Professor Trevor Cairney OAM
Master
t.cairney@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Professor Trevor Cairney OAM is the Chief Executive Officer of New College. His role involves the overall management of New College and New College Village. He also provides leadership in relation to pastoral oversight , academic support, development of New College and the relationship of the College to the Alumni, University and wider community. Professor Cairney is the Director of The Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE), which is a Ministry of New College. Professor Cairney is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at UNSW where he continues research and scholarship and supervises postgraduate students.

Rev Ben Gooley
Dean of Residents
b.gooley@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Rev Ben Gooley is responsible for the resident and academic tutorial programs at New College. He oversees the pastoral care and academic support of residents, and co-ordination of the resident advisers and academic tutors. He also leads and coordinates the NC admissions process. Ben lives in the building with his wife, Sue, and their three children.

Dr John Quinn
(NCV) Dean of Residents
ncvdean@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Dr John Quinn is responsible for the pastoral care of New College Village residents, and co-ordination of the senior residents and academic tutors. He coordinates NCV admissions. Previously he worked for a firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. John is married to Premilla, and they live at NCV.

Mr Ken Barnes
Bursar
k.barnes@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Mr Ken Barnes is responsible for the College finances, for financial support and assistance, as well the managing and coordination of catering, IT and maintenance.

Ms Sue Cheng
Accounts
s.cheng@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Ms Sue Cheng is responsible for invoicing students and processing transactions with external companies.

Miss Edwina Hine
Executive Assistant to the Master

Edwina works as the Master’s Executive Assistant. 

Mrs Vicki Vardaoulis
Receptionist/Student Services
newcollege@unsw.edu.au

Mrs Vicki Vardaoulis is the receptionist at New College. In her role she is the first point of contact for the residents and the public. She is the main contact point for student administrative and finance services. She fields a number of inward flowing communications and enquiries in her role.

Ms Connie Cheah
(NCV) Receptionist/Student Services
c.cheah@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Ms Connie Cheah is the receptionist at NCV. In her role she is the first point of contact for the residents and the public. She is the main contact point for student administrative and finance services. She fields a number of inward flowing communications and enquiries in her role.

Mr Jonathan Billingham
Public Relations Officer
j.billingham@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Jonathan co-ordinates the College’s marketing, fundraising and the annual New College Lectures. He also maintains the College websites and produces various New College publications. Much of his work is keeping the alumni involved and aware of what is happening among the resident community.

Dr Dani Scarratt
Associate Editor, Case Magazine
d.scarratt@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Dani is the Associate Editor of the quarterly publication Case Magazine. CASE equips Christians to understand their faith and talk about it creatively and intelligently. CASE also provides an open, intellectual environment in which non-Christian enquirers and sceptics can seek and obtain meaningful input about the relevance of the Christian faith.

Mrs Lucille Coleman 
Admissions Officer
admissions@newcollege.unsw.edu.au

Lucille is usually the first member of the New College staff that prospective residents will speak with. She processes applications submitted by prospective New College and NCV residents. Prospective residents can question Lucille about the College and the application process and request a tour of the buildings.

Miss Amy Pratten
Senior Resident Adviser

Miss Amy Pratten has responsibility for the support and development of residents through leading the team of Resident Advisors (RA)s. This care includes coordinating the RA duties and supporting the RAs in carrying out their responsibilities.  Amy is currently in her final undergraduate year at UNSW.

Mr Steve Wasley
Maintenance & Cleaning Supervisor

Mr Steve Wasley is the College's Maintenance Supervisor. His role involves managing the day-to-day programmed maintenance, cleaning and repair programs at New College and NCV. He leads and oversees the College's maintenance staff in their duties.

Mr Mick Dawson
Maintenance Worker

Mr Michael Dawson is responsible for day-to-day programmed maintenance, small project works and repairs at NC. If a resident puts in a maintenance request – chances are it will be Mick who comes to their aid.

Mr Tibor Szabo
(NCV) Maintenance Worker

Mr Tibor Szabo is responsible for day-to-day programmed maintenance, small project works and repairs at NCV. If a resident puts in a maintenance request – chances are it will be Tibor who comes to their aid.

Mr Ross Ferguson
(NCV) Maintenance Worker/Yardman (part-time)

Ross is our yardman and takes care of the New College Village grounds as well as assisting with day-to-day maintenance of the NCV.

New College Cleaners (casual & permanent part-time)

Mr Liang Bei Chao

Ms Man Zhen Chen

Ms(Mary)

Ms Suzhen Chen

Scolarest Catering Staff

Mr Daniel Higgins
Scolarest Catering Manager

Mr Daniel Higgins as Catering Manager is responsible for managing the catering at NC, as well as the Chefs and other Scolarest employees on site as they carry out food preparation and service for NC residents and staff.

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