Simon is firstly and most importantly, a Dad of two amazing young girls doing life their way, a Husband to the an amazing friend and passionate local business leader, a son, a brother, friend, coach, leader and workmate. 

Simon is the Principal at Merrivale Primary School where he has been the Educational Leader since 2020.

Prior to him taking up the Principal role at Merrivale, he was Principal at Woolsthorpe Primary School for 10 years where he transformed the Learning Leadership Culture and lead the design and building of their new school.

He worked as a consultant in Department of Education and Training for 4 years as a Leadership and e-learning coach. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator connected locally and globally through professional networks and the Apple Institute program.

Simon has been involved in and led numerous system leadership projects and professional learning initiatives in our region. In 2014, in collaboration with Deakin University, Daniel Watson (Principal at Woodford) and Vicki Jellie (Peters Project) he started the Student Leaders Congress project, a localised leadership project designed to challenge and rethink how students and young people learn to be leaders ‘by doing’ and make a difference in our communities.

Simon was on the South West Maker Fest committee, leading in partnership with South West TAFE the ‘South West Maker Fest in 2018-2020, a localised STEAM learning and maker festival for schools, inventors, crafters and tinkerers aimed at challenging thinking around learning design and innovation.

Simon is passionate about Leadership and the difference Connected, Caring and Community minded Leaders can make in people lives. He continues to adapt and learn new and creative ways to lead High Performance Cultures within Teams and people he works with.