Our Team
David Baker
Chair
David oversees the leadership and governance of the Woodleigh Institute. He is the Principal of Woodleigh School and a passionate supporter of holistic learning and coeducational schooling.
David’s interests includes school innovation, effectiveness, and improvement, leadership, mindfulness, and experiential education.
Dr Richard Owens FRSA
Director
Richard provides executive leadership for the Woodleigh Institute and manages its projects, partnerships, learning programs, and research. He helps lead strategic planning and professional learning at Woodleigh School. He is the Co-Founder and Convenor of the ReimaginED Conferences, the Lead for the Center for Systems Awareness Australia.
His interests include systems awareness, regenerative learning, leadership, education futures, and school improvement and innovation. Richard is a certified Compassionate Systems Master Practitioner.
Lucy Gilfillan
Administration Assistant
Lucy provides administrative support for the operation and management of the Woodleigh Institute. She also provides administrative support for its networks, learning programs, and conferences.
Lucy has a background in education as a senior teacher of History, as well as events and catering. Her interests include communication and problem solving.
Jodie Kirchner
Learning Associate - Compassionate Systems
Jodie helps lead workshops and programs at the Woodleigh Institute. She is an education consultant and certified Compassionate Systems Master Practitioner.
Her interests include inquiry-based learning, systems awareness and change, international development, and education for intercultural understanding.
Mignon Weckert
Learning Associate and Network Coordinator - Compassionate Systems
Mignon is the network coordinator for the Center for Systems Awareness in South Australia and helps lead workshops, programs and retreats for the network. She is is a certified Compassionate Systems Master Practitioner.
Mignon is also the Educational Leadership Director for Lutheran Education - South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia (LESNW). Mignon’s interests include leadership, learning, collaboration, and systems awareness.
James Clapham
Learning Associate - Compassionate Systems
James helps lead workshops and programs at the Woodleigh Institute. He is a Lead Teacher at Woodleigh School. James is a certified Compassionate Systems Master Practitioner.
His interests include social and environmental regeneration, inquiry-based learning, and systems awareness.
Rod Davies
Learning Associate - Compassionate Systems
Rod helps lead workshops and programs at the Woodleigh Institute. He is the Deputy Principal/Head of Minimbah Campus at Woodleigh School. Rod is a certified Compassionate Systems Master Practitioner.
His interests include experiential and inquiry-based learning, leadership, and systems awareness.
Kim Shore FRSA
Learning Associate - Regenerative Learning
Kim is a Learning Associate at the Woodleigh Institute and helps lead the design and delivery of programs and workshops focused on regenerative futures. He is the Co-Director at Reciproca and a Professional Fellow at ISF.
Kim is an interdisciplinary designer who is passionate about systemic innovation, learning, and collaboration.
