The Archbishop is responsible for coordinating, reviewing, authorising and promoting theological and religious education, study and formation in the Diocese of Perth.
Wollaston Theological College is governed by a Board appointed by the Archbishop to oversee the implementation and development of Education, Formation and Training programmes and events in the Diocese of Perth.
The Board’s role is to govern the College, while it is the function of the Principal to manage the organisation in accordance with the policies and directions of the Board.
BA (History Hons) [UWA]; BA (Theology Hons) [Oxon]; Cert.Theol. [Oxon] ; MA [Oxon]; PhD [Macquarie]
Mandy Herriman worked as a Registered Nurse, primarily at PMH before becoming a Primary Music Specialist Teacher in 2001. She was ordained Deacon in August 2006.
Mandy works 4 days a week at Poynter Primary School as a music teacher and 1 day a week in the Parish of Kingsley-Woodvale in a stipended capacity.
Mandy is the Archdeacon of the Household of Deacons and the President of the Australian Anglican Diaconal Association.
Ric Barrett-Lennard grew up on a farm north-west of Wongan Hills (WA) and later attended Guildford Grammar School. Ric felt a call to ordained ministry at age 18. He trained in a theological College in the UK and was ordained deacon and priest in 1978, undertaking the Wollaston Deacon Intern Programme during that year.
He did a curacy in Fremantle Parish, was Rector of Bruce Rock-Narembeen, Anglican Chaplain at Murdoch University and Rector of Murdoch-Winthrop Parish, Rector of Northam and variously Archdeacon of the Goldfields and Avon and was Rector of Bicton-Attadale Parish until his retirement in 2017.
Ric has also taught on and off in the Theology programme at Murdoch University for thirty years. He is married to Julie and has two sons.
Peter graduated in law from the University of Western Australia. He holds post-graduate qualifications in law from The University of Melbourne. He has been a Barrister and a University lecturer. He was a Senior Member of the State Administrative Tribunal (WA). He specialises in administrative and planning law.
Joan Squelch is a Professor in the School of Law and Business at The University of Notre Dame Australia (Fremantle Campus). Joan currently teaches Constitutional Law and Legal History.
Joan held the position of Dean of Law from November 2017 to February 2021 and was Assistant Dean of Teaching & Learning between 2014 and 2016.Joan has served as a Commissioner on the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia and as a Board Member of the Perth College Anglican School for Girls.
Prior to joining The University of Notre Dame Australia in July 2013, Joan lectured in the School of Business Law and Taxation at Curtin University. While at Curtin University Joan held the positions of Head of School of Business Law and Taxation and Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor of the Curtin Business School.
Joan began her career teaching in schools in South Africa and Botswana. She then lectured undergraduate and postgraduate courses in educational management, law and policy at the University of South Africa, Pretoria and Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg. Joan immigrated to Perth from South Africa in 2002 with her husband Andrew.
Bryan graduated in commerce from Curtin University. He is a chartered accountant with over twenty years experience consulting on a range of taxation and remuneration related matters. Bryan specializes in employment taxes and employee incentive design and planning.
