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 Haris Kim |
Senior School
| Head of Campus | Mrs Vanessa Kirollos |
| Head of Student Wellbeing | Ms Laura Brennan |
| Head of Teaching and Learning | Mrs Jessica Chilton |
| Dean of Students, Years 10 – 12 | Ms Sascha Bass |
| Dean of Assessment and Reporting | Mrs Claire Marsh |
| Dean of Community Learning |
Mrs Sharna Kershaw |
| Dean of Lateral Learning | Ms Priscilla Curran |
| Dean of Music | Ms Jodie Spooner-Ryan |
| Dean of Students, Years 7 – 9 | 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 Silva Mekerdichian |
Junior School Coordinators
| Pre-Kindergarten | Mrs Katherin Margiankakos |
| Kindergarten | Mrs Krystle Thao |
| Year 1 | Mrs Eun Ji Chang |
| Year 2 | Mrs Irene Porter |
| Year 3 | Mrs Mary Anton |
| Year 4 | Ms Bev Kwan |
| Year 5 | Mrs Paula Carey |
| Year 6 | Mr Matthew Piggott |
| Cocurricular | Mrs Tracy Gibson |
| Languages | Mme Emmeline Parent |
| Learning Support | Mrs Frances Rupolo |
| Music | Ms Melinda Bryant |
| PDHPE | Ms Courtney Jordaan |
| Sport | Miss Belinda Wilsher |
| Visual Arts, Dance and Drama | Mrs Natasha Garner |
Senior School Year Coordinators
| Year 7 | Ms Katherine Bull |
| Year 8 | Miss Charlotte Richards |
| Year 9 | Miss Tara Graetz |
| Year 10 | Ms Amy Wilson |
| Year 11 | Mrs Jennifer Juhn |
| Year 12 | Mr Luke Mottee |
Senior School Heads of Academic Departments
| Applied Science | Mrs Rikki McMillan |
| Christian Education | Mrs Betty Steele-Smith |
| Design and Creative Arts | Ms Gillian Legge |
| English | Mr James Scully (Acting) |
| History | Mrs Danielle Newman |
| Languages | Ms Teresa Alonso-Lasheras |
| Mathematics | Mr Tobias Cooper |
| Performing Arts | Miss Bridget Hann |
| Science | Mrs Chiquita Rugg |
| 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 David Owens |
| Service Learning | Mr Kuhan Rajalingam (Acting) |
| Speech | Mrs Charlotte Yates |
| Technology | Ms Nicola Casaceli |