Council

Visitor

The Most Reverend Kay Goldsworthy AO
Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of the Province of Western Australia

Professor Paul Johnson

Chair

Paul Johnson served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia for five years from January 2012, after serving as Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University in Victoria from 2007. In 2017 he was appointed Director of the Forest Research Foundation at the University of Western Australia and Warden of Forest Hall. Paul is a member of the Australian Research Council. Paul has been a director of UniSuper and has served on a number of professional councils, learned societies and professional bodies in the United Kingdom.

Paul is an Expert Adviser on Pension Reform and the Economics of Demographic Change to the World Bank, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, the British Government and the House of Lords.

Paul holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Oxford.

Dr Sarah Cherian

Deputy Chair

Clinical Associate Professor Sarah Cherian is a General Paediatrician and Clinical Lead of the multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Health Service Refugee Health Service. Sarah has worked in this area since 2005 and is driven to seek improvements in substantive equity, socioeconomic determinants of health and culturally responsive care delivery within health settings.

Sarah was the Director of Clinical Training (Princess Margaret Hospital/Perth Children’s Hospital) from 2009 to 2020. She was awarded the 2020 Royal Australasian College of Physicians Mentor of the Year award in recognition of her dedication to paediatric training as well as binational contribution to education, leadership and advocacy, particularly in the field of paediatric refugee health. Sarah is a member of the RACP National Examiners Panel, Refugee Health Network of Australia (Executive), WA Refugee Health Advisory Group as well as broader state and national refugee health committees.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours from the University of Western Australia, Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics and Child Health Division) and a Doctor of Philosophy (UWA). In addition to her clinical roles, Sarah is a Clinical Associate Professor within the Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia as well as an Honorary Research Associate with the Telethon Kids Institute.

Sarah lives with her husband and three children who attend Christ Church and MLC.

Dr Caroline Goossens

Caroline is an Australian trained Child Psychiatrist who has worked in varied settings in Perth, Sydney and France. Caroline brings clinical expertise and experience in health governance and leadership, service innovation and redesign, and a commitment to improving the socio-emotional wellbeing and mental health of all children and adolescents.

Caroline is the former Chair of The Faculty of Child Psychiatry (WA) and Director of Clinical Services for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Perth. She returned with her husband and three children to Perth in 2005. Caroline’s two sons have enjoyed Christ Church with the eldest graduating in 2013.

Caroline holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Western Australia and a Fellowship from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Caroline has had two boys graduate from the School.

Mr Haaron Bokhari

Haaron Bokhari is a senior lawyer who has worked in both in-house and private practice for close to 20 years.

After almost eight years working at Freehills as a banking and finance lawyer, Haaron co-founded new law business Balance Legal (now known as Lawyers on Demand). Through his role with Lawyers on Demand he has worked in various legal positions at Chevron, Woodside, Macmahon, Duro Felguera and Rio Tinto, and most recently he managed the Hong Kong office of the Lawyers on Demand business.

After graduating from Christ Church, Haaron served as a member and secretary of the Old Boys’ Association (OBA) and represented the OBA at various school events. He has also coached sport at the School.

Haaron holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce (Banking & Finance majors) from Murdoch University and a Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia.

He lives in Claremont with his wife and young son.

Mr Ben Lisle

Ben Lisle is the Managing Director of Hesperia.

Ben has extensive experience in all facets of property development including due diligence and acquisition structuring, planning and environmental approvals, development management and financing of commercial and industrial property.

Ben was previously a Director and Founder for Linc Property, a Director and Co-Founder of Azure Capital and a Director of Poynton and Partners. His work included management of numerous significant capital raisings and IPOs, the structuring and execution of large project finance packages, the management of mergers and accustoms and provision of strategic corporate advisory services.

Ben is involved in and ongoing commitments with a range of not-for-profit organisations including Youth Focus and the Ride for Youth, the Noongar Charitable Trust and SAS Resources Fund.

He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Australia, a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australia and has completed the Management Development program at Harvard Business School.

He has a son at Christ Church Grammar School and a daughter at St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls.

Mr John Paul Olivier

John Paul Olivier is Director Strategy at Fortescue Metals Group, responsible for developing and implementing Fortescue’s growth strategy with the Board and Executive Team.

Prior to joining Fortescue, John Paul worked as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group where he led consulting engagements for clients in strategy and operations improvement across multiple industries. He also practiced as a transactional lawyer in the UK and Australia.

John Paul holds a Masters of Business Administration (Dean’s List) from the University of Cambridge, a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from the University of Western Australia.

John Paul is married with three children.

Mr Chris Stavrianou

Chris Stavrianou is Managing Partner of Poynton Stavrianou, an independent corporate advisor based in Western Australia.

Chris was a senior executive in the Australian Government where he advised the Foreign Investment Review Board and established and led the Australian Treasury’s team in WA.

Chris has more than 10 years of global mergers and acquisitions experience from Macquarie Capital and UBS, where he advised on over US$50bn of completed transactions across a range of industries.

Chris is a member of the board of the Foundation of Christ Church Grammar School and is an Adjunct Professor at the Business School of the University of Western Australia. Chris holds an MBA (INSEAD), MPA (Harvard Kennedy School), a BSc (University of Western Australia), and was a fellow at Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard University.

Chris is married with two children.

Lockie Cooke

Lachlan (Lockie) Cooke is a Christ Church alumni (2007) and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iyarn.

Lockie’s motivation has always been to make a positive impact in the community that has given him so much. His first venture was the creation of the Indigenous Communities Education And Awareness Foundation (ICEA) with a goal of reconciliation inspired by young people. ICEA started with strong grass-root connections with the indigenous community and has now evolved to include partnerships with NGO’s, Government departments and corporates.

Lockie was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for the Western Region of Australia in 2015, and has represented Australia at the United Nations, G20 and CHOGM.

Lockie attended the University of Western Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce.

He lives in Swanbourne with his wife and young son. His son is due to attend Christ Church in 2034.

Dr Suzanne Myles

Suzanne is an anaesthetist with the North Metropolitan Health Service and has worked in public sector health for 23 years.

Her clinical role is based at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital providing tertiary adult anaesthesia. She has undertaken substantial work in policy development, implementation and compliance, and has lead roles in medical infrastructure and Australian Standards Compliance. She is a member of the Anaesthetic Technicians Industry Advisory Group governing the interests, education and training of anaesthetic technicians in WA. She was a clinical supervisor of training for cross-disciplinary trainees for nearly ten years. She has an interest in quality and safety including strategic process review and root cause analysis.

Suzanne holds Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours from the University of Western Australia and Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. She is a member of the ANZCA Leadership and Management special interest group and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Suzanne married with three children. She has a son at Christ Church and a daughter at MLC, with her youngest due to start at Christ Church in 2023.