell

The Rector, Anglican Parish of Muswellbrook

Fiona Plesman

Deputy Chair, Hunter Expert Panel Royalties for Rejuvenation

Philip Pogson

Director, The Leading Partnership

Jane Simmons PSM

Deputy Director, General Education Directorate, ACT Government

Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University

Contacts

To contact the school regarding any matter, please call 02 6543 1900 or email admin@rgs.nsw.edu.au.

For confidential matters concerning staff, the Board or anything else (other than the Principal), please contact principal@rgs.nsw.edu.au.

For confidential matters specifically concerning the Principal, please contact chair@rgs.nsw.edu.au.