Governance

Mr Damian Wong

Board Chair

Damian is a senior governance, risk and compliance professional who has worked across various industries including education. Prior to joining the Board, he was on the board of a local learning community centre. Damian is married to Gillian and they have two girls currently studying at Maranatha. He is keen to see children being grounded in their faith while discovering and developing their God-given gifts and talents to serve Him and His people. He enjoys basketball, badminton, outdoor activities and ballroom dancing.

Mr Lindsay Buck

Deputy Chair

Lindsay graduated as communication and electronic engineer and has worked in Research and Development ever since.  Joining Agilent Technologies over 20 years ago, he now works as a Research and Development Director managing Scientific Instrument Research and Development projects, programs, and people.  His project management skills include managing project scope, resourcing, costs, schedule, quality, and financial viability of projects, as well as managing and coordinating many different departments and people both locally and internationally, to create commercially successful products. Lindsay has served on the board of his local church (The Winepress) as secretary of the board and has been a small group leader.    He is married to Sally and they have three daughters.They chose to send their children to Maranatha because the teachings of Jesus Christ are taught to be central in every decision and action, which equips all students to make wise and healthy decisions throughout their entire lives.Lindsay currently devotes most of his spare time to family activities but is also a keen tennis player and loves caravanning around Australia on family holidays.

Mr Keith Townend

Chair Finance Committee

Keith is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in a number of senior finance and management roles. He has worked in financial services both in Australia and New Zealand. Keith is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served in various board roles in Private Sector, Education and Ministry organisations.

Keith is married to Ann with three married children and nine grandchildren. Currently five of them are enrolled with Maranatha. Keith is also involved in leadership within his local church and is passionate to see people of all ages develop a strong Christian belief.

Mr Andrew Snook

Director

Andrew is the Service Manager of Junction City formerly MTI Business Services where he has been for since 2010.  He has a bachelor degree in Ministry, has worked for Churches in pastoral roles in Mill Park, Rowville and Berwick.  He has worked with Baptist, Church of Christ, Wesleyan Methodist and independent churches.  His other interest in technology has led him to work in varied roles in IT.  He strongly believes IT should help people to achieve and is not the end in itself. Andrew loves to challenge people on their faith journey and believes Maranatha is well placed to be a school that assists parents in seeing children achieve all their potential, physically and spiritually.  H  His extensive history on boards and management teams that help him contribute to the board at Maranatha. Andrew is married to Kylie and they have two girls who previously studied at Maranatha.  He is passionate about landscape photography, cycling and sport.

Mrs Fiona Vandenberg

Director

Fiona is married to Luke and they have 3 children attending Maranatha – 1 in secondary and 2 in primary. Her family joined the school community in 2015 when their oldest child began ELC. She loves the school’s ethos and is passionate about seeing faith in her children being nurtured through a holistic approach at Home, School and Church. Fiona is also passionate about building community connections and parenting intentionally. Fiona is a member of One Hope Community Church in Scoresby, where she’s had an active role in Children’s ministry, Life Group Leadership and Pastoral Care. Fiona is a Registered Nurse working in a hospital, and seeks to make a positive difference during difficult times in the patients’ lives.

Mr Jeremy Bergstrom

Director

Jeremy has a Certificate IV in Business and has successfully owned and operated a local Window Tinting company for 16 years. Jeremy is married to Melissa and currently has three children in secondary school at Maranatha.

Over the years he has been involved in various positions within The Salvation Army church he is a member of including Youth Leadership, Management Board and Red Shield Appeal fundraising committee. He is also a keen volunteer member of the CFA for over 23 years. Jeremy loves seeing Christ and the Bible woven through education at Maranatha and hopes to partner with other Directors to see the growth of the school.