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Dr Deanna Hoermann PhD (UNSW), BA (UNE), DSME, L.Mus.A, L.T.C.L., F.A.C.E

Deanna has combined a career in music education with educational research and administration. She taught music and languages in secondary schools before being appointed Director of the Developmental Music Research Program that looked at the appropriateness of the Kodaly approach to music education for primary schools in NSW. This led to her engagement as a lecturer and consultant both nationally and internationally. Her involvement in curriculum and policy development preceded her appointment as an Inspector of Schools, Director of Schools, Secondary High School Principal and Manager of the School Leadership and Executive Learning Unit in the NSW Department of Education and Training. Her work continues through her consultancies.

She was a member of the committee that developed the constitution for the International Kodaly Society and was its first President for 8 years. Deanna founded the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia in 1973. She has been a member of a number of national and state Boards and Advisory Councils in the Performing Arts. She was a driving force behind the development of Newtown High School for the Performing Arts. Deanna has published widely in the area of music education. Her doctorate, from the University of New South Wales, in the area of Change Management used the development of Cherrybrook Technology High School as its case study.

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Laura Hogan. Tutor of CCE

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Philip Hogan is a Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (‘ODPP’). He was appointed to this office in 2018, having served as a Crown Prosecutor since 2010. Before that, Philip spent 13 years at the NSW Bar, practising from Samuel Griffiths Chambers. He appears regularly in serious criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW and the District Court of NSW.

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Sandy Hollis. Tutor of CCE

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After receiving a BA in Communication, Simon spent two years in Israel where he attended Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies and Yeshivat Ohr Somayach. Upon returning to Australia in 2004, he undertook a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Biblical Studies) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Languages (Classical Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac). Simon did Honours in both of those in 2006, followed by a Masters in Ancient History. As of 2010, Simon is now in his fourth year of a PhD (Classical Hebrew and Biblical Studies) and is the Director of Education at North Shore Temple Emanuel. His research interests include the historical development of Classical Hebrew, the ‘interface’ between linguistics and literary criticism, and the Hebrew Bible as literature.

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Tara Holmes has been teaching Visual Arts at the Scots College Preparatory School for five years. Before that she was a classroom teacher in New York City for two years. Tara is passionate about the Reggio Emilia philosophy and the importance of creative arts education for young children. She graduated from La Guardia High School of the Arts in NYC with a concentration in Visual Arts, then City University of New York with a concentration in Visual Arts and Video Documentary. She obtained a Master degree in Childhood Education in 2004.

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Vicki Holmes-Newsome. Tutor of CCE

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This year marks Jim’s 40th year as a professional actor. He has extensive experience both on stage and screen and is highly regarded in the industry. He’s also an accomplished clown and magician and is the first Australian to ever have worked in the Moscow Circus in Moscow itself, when he lived and worked there. At present he’s taken time out to write a novel set in Russia and is a tutor with the Writers' Studio.

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Fiona Homann joined the University of Sydney in July 2019 as the Director, Central PMO within the Strategy Portfolio.  In this role Fiona leads a team of experienced PMO, project and change specialists supporting the effective delivery and oversight of a portfolio of University strategic and transformational initiatives.

She is a Senior Change leader with 25 years of experience in enterprise program and project offices, transformation programs, and investment portfolio management.​​  Fiona is also a member of the John Grill Institute of Project Leadership Program Advisory Panel (Industry) which focuses on understanding the needs of industry, business and government to enhance project outcomes.

Prior to joining the University of Sydney, Fiona led multiple programs, projects and PMOs encompassing strategy development and implementation, and business transformation and change, for domestic and global organisations including Microsoft, TAFE NSW, Willis Towers Watson and Lloyds Banking Group.

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Yarran Hominh. Tutor of CCE