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 25 years ago, he now works as a Research and Development Director managing Scientific Instrument Research and Development projects, programs, and engineers.  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. 

Lindsay is married to Sally and they have 3 daughters, one who has graduated (but has since returned to Maranatha to work as a staff member) and 2 still in school – all attended the Maranatha Officer campus for Primary school and the Maranatha Endeavour Hills campus from year 7 onwards.   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 six 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. 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.

Mr Rob Elliott

Director

Rob completed Post Graduate Studies in Business (Sports Management) at Deakin University and has spent the last 20 years working in a variety of Sports Management roles within Sporting and educational environments, Rob is currently the Executive Officer of Southern Independent Schools (SIS), managing all weekly inter-school sport, major carnivals in addition to suite of cultural activities. Rob is also a High Performance (Level 3) Cricket Australia accredited coach and has fulfilled many coaching roles within the Australian Cricket Pathway System.

Rob is married to Sarah, and they have 3 Children (Sam, who currently attends Maranatha), Jacob & Jocelyn who will attend Maranatha in the coming years. The have attended Glen Waverley Anglican Church since 2008, serving in various roles within Children, Youth and Young Adult ministries. They chose to send their children to Maranatha because they feel the school community actively lives their faith in every interaction.

In his spare time, Rob loves playing or coaching sport and travelling with his family.

Angela attended Maranatha for the entirety of her schooling and is passionately connected to the Maranatha community, the faith based values and foundation of the school. She now has four beautiful children all attending Maranatha across the Officer campus and enjoys regular involvement in the Office school events and community. Angela attends Faith Christian Church in Berwick and is committed to raising her children in a loving, safe, Christian home. 

Mrs Angela Jones

Director

Angela graduated with a degree in Psychology from Swinburne University and completed 3 years working with the TAC (Transport and Accident Commission) running programs in schools across Victoria in conjunction with Victoria Police and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade around peer pressure and the importance of road safety for year 11 students. Followed by 10 years experience in Child Protective Services with the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. In this role Angela was a Senior Practitioner and was involved in multiple Departments conducting high risk child safety assessments, representing the Department in the Children’s Court, mentoring staff, completing Court reports & various investigations. She gained specialized experience in family violence cases, Permanency planning and in depth risk investigations and assessments. Angela is also a certified Holistic Health Coach and is in the process of creating a non for profit whereby vulnerable children can receive health and wellbeing support.

Angela attended Maranatha for the entirety of her schooling and is passionately connected to the Maranatha community, the faith based values and foundation of the school. She now has four beautiful children all attending Maranatha across the Officer campus and enjoys regular involvement in the Office school events and community. Angela attends Faith Christian Church in Berwick and is committed to raising her children in a loving, safe, Christian home.