Vice President - Company Secretary - Lyndon Calway

With over 15 years of experience in IT across various industries, Lyndon currently serves as the Head of ICT at Chairo Christian School. He has played a crucial role in shaping the school’s technology landscape for more than a decade. His passion for education is complemented by his expertise in strategic planning, team management, and business and systems analysis. These skills have enabled him to lead and inspire teams to achieve the school’s technological and business objectives, enhancing the overall teaching and learning experience.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, mowing the lawn, or building drum kits in his woodworking shed.

Technical, Operations and AV - Chair - James Poulos 

James has worked in education for over 25 years, both as a teacher of Maths and Computing and as an IT Manager. He is currently the ICT Manager at Crest Education which comprises of Hillcrest and Rivercrest Christian Colleges.

James sees great value in knowledge sharing between schools and being able to access support and advice of colleagues. He has been involved with the network since 2009 and has served on the committee since its inception.

Outside of work, James enjoys soccer, golf, spending time with his family, and playing guitar in the band at his church.

Technical, Operations and AV - Vice-Chair - Greg Plum

Profile will  be available soon.

Women in IT - Chair - Diana Murase

Diana is proud to be an inaugural member of the VINE Committee and the Head of Strategy and Transformation at Scotch College.  Diana is passionate about building connections that help individuals, schools and most importantly education. She has a background in management and teaching, having moved from Vocation Education to the Independent sector around 14years ago.  She has been enjoying the daily challenges her role in innovating and change management in a K-12 school ever since. 

When not at school, Diana enjoys sharing good food and wine with family and friends.

Strategy and Leadership - Chair - Faizul Zakaria

Faizul is the Director of ICT at Haileybury. He has been working in the IT close to 30 years in various fields and industries. Faizul started his career in Singapore American School as a technician and has come full circle in leading an IT department of his own at Haileybury.

Faizul has worked in industries such as gaming, IT service providers and consultancy services. He has a passion for cyber security, architecture, culture building and governance. Besides the ridiculous hours that Faizul works he does enjoy riding his motorcycles when he can to destress and does volunteer work with Australian Volunteers International where he has helped and mentored other IT departments, the most recent being the Solomon Islands Government and University IT Departments.

Strategy and Leadership - Vice-Chair - Karen Luu

Profile will  be available soon.

As Director of Learning Technologies and ICT at St Michael’s Grammar School, Matt enables teams and projects with the growth mindset, complex skillset and agile toolset essential to embrace technologies within and beyond the School. Focused on leading change founded on trust and managed with integrity, Matt is passionate about supporting all within a learning community to create a future that impactfully contributes to the world around them.

Matt has been recognised as both an Apple Distinguished Educator and Microsoft Innovator Educator Expert and acknowledged by ACEL with a Certificate of Excellence in Educational Leadership. He holds a Master of Education (Information Technologies) with distinction and a Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML).

Security - Chair - Lachlan Gilbert 

Lachlan is the IT Manager for Melbourne High School.

Lachlan has worked in IT for both primary and secondary schools as a technician since 2014 as a member of the Technical Support to School Program (TSSP). This program provides technical support to all government schools in Victoria.

In that time Lachlan has worked as a Systems Administrator, Radio Producer, AV technician, Endpoint Specialist, and Project Manager for several complex projects .

Lachlan brings a strong customer focus to the table and believes that technology should be accessible to all, regardless of skill level or technical prowess.

Security - Vice Chair - Kunal Sharma

Kunal has been the IT Manager since 2012 at Kilvington Grammar School and worked in this industry for almost 11 years. Prior to that, he obtained a Masters degree in Information Technology specialising in computer networks from La Trobe University.

I have a keen interest in AI and ML technologies and passionate about use of these technologies and believe that they will become more meaningful and a reliable way of making decisions in future.