School Board

Chair (MBA GAICD)

Nigel has had more than 25 years’ experience in the media sector, having established and operated a successful consultancy practice, followed by senior executive, general management, operations and ICT roles across Australia and New Zealand.

He returned to Tasmania in 2014, is current Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the State-owned TT-Line, and was a member of the State’s peak body for ICT, TasICT, from 2015-2024 where he held roles of Vice President and Chair of the Cyber Security Sub-Committee.

Nigel is a qualified company director (GAICD), and was appointed to the Launceston Church Grammar School Board by the Christ College Trust in 2017 and to the role of Board Chair in 2019.

Nigel’s long family connection to Launceston Grammar dates back to the late 1800s, and is a parent of four former Launceston Grammar students.

Deputy Chair

Fiona is an Old Launcestonian and parent of two children who also attended the School. 

Fiona has a diverse professional background working closely with people in many industries across all levels of these businesses.

Fiona is a Registered Nurse and the majority of her nursing experience has been in the specialist area of oncology. 

Fiona graduated from the University of Tasmania and commenced her working life at the Launceston General Hospital. After several years of nursing she took up an opportunity in the advertising industry, working at The Campaign Palace in Sydney and Bates in London as an Account Manager for national and global accounts Australian Meat & Livestock, Bonds, Nokia, Marks & Spencer, Royal Mail and Energizer Europe. Fiona has also spent time outside of nursing to work alongside her husband with the management of their own business and was integral to the merging of Woolcock Partners with Knight Frank Tasmania. 

On returning to her home state of Tasmania with her husband Sam and young daughter in 2003 Fiona joined the team at the Northern Cancer Service (NCS) supporting people living with a cancer diagnosis, delivering chemotherapy in the day unit. The NCS provides comprehensive outpatient Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Clinical Haematology services to people living in the North and North West of Tasmania. After developing experience across several different roles at the NCS, in 2022 Fiona was appointed as Nursing Director of the service. Fiona is currently on secondment to the Department of Health, working in the Health Planning team to develop a new Tasmanian Cancer Plan. 

Fiona joined the School Board in 2016 appointed by the Old Launcestonians’ Association.

Finance Committee Chair (FCA)

Director and senior adviser at Frostbatten Chartered Accountants, a Launceston-based accounting firm, with 25 years of experience in accounting, business and tax advisory to the SME market.

Dallas joined the board as an OLA appointee in September 2020 and is Chair of the Finance Committee.

Parent of two former students.

Educational Advisory Chair (B.A. Dip. Ed. (Tas), Grad. Dip. Ed. Admin, M.Ed (Melb))

Polly brings over 40 years of experience as an educator to the Board. She has worked in government, Catholic and independent schools and held a variety of senior leadership positions. These include the Executive Officer of Staff Development and Appraisal at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Director of Leadership at Melbourne Grammar School and 10 years as the Principal of Shelford Girls’ Grammar in Caulfield.

Polly has been an active member of a number of educational organisations including the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Board (VCAA), the Australian Heads of Independent Schools’ Association-Victorian branch (AHISA), the Association of Heads of Anglican Girls’ Schools Victoria and Vice-President of Girls’ Sport Victoria (GSV).

Polly has a particular interest in educational leadership. She has presented at international education conferences and participated widely in professional development activities including leading workshops and seminars for senior leaders, students, teachers and parents.

Facilities Committee Chair

Claire is a private practice town planner currently serving as a Tasmanian Planning Commissioner.

Claire is an Old Launcestonian, Class of 1997 and has served as the Honorary Secretary of the Old Launcestonians’ Association since 2015. 

Claire is parent to a current Grammar student and was appointed to the Board in 2018 by the OLA.

Risk and Compliance Committee Chair

Mr John Lamb is a respected and successful Australian business leader, predominantly in the minerals sector, with a career spanning over 30 years in Australia and Southeast Asia.

He has held Chair and CEO roles in the Mining, Civil Construction and Transport sectors, in both listed and unlisted companies, and has a reputation for delivering safety, environmental, operational and financial targets, managing risk and achieving business growth, and above all delivering great outcomes for community stakeholders.

