pat o'reilly

Director Mission, Inclusion and Identity, Marist180

Pat has 30 years’ experience in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education, including serving as Foundation Principal at Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College, Burwood, NSW. More latterly, he is in his second leadership role in the Catholic Social Services/For Purpose (FP) sector. He has extensive experience in community/FP volunteering and engagement, including Board and Committee membership, and is committed to aligned and coherent mission-focussed service delivery. Pat has qualifications in Economics, Education, Theology, Studies in Religion, Education Policy and Governance, and in 2023 participated in and completed the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy Australia/Papua New Guinea Integral Ecology Fellowship. He served as a Director on the Lasallian Mission Council, and is currently a member of the Marist Mission Commission, and Secretary at Randwick-Botany Harriers. In 2011, Pat was the Australian College of Educators (ACE) recipient of the Alan Laughlin Perpetual Award for Educational Leadership. He was a member of the Australian Government Review of Senior Secondary Pathways (Expert Panel): 2019/2020.