The Council of Barker College

Qualification

BA LLB (Hons) LLM (Syd)

Bio

David was appointed by Synod to the Council of Barker College in 2012. He is the Chair of Council's Governance and Compliance Audit Committee and was elected Chair of the Barker College Council in March 2019.

As a legal practitioner since 1981 (practising principally in the fields of corporate law, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution), David is now a General Member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. He hears and determines cases in the Tribunal’s Consumer and Commercial Division.

David brings to Council extensive experience in governance, risk management and corporate responsibility. From 1991, he practised as a barrister of the Sydney Bar advising and appearing in significant and complex commercial litigation (e.g. purchase and sale of businesses and building and construction disputes), as well as appearing as an advocate for individual clients in property disputes (e.g. landlord/tenant matters) or disputes involving wills and deceased estates.

Cognisant of Barker’s Values, Vision and Mission, David is wholeheartedly committed to ensuring the Head of School and staff have the resources to enliven, encourage, equip and empower Barker’s students with Christian character and sound leadership, as they take responsibility and influence in our global community.

Part of a fourth generation Barker family, David has strong connections with the School. He entered the Junior School in 1967 and completed Year 12 in 1975. His grandfather Burton (1910), father Graham (1936), brother John (1972), son Lachlan (2010), and daughter Evie (2013), all attended the School. Married to Wendy, David enjoys spending time with his family, sport (particularly cricket and rugby), reading and travel.

Qualification

BEc, GradDipMgt, CA

Bio

Belinda has been a member of the Barker College Council since April 2020 and a member of the Finance Committee since 2017.

For over 25 years Belinda has worked in professional services. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant she worked in various auditing, accounting and taxation roles and then in marketing roles across Australia, UK and Asia.

Belinda is a former student of Barker College and is married to Richard Allen. She has two daughters who have both attended Barker.

Belinda enjoys water sports, walking, skiing and catching up with friends and family.

Aaron is an M&A Advisory Partner at Deloitte, where he joined in 2017 after 19 years of Investment Banking at Macquarie and UBS. Aaron leads Private Equity Advisory nationally for Deloitte. Aaron has led many equity capital markets and mergers & acquisitions transactions across a wide range of industries during his career in Australia and the US. 

Aaron joined the Barker College Council in 2024 and is the current Chair of the Barker Foundation. He also Chairs the School's Finance Committee. Aaron graduated from Barker in 1992, is married to Angie and has two sons who have attended Barker and a daughter.  

Qualification

BE (Hons) (UNSW)

Bio

Andrew was appointed by Synod to Barker Council in 2023, and is a member of the Building and ICT committees.

Andrew has 20 years experience in Software Engineering. After qualifying with a degree in Electrical Engineering, he co-founded a successful financial trading firm, and currently works for Google as an Engineering Manager.

Andrew graduated from Barker in 1995, and is married to Caroline. Both of their daughters attend Barker.

Andrew enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, cycling, reading and board games.

Qualification

B.A LLB (Syd) LL.M (Harvard) FAICD

Bio

Kevin was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the Law, Business and the Community in 2005.

He is Chairman of Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited, the Smith Family Centenary Council and China Matters. Kevin is also a member of the Male Champions of Change, a Presiding Pro Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Co-Vice Chair of the New Colombo Plan Reference Group, a Director of the US Studies Centre and Evans and Partners Advisory Board, a member of the board for the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership, and a member of the Advisory Committee Australian Equities Flagship Fund (sponsored by Evans Dixon).

He is a former Chairman of Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited, Origin Energy Limited, Citadel Group, Menzies Research Centre, Healthscope Limited and ING Management Limited, Fellow of the University of Sydney and former Chair of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and the National Library of Australia Foundation.

Kevin practised in Commercial Law as a Partner of Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens) from 1970 to 2004 and was Chairman of Partners from 1995 to 2004.

He joined the Council of Barker College in 2018 and also Chairs the Governance, Risk & Compliance Committee.

