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Our staff

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OUR STAFF
Our school has over 100 staff, including 70+ teachers. Teachers work in faculty teams, usually in at least two. Each faculty has a Head of Department, in charge of curriculum, learning and teaching within all subjects in the faculty. There are three Deputy Principals assisting the Principal. Our Business Services Manager supervises non-teaching staff, finance and facilities. We also have a range of non-teaching staff, including teacher aides, administration officers, grounds, facilities and scientific officers, computer technicians and cleaners.
 
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Principal
Email
Mrs Heather Blessington​
hmoll2@eq.edu.au
 
Deputy Principals​
Position
Email
Mr Leon Sternberg (Acting)
Year 7 & 8
lster4@eq.edu.au
Mrs Nicole Gray
Year 9 & 10
ngray59@eq.edu.au
Mrs Tarah Vardy
Year 11 & 12

tvard2@eq.edu.au

 

Business Manager​​s
Email
Mrs Rebecca Todd & Ms Erika Davis
accounts@tannumsandsshs.eq.edu.au
 
Head of Departm​​ents
Staff member
Email
English
Mrs Kirsten Kane 
kkane4@eq.edu.au
Mathematics
Mr Farshid Paymon

fpaym1@eq.edu.au​

Science
Mr Craig Airton
cairt1@eq.edu.au
Health and Physical Education
Mr Sam Barrow (Acting)
srbar0@eq.edu.au
Humanities
Mr Jordan Fisher
​jwfis0@eq.edu.au
Special Support Services
Mrs Britt Tchoudam-Wells
btcho1@eq.edu.au
Manual Art, Home Economics and Digital Technology
Mr Gary Hill
ghill14@eq.edu.au
Arts, Instrumental Music
Ms Kristyn Cleaver-Peacock
kacle0@eq.edu.au
Senior Schooling
Ms Shona Williamson
shall34@eq.edu.au
Junior Secondary
Ms Kristyn Cleaver-Peacock
kacle0@eq.edu.au
 
HEADS OF YEAR
The main role of the Head of Year is to support and monitor students' academic progress. The Head of Year will have a focus on knowing the students and their circumstances very well. A key target for Heads of Year is improvement in student Learning Engagement. 
Year level
Staff member
Email
Year 7​​​
Mrs Margie Keefe
mmkee0@eq.edu.au
Year 8 

Ms Amanda Fordaford68@eq.edu.au​​
Year 9
Miss Caity Nix

canix0@eq.edu.au

Year 10
Ms Wanda Gordon

​wxgor0@eq.edu.au

Year 11
Miss Georgie Stubbs
gstub11@eq.edu.au
Year 12
Ms Edwina Harding
ehard31@eq.edu.au

​SUPPORT TEAM
Position
Staff Member
Email

Guidance Officer (​Yr 7&8)

​Miss Janelle Bowmaker

jbowm14@eq.edu.au

Guidance Officer (Yr 9 Mon - Wed)

Miss Tashi Campbell

tcamp192@eq.edu.au

​​Guidance Officer (Yr 10 - Wed - Fri)
​Ms Caitlin Roffey
​croff0@eq.edu.au

Guidance Officer (Yr 11&12)

Ms Kim Murray

​kmurr76@eq.edu.au

School Based Nurse

Mrs Nicky Hurst

nhurs11@eq.edu.au

​Community Education Counsellor
​Miss Djinda Phillips
​dphil160@eq.edu.au

Indigenous Education Suppo​rt

Ms Deidre Carey

dcare13@eq.edu.au

​​​​Youth Support Coordinator
(Yr 10, 11 & 12)
​​Kimberly Sayre
kasyr0@eq.edu.au
​​Youth Support Worker
(Yr 7, 8 & 9)
​Gloria Wagner
​gwagn12@eq.edu.au
 
P&C STAFF
Position​​
Staff member
Email
Canteen Convenor
Ms Jacki Westlake
(07) 4979 9735
P & C
 President Mr Daniel Lambert
pandc@tannumsandsshs.eq.edu.au
 
OTHER KEY CONTACTS
Position​​
Staff member
Email
School Groundsman​

Mr Aaron Hill

ahill436@eq.edu.au

School Site I.T Technicians
Mr Jeff Burrows & Mr Alex Crabtree​

0231_infotech@eq.edu.au

School Facilities Officer

Mr Phil Gow

pgow8@eq.edu.au

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Last reviewed 19 March 2025
Last updated 19 March 2025