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Adjunct Professor
Mary Mahoney AO
MBBS Qld, Hon MD, Grad Dip Clin Ed,
FRACGP, FAIM, FAMA
Adjunct Professor Mary Mahoney is a
general practitioner and was director
of the Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners Training Program
for 25 years. In January 2009 she
was appointed Adjunct Professor,
School of Medicine, University of
Queensland. She has been a member
of the C&K Board of Management for
many years and president since 2000.
Prior to this, Professor Mahoney was a
member of the Brisbane Kindergarten
Teachers’ College Council. She is
Deputy Chancellor of the University of
Queensland Senate and Deputy Chair
of the Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Board of Trustees. Having four children
and three grandchildren, Professor
Mahoney recognises the importance
of early childhood education and
understands how vital the first five
years of a child’s life are. At C&K, she
believes we are privileged to have the
opportunity to influence children’s
experiences in helping them achieve
their full potential and to be happy,
healthy and well adjusted.
Hon Prof Peter
Fardoulys AM
LFAIB, Dip Mech & Elec Eng, JP
President Senior Vice President
Peter Fardoulys’ interest in C&K
dates back more than four decades
when he first held a position on the
C&K Board in 1967 and is now a Life
Governor of C&K. Peter is managing
director of Fardoulys Constructions.
In October 2007 he was appointed
Honorary Professor (Building &
Construction) at Central Queensland
University and is the past National
President of the Australian Institute of
Building. He is a member of the Royal
Brisbane & Women’s Hospital Research
Foundation and recently retired from
the Opera Queensland Board. Peter
was an Olympic Torch Relay Runner at
the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne
and the 2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney. In recognition of his services to
the building industry and fundraising
in the community, Peter has been the
recipient of the Queen Jubilee Medal
(1977), Centenary Medal (2003) and
Member of the Order of Australia
(2005).
Dr Noelene McBride
Dip KT, B Ed, M Ed St, PhD
Vice President
For more than 36 years Dr Noelene
McBride has been involved in many
aspects of early childhood education
and care and worked in a range of early
childhood settings, on committees
and reference groups. She has
worked in kindergartens, preschools,
childcare centres and primary schools
in Australia and overseas and taught
early childhood tertiary students. She is
passionate about advocating for young
children and working to provide highly
qualified teachers for all children in
early childhood programs.
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