Bio

Derek is the founder of Waypoint Partners, a consulting firm that supports investment managers with client strategy, product development and business growth. He has extensive experience advising on portfolio construction for superannuation and retirement funds, insurance firms and wealth management organisations. He is a former Senior Portfolio Manager at TCorp, where he was part of the team managing more than A$100 billion for NSW government clients. Before this, he spent 11 years at Mercer leading major clients, following earlier roles at Aon, JPMorgan and BT Financial Group.

Derek’s connection to Barker spans generations - he, his sister and several extended family members attended the School, and his father taught there for more than two decades. Grounded in his faith at Christchurch Gladesville, he is thankful for the opportunity to support a school community that has meant so much to his family.

Qualification

BArts (Syd), BTh (Moore), MA(Th) (Moore), Grad Cert PCMH (MAC)

Bio

Natalie is the Magnification and Maturity Pastor at Toongabbie Anglican Church. She has worked in Anglican ministry for over twenty years in both Australia and Canada. She was appointed by Synod to the Council of Barker College in 2017, and serves on the Governance, Risk, and Compliance Committee. 

Natalie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and Studies of Religion from Sydney University, and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Moore Theological College. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care for Mental Health. In addition to her parish role, Natalie lectures at Mary Andrews College. She also serves on the boards of Uphold and Broughton Publishing. Natalie is an Ordination Chaplain for the Diocese of Sydney and a ministry coach with Reach Australia. 

Natalie is married to Jason Ray and they have two sons in high school. 

Qualification

B.Ec. (Syd), BDiv, DipMin (MTC)

Bio

Andrew is the Senior Minister at Wahroonga Anglican Church.

He was a Barker student himself, and went on to study economics at University of Sydney and worked in logistics at Unilever. He then completed his theological study at Moore College and has been in full time ministry since 2004, serving both in Sydney and in Sheffield, UK.

Andrew is married to Liz and they have four children, the youngest two are current students at Barker.

Andrew joined the Barker Council in 2017.

Qualification

BSc, PhD, DSc

Bio

Alison Rodger was born in Scotland, educated in England, New Zealand and Australia and joined the Barker College Council in March 2021. She obtained a BSc with University Medal for theoretical chemistry, PhD and DSc from the University of Sydney. She was elected to a Beatrice Dale fellowship at Newnham College, Cambridge, and Unilever and Samuel and Violette Glasstone Fellowships at Oxford. She subsequently moved to the University of Warwick where she developed innovative centres for cross-discipline Doctoral training.

Professor Rodger has been Head of Chemistry at Warwick and Head of Molecular Sciences at Macquarie University where she moved in 2017. She is passionate about leading all activities including teaching and her commitment to gender equity with foundational research. 

Qualification

LLB

Bio

Anna joined the Barker College Council in June 2022 and has been appointed to the Governance and Audit Committee.

Anna is General Counsel & Company Secretary at Torrens University Australia. She has held a number of legal, governance and compliance roles spanning Asia Pacific and previously lived and worked in Singapore for six years.

Anna is a former student at Barker College and her mother Susan Elliott was in the first year of girls at Barker College.

For over three years Anna has served on the Old Barker Association Committee.

Qualification

BSc and MEd

Bio

Jenni-Lee is the Director of Executive Essentials Pty Ltd.  After 20 years in project and senior management in the IT industry working for companies such as IBM and Microsoft, Jenni-Lee moved into independent schools in 2003. Jenni-Lee’s last role in a large independent school as Head of Operations and Performance encompassed the day to day running of the school’s operations, HR, IT and risk management whilst continuing to teach a senior Biology class. Joining the AISNSW Leadership Centre at the start of 2016, Jenni-Lee was the Dean from 2021 until her retirement from AIS at the end of 2024.

As a graduate of the class of 1981 and a proud parent of Caitlin who graduated in 2015, Jenni-Lee was one of the original group of girls who started girl Cadets. She joined the Old Barker Association in 2024 and the Council in 2025.