PMSA OrganisationAL Structure
The organisational chart below provides an overview of the structure of the PMSA and our relationship with our four schools.
PMSA Board
PMSA Committees
Audit, Finance & Risk Committee
Nominations & Human
Resources Committee
Policy Committee
School Principals
Paul Brown,
Brisbane Boys’ College
Andrew Cousins,
Clayfield College
Kim Kiepe,
Somerville House
Maria Woods,
Sunshine Coast Grammar School
PMSA GROUP Office
Sharon Callister, CEO
School Staff
Business Managers
School Chaplains
PMSA Board
The PMSA Group is governed by a Board of Directors which comprises up to 13 Board members. Up to five Board members are each appointed by the Presbyterian Church and the Uniting Church and up to three are directly appointed by the PMSA Board. Each Board member is a volunteer and holds office for three years. Board members are eligible for re-appointment up to a maximum period of nine years.
Please see the PMSA Board page for more information on each Board member or the PMSA Constitution and PMSA By-laws for more information on the Board governance.
The PMSA Board is supported by three advising committees, a School Council at each of the four schools and the PMSA Group Office.
PMSA Committees
To assist the PMSA Board provide quality education services to achieve the PMSA vision, mission and values, three PMSA committees provide specialist advice. Members of these committees are selected based on their expertise and include both PMSA Board members and other specialist adviser members from the community.
The Audit, Finance and Risk Committee is responsible for fulfilling the PMSA’s responsibilities relating to the accounting and reporting practices and operating activities as well as financial and non-financial risk.
This committee ensures the adequacy of the PMSA accounting, administrative, risk management and operating controls; works with external auditors and the internal auditors, School Councils, and School Business Managers to facilitate reporting and operational efficiency; and serves as an independent party to review the financial information presented by schools to the PMSA.
The current members of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee are:
Greg Skelton – Board member (Chairman)
Greg Adsett – Board member
Jeff Harvie – independent Committee member
Edison Siregar – independent Committee member
The Audit, Financial and Risk Committee was renamed in 2018 and the committee’s Charter has also been revised to include financial and non-financial risk governance.
The Nominations and Human Resources Committee is responsible for the smooth continuity of operations of the affairs of the PMSA Board and to develop the employee relations strategy for the PMSA and our schools.
This committee sources and recommends appropriate personnel for the various Board, School Council and Committee roles as well as advises the PMSA Board on matters of corporate governance policies, recruitment processes, and policies and practices in the areas of human resources and industrial relations. This committee also develops the appropriate contract terms and conditions and remuneration arrangements for staff.
The current members of the Nominations and Human Resources Committee are:
Greg Adsett – Board member (Chairman)
Bridget Cullen – Independent Committee member
Morgan Parker – Board member
The Nominations and Human Resources Committee was renamed and refocussed in early 2019 and the committee’s Charter has also been rewritten to include all things people and culture.
The Policy Committee is a new committee established in early 2019. The primary objective of the Policy Committee is to oversee the establishment and ongoing monitoring of the overarching policy framework for the PMSA and our schools.
This committee ensures the overall monitoring, creation, storage, implementation and compliance of documents within PMSA’s policy framework. It reflects the Group’s focus on improving governance in managing and monitoring the overarching policy framework for the Group. The Committee will continue to oversee the Child Protection Advisory Committee as the National Redress Scheme is introduced.
The current members of the Policy Committee are:
Wayne Knapp – Board member (Chairman)
Bridget Cullen – Independent Committee member
Con Graves – Board member
Don Jameson – Independent Committee member
Chris Veraa – Independent Committee member
The Policy Committee’s Charter has been developed to manage and monitor the overarching policy framework for the Group.
School Councils
Each of the PMSA schools is governed by a School Council which consists of up to nine members. Each School Council is a committee of the PMSA Board and includes the school’s Principal as a non-voting member, up to two PMSA Board members, and up to six independent School Council members appointed from the school’s community. The PMSA Board delegates the responsibility for governance oversight, administration and performance to these School Councils. The school Principals report to these School Councils and have operational responsibility for the schools.
Each School Council’s Charter outlines the School Council’s objectives, responsibilities, and governance framework as well as their relationship to the PMSA Group. These Charters are available for download in the Constitution, By-laws and Charters page.
Details of each School Council and their members are listed on the relevant school’s website below:
Group Office
The PMSA Group Office is the executive management and administrative support office for the PMSA Group. The Group Office team – lead by a Chief Executive Officer and Group Executive team – provides overarching financial, governance, strategic, operational and business services to the PMSA Group. The team also provides executive support to the PMSA Board, the School Councils and the four schools.