Dean Interview

When I finally did get to university and recognised the things that happen to you once you get an education, I felt compelled to become involved in that process with and for other people.

I was a bit of a late starter; I came into teaching formally in my early 30s, having done a lot of work with the Church and kids in other settings...

I went straight into the Brisbane Kindergarten Teacher's College from high school when I was 17 years old. I didn't have any great sense of vocation or a mission to be a kindergarten teacher.

I was a country kid, four girls in a small country town with a small family farm. I had parents who valued education.