Deputy President Robyn Evans & I represented the NSWPPA at the Parramatta Office farewell of some of the Senior Officers we have worked with for a long time. Whilst we have known Matt Brown as a DEL and in his last iteration at ED for Rural South & West, we haven’t worked extensively with him as we have with the other two Executive Directors. We wished him well on his retirement & thanked him for his years & contributions in public education.

Executive Director Geoff Pellizzer has been a stalwart for public education for years. From his teaching, principalship and Directorship in the Riverina, to his work which began with Robyn McKerihan on the RAM methodology, Leadership & High Performance, as ED for Rural South & West and more recently with is work on SPA/HR, Geoff has been instrumental in many shifts & improvements in our system. Never short of a few words, Geoff was always approachable, grounded & moved to support schools in an ever changing landscape. He followed up our concerns and advocated for our schools. He will be sorely missed.