His diverse directorships include an ASX-listed mining company, a large pastoral company, an indigenous development board, a state minerals council, a historical citizens club and numerous private companies.

Mr Lamb is a Chartered Professional Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and an Order of Merit Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John was appointed to the Board by the OLA in May 2022 and is a member of the Risk and Compliance Committee.

John and his wife Joanne have had two children at Grammar since 2012 and are active members of the Grammar community.

(MEngSC, BEng)

Scott is an Environmental Engineer with over 30 years experience working in ports, heavy industry, mining, manufacturing and government.  Prior to Environmental Engineering he spent 12 years with the Royal Australian Air Force studying and working as an Aeronautical Engineer.

Over his career he has worked in the Australian Defence Force, Victorian State government, a privately owned manufacturing business, ASX listed global mining and metals companies and he is currently with a Tasmanian State-owned company.  Scott has worked throughout Australia and also worked in the UK and South Africa.

Scott has a Master of Engineering Science (Environmental Engineering) from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical) from RMIT University.

Scott is involved with St Johns church and Launceston’s Anglican All Saints Network.

He is a father of four with his youngest child a former student who graduated in the class of 2023.

(AM, MA, LLM, LLD)

Dr Patrick Parkinson AM, MA, LLM, LLD is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. He was Dean of Law at UQ from 2018 - 2021 and prior to this was a professor of law at the University of Sydney. He is a specialist in family law, child protection, law and religion and the law of equity and trusts. His books include Australian Family Law in Context (8th ed, 2023), Tradition and Change in Australian Law (5th ed, 2013), Family Law and the Indissolubility of Parenthood (2011), The Voice of a Child in Family Law Disputes (with Judy Cashmore, 2008), Child Sexual Abuse and the Churches (2nd ed, 2003) and Principles of Equity (editor, 2nd ed., 2003). 

Professor Parkinson has been a member of the NSW Child Protection Council, and was Chairperson of a major review of NSW law concerning child protection which led to the enactment of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW). From 2004-2007 he was Chairperson of the Family Law Council, an advisory body to the federal Attorney- General, and also chaired a review of the Child Support Scheme in 2004-05 which led to the enactment of major changes to the child support system. He was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia in 2009. He was President of the International Society of Family Law from 2011-14.  In 2017-18 he was a member of the Independent Advisory Council for Redress for Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse which advised the federal Government on the design of the Redress Scheme. 

He now lives in the Launceston area and is Executive Director of Publica (www.publica.org.au). He is also in part-time practice as a lawyer.  

Reverend Lee is the Rector of Holy Trinity Parish in Launceston. He was appointed in February 2024 having served as a Team Rector in the Diocese of Salisbury, for a Benefice in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK for 10 years. Prior to this, Reverend Lee was Rector of the Alstonville Parish in the Diocese of Grafton, having been ordained Deacon (2007) and then Priest (2008) at Grafton Cathedral.

Reverend Lee has a Bachelor of Theology from St Mark's National Theological College in Canberra and is currently completing a Masters in Applied Theology (Specialism in Christian Leadership) at Moorlands College, Christchurch, UK. He is passionate about providing opportunities for people to reach their full potential and in building strong and united communities of faith.

As the Rector of Holy Trinity, Reverend Lee has the privilege of leading the communities at Holy Trinity Launceston CBD, St Matthias' in Windermere, St James' in Youngtown/Franklin Village and St Andrew's in Evandale.

He is married to Rachel and together they parent their seven children, three of whom are still in education and living in Launceston.

Visitor (B Soc Sc, B Th, Dip Min, D Min, GAICD)

Bishop of Tasmania
Visitor to Launceston Church Grammar School

Richard is the 12th Bishop of Tasmania, commencing in this role in March 2016. Prior to coming to Tasmania, he was the Vicar of St Jude’s Church in Carlton for 14 years, one of Melbourne’s largest Anglican churches. Richard was also Archdeacon of Melbourne, responsible for 17 Parishes in the inner city. He has served as a Director of Ridley College, an Anglican training college, and President of the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion, Victorian Branch. He was Lecturer in New Testament at Ridley College in Melbourne from 1995-2002.