Our Committee
President - Rob Flavell Robert (Rob) Flavell is the President of VINE and Head of Critical Thinking at ELTHAM College. He is a passionate leader with more than 20 years’ experience combining education and systems thinking principles to achieve innovative outcomes. In his role as President of VINE he passionately advocates for those supporting and empowering the use of technology in education. His day job at ELTHAM College extends beyond technology use and seeks to critically evaluate and implement change on both the education and business sides of the school. He has a particular passion for systems and processes which reduce the logistics of education and ensure students and teachers focus on learning. |
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Vice President - 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.
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Treasurer/Secretary - Ashley Voigt Ashley has worked in education for 17 years, having previously worked in Corporate IT at PwC. He is currently the ICT Manager at Mazenod College, having worked at two independent schools previously, he is driven by a passion for education and seeing technology used to enhance education rather than technology for technology's sake. His focus is on top notch support to the college while seeing teachers and students empowered to use technology in their teaching and learning. As well as this he is hands on in delivering and managing technology, the implementation and management of hardware and software, and getting the most of my team to enact the desired outcomes for the college. |
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Committee Member - Brett Graham In 2006, Brett took on the role of Head of Technology and Innovation at Flinders Christian Community College - a two campus K-12 College with around 1600 students. Previously running a Computer Consultancy and Software Development business for over 20 years, he now enjoys working alongside fantastic educators at Flinders, pursuing excellence in technology-supported learning. |
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Committee Member - David Micallef David has lead the technology direction at Bialik College for over 21 years. Prior to joining Bialik College, David was running his own IT Consultancy whilst studying at University. David has a wide range of skills varying from C level advising on technology solutions to meet business outcomes, to the other end being highly technical hands on with design, engineering and implementation. David is very passionate about all areas in Technology some key areas to name a few Cyber Security, Perimeter (Access Control & CCTV), Networking, Virtualisation and Vendor Negotiation. |
Committee Member - David Ball David Ball is the ICT Operations Manager at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School. David has an IT career that spans over 25 years, including 15 year working in technical and technical sales roles for IBM. David joined the VINE committee in 2019, as he felt that he had received so much valuable insight from the organisation and its members while finding his feet in the Education space, that he felt he should give back to the community that gives so much of itself freely. Outside of IT, David is a keen snow skier, rower and surfer. |
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Committee Member - 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. |
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Committee member - Josh Lyon An expert in his field, Josh specialises in strategic leadership that enables organisations to reach their goals. He is passionate about equipping people to be their best through the purposeful use of technology. As the Director of Technology Services at Trinity Grammar School, Kew, he oversees the strategic implementation of ICT services and initiatives, catering to the school’s operational, educational, and business needs. Josh is a founding Committee Member of the Victorian ICT Network for Education and a former Executive of the Consortium of Educational Technology. His professional recognition includes Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, Member & Certified Professional with the Australian Computer Society, and Member of the Australian Information Security Association. |  |
Committee Member - 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. |
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Committee Member - Jane Harford Jane is Director of ICT at Melbourne Girls Grammar School and has had a career in IT for over 20 years, with a focus on Education for the past 10. Jane has a passion for delivering solutions that create value and improve the experience for staff, students and parents in Schools. Jane has been a long standing member of the VINE community and is excited to join the committee this year. She is looking forward to actively contributing to the community. |
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Committee Member - Brenton Harty Brenton Harty is the Director of ICT and Privacy Officer at Presbyterian Ladies’ College. He has worked for close to 40 years in Education and ICT, although he is younger than he first appears. Brenton has worked as a Teacher, eLearning Manager, ICT manager, and Senior Digital Transformation leader in the Victorian Education Department and several independent schools. He has also worked as the National Operations Manager for an EdTech division of the Copyright Agency. His fundamental interests are in achieving the maximum potential from ICT across all aspects of Teaching and Learning and school operations. He has presented at the state and national levels on ICT Governance and, particularly, ICT Strategy. He has provided ICT Governance consultancy to several Victoria and New South Wales schools. He holds a Master of Business ICT and is a recipient of the Vice Chancellors Award for Academic Excellence in 2015. He is also disarmingly humble. | 
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Committee Member - 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. When not at work, you’ll find Lachlan behind the wheel on the racetrack or out in nature exploring. |
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