2020 Annual Review

Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s Board of Trustees each bring extensive experience, knowledge and skills to their role of guiding the School to ensure the continued delivery of the broad, liberal education for which Girls Grammar is renowned.

PROFESSOR ADAM SHOEMAKER BA Hons, PhD Trustee since 2014

Professor Adam Shoemaker is one of Australia’s leading researchers in the area of Indigenous literature and culture. Prior to his current appointment as Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, he held senior leadership roles at a number of other Australian universities including Vice Chancellor of Southern Cross University, Academic Provost at Griffith University, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education) at Monash University and Dean of Arts at the Australian National University. Professor Shoemaker is the author or editor of nine books in the area of Indigenous Australian Literature and Culture, including Black Words, White Page and Aboriginal Australians: First Nations of an Ancient Continent . Canadian by birth, he holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University and a PhD from the Australian National University.

MR ANDREW KING Trustee since 2014

Mr King possesses more than 35 years’ experience in the Australian corporate property and funds management arena. Over this period of time, Mr King has created countless enduring relationships within the corporate community both locally, nationally and internationally. Mr King has held various directorships over many years of both not-for-profit and for profit organisations, together with various advisory boards and committees at all levels of government.

PROFESSOR JAMES NICKLIN MBBS, FRANZCOG, CGO Trustee since 2018

Professor Nicklin is the Director of Gynaecologic Oncology at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and a Visiting Medical Officer at Wesley Hospital. Professor Nicklin completed his specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Queensland, followed by sub-specialty training in Sydney and the USA. Professor Nicklin is a Professor of Gynaecologic Oncology at The University of Queensland and has previously served as Chairman of the Australian Society of Gynaecologic Oncologists.

MS DIANA LOHRISCH (1989) BComm, LLB, FGIA Trustee since 2019 (and from 2013 to 2016)

Ms Lohrisch has been a corporate and commercial partner at a leading independent law firm for more than 15 years. She has more than two decades of legal experience advising on commercial transactions, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance across multiple market sectors. Ms Lohrisch’s clients include start-ups, SMEs, listed companies and well-established businesses and corporate groups. Ms Lohrisch is a past student and Head Girl (1989).

Brisbane Girls Grammar School Annual Review 2020

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