At Meriden, staff and students are part of a learning partnership. Limited class sizes ensure each student is individually known by her teachers and her special talents nurtured. Our dynamic, supportive and dedicated teachers guide and encourage the girls at every step of their educational journey and ensure girls reach their potential in the classroom and outside it.
Meriden’s teaching staff are experts at meeting the needs of girls and young women academically, pastorally, spiritually and culturally. They are highly-qualified professionals and leaders in their fields who nurture the whole student according to best-practice, evidence-based educational models and by practising the intentional empathy embedded in Meriden’s Christian foundation.
The School prides itself on providing a working environment that attracts the oustanding staff and investing in their ongoing professional development to ensure they remain world leaders in girls’ education.
Senior Academic Staff
| Principal | Mrs Lisa Brown |
| Chaplain | Rev Clayton Moss |
| Head of Operations | Mr Richard Arkell |
Junior School
| Head of Junior School | Mrs Cath Evans |
| Dean of Curriculum | Mrs Jenny Wong |
| Dean of Pastoral Care | Mrs Nikki Bowden |
| Dean of Staff | Ms Lillian Wassef |
| Dean of STEM | Mrs Elizabeth Betbeder |
Senior School
| Head of Campus | Mr Richard Loane |
| Head of Student Wellbeing | Mrs Vanessa Kirollos (Acting) |
| Head of Teaching and Learning | Mrs Jessica Chilton |
| Dean of Academic Care | Ms Sascha Bass |
| Dean of Assessment and Reporting | Ms Jessica Farrell |
| Dean of Community Learning | Mrs Sharna Kershaw (Acting) |
| Dean of Lateral Learning | Ms Priscilla Curran |
| Dean of Music | Ms Jodie Spooner-Ryan |
| Dean of Pastoral Care | Mrs Jenny Kemp |
| Dean of Staff | Ms Vicki Sheehan |
| Dean of Student Analytics | Mrs Tara Richards |
| Dean of Student Involvement | Mr Richard Hughes |
| Dean of Studies | Mrs Nicole Hearne |
Junior School Coordinators
| Pre-Kindergarten | Mrs Katherin Margiankakos |
| Kindergarten | Mrs Krystle Thao |
| Year 1 | Mrs Eun Ji Chang |
| Year 2 | Mrs Jennifer Wong |
| Year 3 | Mrs Mary Anton |
| Year 4 | Ms Bev Kwan |
| Year 5 | Mrs Irene Porter |
| Year 6 | Mr Matthew Piggott |
| Languages | Mme Emmeline Parent |
| Learning Support | Mrs Frances Rupolo |
| Music | Ms Melinda Bryant |
| PDHPE | Ms Courtney Jordan |
| Sport | Miss Belinda Wilsher |
Senior School Year Coordinators
| Year 7 | Miss Charlotte Richards |
| Year 8 | Miss Katherine Bull |
| Year 9 | Ms Amy Wilson |
| Year 10 | Mrs Jennifer Juhn |
| Year 11 | Mr Luke Mottee |
| Year 12 | Miss Ji Mee Lee |
Senior School Heads of Academic Departments
| Applied Science | Miss Niamh Friel (Acting) |
| Christian Education | Mrs Caely Morphew (Acting) |
| Design and Creative Arts | Ms Gillian Legge |
| English | Mr Tim Archer |
| History | Mrs Danielle Newman |
| Languages | Ms Teresa Alonso-Lasheras |
| Mathematics | Mr Tobias Cooper |
| Performing Arts | Ms Jodie Spooner-Ryan |
| Science | Mrs Claire Marsh (Acting) |
| Social Science | Miss Anita Kondichetty |
Senior School Specialist Areas and Departments
| Academic Support | Mrs Joanne Spanos |
| Music (Pre-Kindergarten – 12) | Ms Jodie Spooner-Ryan |
| Sport | Mr Mark Heathcote |
| Teacher-Librarian | Ms Katie Bowie |
| Tertiary Pathways | Mr Ryan Richards |
Senior School Coordinators of Learning Links
| Cultural Connections | Mrs Jenny Greenhalgh |
| High Potential Learning | Ms Stella He |
| Innovation | Mrs Alexandra Phillips |
| Research and Critical Thinking | Mr Ian Randall (Acting) |
| Service Learning | Mr Brendan O’Keefe (Acting) |
| Speech | Mrs Charlotte Yates |
| Technology | Ms Nicola Casaceli |