Board of Governors

Wenona is owned and operated by Wenona School Limited, a company limited by guarantee. Wenona School Limited is controlled by a Board of Governors who are the directors of the company. Board members bring to their role expertise from a range of professional backgrounds. Some have strong family ties with Wenona, some are Old Girls and some are parents of present Wenonians, ensuring an all-round understanding of the Wenona community.

Wenona’s Board of Governors is committed to flexibility and innovation in education and to providing the resources and environment to achieve this, while holding to Wenona’s strong traditions. 

Wenona’s Board Chair

The Chair of the Wenona Board of Governors is Mr Gary Turner. Mr Turner is a Director of Bain & Company, based in the firm's Sydney office. He joined Bain in 1985 in London and was one of the founding members of the Australian practice in 1990. He sits on Bain & Company’s global Board of Directors and was formerly head of the Asia-Pacific Financial Services Practice.

Mr Turner has been on the Board of Governors since 2010. He has two daughters, both of whom attended Wenona. Mr Turner was also a founding Director of the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA.

Wenona’s Board of Governors

Mr Gary Turner BA/MA(Hons), MBA  

Board Members

Associate Professor Antoinette Anazodo OAM – MD PhD, BSc, MBBS, MSC, Diploma in Adolescent Medicine
Ms Kate Burleigh – Masters of Business and Marketing, BA(Political Science)
Mr Richard Freudenstein – BEc, LLB(Hons)
Ms Wallis Graham – BA Econ Maths, GAICD (Member of Wenona Foundation Board)
Ms Anne Hemmings - BAppSc, DipL, LLM (Chair of the Board’s Physical Resources sub-committee)
Mr Geoff Joyce – BEc, LLB(Hons) (Chair of the Board’s Finance sub-committee)
Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith – BA(Syd), LLB(Syd), LLM(LSE, Lond)
Ms Jillian Masselos - BBus, CA (Deputy Chair)
Mr Chris Pope – B Eng(Hons) in Civil Engineering, MSc in Construction and Project Management
Mr John Ralston OAM – BA, LLB, (Member of Wenona Foundation Board)
Ms Catherine West – BEc, LLB(Hons) (Chair of the Board’s Compliance and Governance sub-committee)