Welcome, Mandy McFarland CEO Educate Plus
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The Board of Educate Plus is delighted to announce the appointment of Mandy McFarland as the incoming CEO of Educate Plus. The Board, in conjunction with Richmond Associates, conducted an extensive search for this highly sought role. We were extraordinarily pleased with the number and quality of candidates from both Australia and New Zealand who showed their interest in the position. Mandy comes to the role with impeccable credentials having formed an enviable career in the field of Advancement at both tertiary and secondary levels. Mandy is currently Chief Advancement Officer at St Catherine’s College (UWA) in Perth where she has worked for the past six years. Prior to this appointment, Mandy was Director of Development at St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls in Perth and held senior Advancement roles in two universities in South Africa. In her time at St Catherine’s, Mandy has successfully raised over $16 million including a significant grant to fund the establishment of the first Centre for Youth Innovation in Perth and secure recurrent funding to support one of the biggest residential Indigenous programs in Australia. She established and managed an integrated team of Marketing, Alumni and Admissions professionals and operated at a strategic level on the College’s Executive. It is in this role, that Mandy’s skills contributed to St Catherine’s successful bid to build a second College at Curtin University that will officially be opened in January 2022. Mandy is well known to many members of Educate Plus. She is a Fellow and former Chair of the organisation and served on the Board for 9.5 years as well as serving on the Western Australian Chapter Committee for over 5 years. Mandy brings an extraordinary skill set to this role. She is a strategic leader who has outstanding people skills and recognised ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across the whole educational spectrum. Mandy’s greatest strength is her ability to build and rally communities. This coupled with her brand management and marketing expertise and her willingness to create, innovate and embrace change, make her the stand out candidate for this role. We thank our retiring CEO, Neil McWhannell for his outstanding ten years of service to our organisation. Neil will complete his service on Friday 10 December and we are hopeful that he will be able to receive a fitting farewell across a number of our Chapters over the next month. Along with the Board, I wish to thank Jocelyn Kelty and Judith Marks from Richmond Associates for their professional and independent counsel throughout this whole process. In addition, our thanks are extended to Joydeep Hor from People + Culture Strategies for his guidance, support and advice in selecting the best candidate for our organisation. We look forward to welcoming Mandy at her official commencement on Monday 17 January, 2022. Kind regards, Russell Davidson F.EdPlus, |
