Headquarters:

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Year founded:

1997

Number of employees:

300

Phone:

0754 454 444

Email:

marketing@scgs.qld.edu.au

Website:

scgs.qld.edu.au

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/school/sunshine-coast-grammar

“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

Anna Owen

Principal

Ben Princehorn

Coordinator of Community Services

Trudi Edwards

Head of Primary

Leadership

Anna Owen is the principal of Sunshine Coast Grammar School. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science (Distinction) from the University of Queensland. She has also completed an intensive management course at Stanford and is pursuing an MBA. Owen’s leadership experience includes serving on several boards, such as the Association of Independent Schools Queensland and the Buderim Foundation. Recognised for her innovative approach, she was named the Sunshine Coast Professional Business Woman of the Year in 2023 and featured on The Educator’s Hot List. Recently, she presented at the UNESCO Global Inclusive Schools Forum in Paris.

Principal

Anna Owen

As the director of business and operations at Flinders, Heidi Müller provides strategic direction and leadership of the college’s commercial activity. She contributes vast experience, qualifying as a chartered accountant while at KPMG and having worked in various independent schools. She also worked at Microsoft for over nine years in various roles responsible for the finance functions of various regions in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Müller also has a postgraduate certificate in education, which enables her to teach secondary school economic management sciences and accounting. Her roles in educational environments include St Peter’s School in Johannesburg, South Africa and Masada College in New South Wales.

Coordinator of Community Services

Ben Princehorn

Trudi Edwards joined Flinders in 2018 as the head of primary. She enjoys driving educational initiatives that enhance student engagement, achievement and character. Edwards oversees the development of innovative precincts as part of the Flinders Masterplan, including the Wonderarium Learning Centre in 2021. Over the past 20 years, Edwards has served in curriculum leadership roles at leading independent schools in Brisbane, Perth and New Zealand, with a focus on developing high-performing, stimulating, collaborative and joyful learning environments for students and staff. Ideally, these environments are marked by intellectual curiosity, excellence, trust, grace, integrity and a commitment to making a positive contribution to the world.

Head of Primary

Trudi Edwards

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

Mrs Anita Gibson

Head of Secondary

Anita Gibson is a highly experienced and qualified education leader with a wealth of skills and expertise in high-impact teaching and learning, underpinned by a business intellect that assures viable, accountable school operations. Anita understands and values the importance of creating connections and engaging with all members of a school community. Anita joined Flinders in 2018 as the Head of Middle School and commenced the role of Head of Secondary in January 2023. Prior, she acted as the Deputy Principal at Coomera Anglican College in 2017. Anita holds a Master of Education (Leadership and Management) and a Bachelor of Education with First Class Honours from Queensland University of Technology.

Head of Secondary

Mrs Anita Gibson

Lyndal Runge

Deputy Principal – Secondary

With extensive experience spanning both the Catholic and independent education sectors across Australia, Lyndal Runge is proud to contribute her expertise to an award-winning, 5-staff Innovative School team. In her role as deputy principal – secondary at Balcombe Grammar, she works to empower the school’s staff to cultivate adaptability and innovation across all aspects of secondary school. Runge is dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of both educators and students, eagerly taking on the task of leading innovation in alignment with the school’s strategic vision. Her passion for the future of education shines through as she strives to create an educational environment that encourages all community members to embrace the excitement and challenges of tomorrow.

Deputy Principal – Secondary

Lyndal Runge

Sunshine Coast Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Christian-based school for children from Prep to Year 12 and one of four schools owned by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA). Sustainability is at its core from the tree-lined campus, which is spread across natural spring-fed lakes and a 100-acre rainforest playground. The setting is designed to inspire a feeling of belonging in the school’s learning community, where staff and students are connected to a central purpose. The focus of the sustainability program is centred around the umbrella of People, Planet and Progress, which seeks to create outward-thinking young people ready to tackle the challenges of a changing planet. Through a robust curriculum and co-curricular program, students engage with a variety of hands-on experiences that shape their perspective and build their capacity to be changemakers. The strategy is based on engaging and aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and Sunshine Coast has strengthened its resolve to be proactive in supporting service and sustainability initiatives in 2024. Among the 17 SDG includes:

“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.

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“Adopting the UN SDG as a roadmap for change, Grammar embarked on an ambitious journey to create change locally. Through developing partnerships with local businesses, council and community agencies, we continue to grow as a hub of sustainable practice,” says Anna Owen. A key to the success of the program is how it responds to the changing needs of the school and local community. “Through regular engagement with local charity, business and environmental partners, we have evolved over time,” says Anna Owen. “The addition of a curriculum focus on SDG and a range of extension activities, including ambassadorships and passion projects has been well received by the school community.” Sunshine Coast mentors all of its students via Primary and Secondary Service teams and also Green teams, which enables all of its pupils to engage with an ecosystem of talent and learning. Anna Owen says, “Students not only have a wide array of service and sustainability projects on offer during the school year but can also elect to take on a passion project of their own, aligning their own passion with the UN SDG and working towards creating tangible change for people and planet.” Taking its efforts far beyond the campus, Sunshine Coast has been working closely with a range of community and school groups in Timor Leste since 2015. These efforts are ongoing with plans to drive further development of SDG in an educational setting in Timor, and further support for local rural communities is planned, particularly with a focus on health and education of girls. “In supporting these initiatives, alongside the future development of the Grammar Global Giving initiative – a program designed to repurpose school and sporting equipment for communities in the Pacific region – we envisage strong support and beneficial outcomes for our sustainability programs,” says Anna Owen.