Headquarters:

33 Cubberla Street, Fig Tree Pocket 4069, Qld

Year founded:

1976

Number of employees:

Phone:

07 3378 8625

Email:

enrolments@languagedisorder.org.au

Website:

mancelcollege.qld.edu.au

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/languagedisorder

“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Peter Foster

Principal

Joanne Pearn

Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning

Jodi Dew

Deputy Principal – Literacy and Development

Leadership

Peter Foster joined Language Disorder Australia in October 2022 as principal of Mancel College. He has over 30 years of experience as a passionate educator and has, during this time, enjoyed teaching and leading schools with students from Prep to Year 12. Most recently, he was headmaster of John Paul College (2022–2017) and principal of Hymba Yumba Independent School in Queensland (2020–2022), a majority First Nation’s school awarded a Top Innovative Schools Award (2020 and 2021) and Top Secondary School (non-government) in Australia (2022). Foster believes his primary responsibility is to place his students in the best possible position to achieve their goals and aspirations.

Principal

Peter Foster

Joanne Pearn joined Language Disorder Australia at the beginning of 2022 as deputy principal – teaching and learning. Her career to date in education spans more than 30 years and six countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore. As a primary educator, she has been involved with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme since 1999 as a teacher, coordinator, leader of professional learning and school-based accreditation. She holds a strong passion and commitment to the practice of evidence-based pedagogy, targeted at ensuring all students have the opportunity to learn and succeed. Pearn has a proven track record of managing innovative curriculum change in complex school settings, together with fostering a collaborative team culture focused on strong processes and positive outcomes.

Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning

Joanne Pearn

With over 30 years of experience in education, Jodi Dew has been privileged to work with students and teachers in a variety of Prep to Year 6 settings. She has worked as a classroom teacher, learning support teacher, pedagogical coach and head of curriculum and deputy principal in both Education Queensland and the Independent Schools system. Dew joined Mancel College in January 2023 as the literacy and learning coach and is now the deputy principal – literacy and development. Committed to sharing her passion for learning and coaching to support teachers’ professional goals and staff wellbeing, she aims to help staff maximise their strengths and identify opportunities for future development, thus ensuring extraordinary outcomes for students.

Deputy Principal – Literacy and Development

Jodi Dew

Erica Kofie, QBE

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Leadership

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Leadership

Bre Surawski

Acting Allied Health Manager

Bre Surawski is an energetic and enthusiastic leader with experience working as an occupational therapist within private practice settings, delivering high-quality interventions to support children and young people to live independent and meaningful lives. She is trained in a range of occupational therapy interventions, such as DIR Floortime, Learn to Play, Interoception and Occupational Performance Coaching. At Mancel College, Surawski is passionate about working with each student to support their self-advocacy and independent voice about their life roles as learners, friends and peers.

Acting Allied Health Manager

Bre Surawski

Jessica Bellenger

Enrolments Manager

With an extensive retail and operational management background, Jessica Bellenger is passionate about ensuring a professional and inspiring experience for families throughout the enrolment journey, with genuine care at its core. In addition to a diploma in marketing and an undergraduate certificate in psychology, she is completing a Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling. Bellenger embodies an egalitarian approach to her work and interactions with others, and she has been a key stakeholder in the growth of Mancel College since joining the Language Disorder Australia team.

Enrolments Manager

Jessica Bellenger

Mancel College was founded by pioneering psychologist Mancel Ellis Robinson in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1976. While working at the University of Queensland, Robinson identified a lack of appropriate services and educational facilities for children with “communication and learning problems”. In 2022, marking the 20th anniversary of its founder’s retirement, The Glenleighden School was renamed Mancel College, cementing Robinson’s legacy in the field of language disorder for generations to come. As a specialist in Prep to Year 12 school for students with language disorder, Mancel College provides the Australian curriculum with a differentiated teaching model to meet the needs of every individual. Speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy are integrated throughout the curriculum. The college also offers a range of wonderful activities through its co-curricular program. Excellence is achieved through a collaborative approach between teaching and allied health staff to accomplish the best outcomes for each student. Mancel College is operated by Language Disorder Australia.

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Kylie Quinlivan

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Keith Schlosser

Global Chief Information Officer

Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Kylie Quinlivan is general counsel and company secretary of hipages Group and a member of the executive team. This is her second role as general counsel of an ASX-listed company. Quinlivan is a top-tier trained corporate lawyer with over 17 years of experience in public and private M&A/transactional work, fundraising, and corporate governance. She is commercially oriented, curious, and with a demonstrated ability to understand complex matters quickly and communicate simply. Quinlivan is excited by hipages’ growth potential, its entrepreneurial spirit and conviction for creating a unique culture. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce/Laws (Honours) and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney.

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Kylie Quinlivan

Keith Schlosser is global chief information officer at AXIS Capital, where he leads the company’s global information technology and data strategy. He is also responsible for driving change throughout the organisation by delivering high-quality, future-oriented IT services in line with AXIS Capital’s business strategy. Schlosser has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, spanning roles in information technology, business solutions, marketing and sales. Prior to AXIS, he served as chief information officer for Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance division, where he spearheaded a number of growth, innovation, digital and change initiatives. Before that, he served as CIO at The Travelers Companies international division. Schlosser was also a vice president for marketing technology and web communications at AIG.

Global Chief Information Officer

Keith Schlosser

Dan Draper was appointed group chief underwriting officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as group head of underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been group chief risk and actuarial officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included group chief actuary, chief risk analytics officer, and insurance segment chief risk officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and EY.

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Dan Draper

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

“Despite the challenging claims environment, QBE’s coverage and risk appetite have remained consistent. Brokers and customers know and understand our risk appetite and the cover we offer, providing them with certainty for the future,” says Erica Kofie, head of cyber proposition. “We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions.” Kofie adds, “Through 2022, QBE successfully delivered significant growth in the cyber sector, reflecting the depth and strength of our team. We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations.”

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