2022 Confirmed Judges
Amara Atif
Scholarly Teaching Fellow
University of Technology Sydney
Jo Bird
Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education
University of New England
Darren Cox
Head of school design
Sydney Catholic Schools
Murat Dizdar
Deputy Secretary, School Performance – South
NSW Department of Education
Allan Dougan
Chief Executive Officer
The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Malcolm Elliott
President
Australian Primary Principals Association
Paul Foley
Leader of Humanities
Loreto College Marryatville
Steve Francis
CEO
Happy School
Amanda Gutierrez
Senior Lecturer Literacy and Professional Practice
Australian Catholic University
Debbie Heck
Associate Professor in Education
Australian Teacher Education Association
Matthew Johnson
National President
Australian Special Education Principals Association
Patrick Kelly
President, National Council Executive
Australian Association of Special Education
Kath Koschel
Founder
The Kindness Factory AU + USA
Phil Lambert
National President
Australian College of Educators
Lucy Lu
Senior Manager, Analytics and Strategic Projects
Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)
Marise McConaghy
Principal
Strathcona Girls Grammar
Neil McDonald
CEO
QELI
Edmund Misson
Deputy CEO
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
John Mula
Deputy Director
Catholic Education South Australia
Lila Mularczyk OAM, JP
Manager, Professional Learning
UNSW Gonski Institute
Loretta Piazza
Consultant
Shaping Leaders Educational (former Principal Meadowglen Primary School)
Helene Rooks
CEO
Victorian Applied Learning Association
Dr David Roy
Lecturer in Education
University of Newcastle
Pasi Sahlberg
Professor of education policy
University of New South Wales - Gonski Institute
Phil Seymour
President, APPA
NSW Primary Principals’ Association NSWPPA Deputy President, Australian Primary Principals’ Association
Andrew Sezonov
Group General Manager
WPC Group
Richard Stokes
Chief Executive Officer
ABSA
Paul Taylor
Principal
Banora Point Primary School
Lisel Thomas
Past Chair
Victorian Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia
Barbara Watterston
CEO
Australian Council for Educational Leaders
Lyndal Wilson
Senior Consultant
Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia