Staff

Staff

Karoo has a highly professional team of staff members, who are enthusiastic, dedicated educators committed to learning, and bringing out the very best in our students.

Leadership Team

Principal: Mrs Courtney Hoffmann
Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning): Mrs Peta Phillips  
Assistant Principal (Wellbeing and Inclusion): Mr Hugh McLaughlin
Learning Specialists:  Mrs Simone Vitas (Mathmatics / Year 5-6 Sub School leader), Mrs Robyn Harris (Wellbeing / Year 3-4 Sub School Leader), Mrs Amy Ellis (English / Year 1-2 Sub School leader). 
Mrs Peta Phillips – Foundation Sub School Leader.

Teaching Staff

Year 6 team:  Miss Gemma Wild (Leader), Mrs Alisa Hardware, Miss Jess Cole
Year 5 team:  Mr Josh Edwards (Leader), Mrs Jacinta Travaglini, Miss Tia Beagley
Year 4 team: Miss Michelle Davies (Leader), Ms Kim Seng/Mrs Robyn Harris, Ms Poppy Goyne (Academic Enhancement)
Year 3 team: Mrs Fiona Marker (Leader), Miss Katie Smith/Mrs Tanya Grimes
Year 2 team: Mr Tim Wilson (Leader), Mrs Kat Bacalja/ Mrs Amy Ellis
Year 1 team: Miss Sarah Dobson (Leader), Ms Karla Markovic, Ms Alicia Gropel
Foundation team: Ms Clare McCandlish (Leader), Ms Tiana Dias, Mrs Claire Tilley
Specialists:  Mr Adam Horne (Media & Tech)- PLC Leader, Mrs Lauren Kavanagh (PE),  Ms Katie Smith (Science), Mrs Karen Corrales (Visual/Performing Arts), Mr John Oldham (Performing Arts), Ms Wenxi Jiang (Mandarin)

Tutors: Mrs Simone Vitas, Mrs Robyn Harris

Mental Health & Wellbeing Leaders:  Mrs Robyn Harris and Ms Kathryn Bacalja

Respectful Relationship Coordinator:  Mrs Karen Corrales

Support Staff

Education Support Staff:  Ms Lindsey Whitehouse, Ms Tanya Caulfield, Mr Tim Lai, Mrs Cei Marasco, Mrs Lisa McDonald, Mrs Joyce Young, Ms Crystal Bartlett, Mrs Georgia Lintern, Ms Jess Wilmott, Ms Poppy Goyne, Ms Kate Bliss, Ms Frances Van Galaan, Ms Sophie Tanzimat, Ms Amber Majic, Mr Matt Evans, Ms Rhiannon Beatty, Mrs Lauren Bilotto, Ms Alex Grant, Ms Sindhu Havanur, Ms Kim Milne, Mrs Sue Anderson, Ms Amber Moore, Ms Emma Beckwith, Ms Mia Richardson, Ms Emily Ginesi, Mr Jai Allman, Ms Jade Piva.

Wellbeing Liason:  Mrs Paula Pearce

Library Technician:  Mrs Janna Wright

Office Administration

Business Manager: Mrs Sue Baxter
Administration: Mrs Sally Goyne, Mrs Anna Nicolas, Mrs Karen Sexton

Outside School Hours Care

Ms Melissa Newlands (Co-ordinator), Mrs Michelle Coulsen (Assistant Co-Ordinator), Mr Tim Lai, Mrs Jodie Mitchell, Ms Sunanda Chowdhury