JUDGES

2026 JUDGES

Dr Barbara Blackburn

International Educational Consutant and Director
Barbara Blackburn Education Group

Dr Tracey Chamlin

President
OmnicorpAustralian Association of Special Education (AASE)

Andrew Cock

Victorian Branch President
Australian Principals Federation

Edwina Dohle

CEO
Teach for Australia

Robyn Evans

Principal in Residence, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Public Schools
NSW Department of Education

Kirsten Ferdinands

President
Queensland Secondary Principals Association

Paul Foley

Leader of Humanities
Loreto College Marryatville

Dr Keith Graham PSM OAM

Senior Principal, Reviews
Department of Education

John Hendry OAM

Belinda Hudak

President
Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals

Matthew Johnson

National President
The Australian Special Education Principals’ Association, Representative General – International Confederation of Principals

Lila Mularczyk OAM, JP

Executive Coach, Consultant, Principal in Residence and Professional Learning Adviser

Michael Murphy

Cultural Cartographer
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Pat Murphy

President
Australian Government Primary Principal Association

Anna Ritzema

Executive Director
Australian Curriculum Studies Association Incorporated

Dr David Roy

Lecturer in Education
University of Newcastle

Derek Scott

Principal and CEO
Haileybury

Phil Seymour

currently a Professional Support Officer for NSW PPA, after being President of NSW PPA and Deputy President of APPA and a Principal for 22 years

Richard Stokes

CEO
ABSA

Tamara Sullivan

Deputy Principal of Learning Access and Online Innovation
Department of Education Queensland

Karen Yager

President
Australian Professional Teachers Association