Staff

Hugh Fraser
Hugh Fraser

What do you teach at the Con?Electric Bass Guitar and Double Bass.What genres do you teach?Contemporary, Jazz and Classical.What is it that you love...

Jarrah Henderson Jackson
Jarrah Henderson Jackson

What do you teach at the Con?Drum-setWhat genres do you teach?Jazz, Rock, Pop, Latin (Afro-Cuban & Brazilian), Funk, Hip-hop/RnB, Indie-folk...

Anna Smith
Anna Smith

What do you teach at the Con?PianoWhat genres do you teach?Classical and ContemporaryWhat is it that you love about teaching music - particularly at...

Jamal Salem
Jamal Salem

What do you teach at the Con?Drum KitWhat genres do you teach?I teach jazz, rock, pop, metal, funk, punk, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, hip-hop,...

Annette Brown
Annette Brown

Annette Brown is the Chief Executive Officer at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. Annette, who was the General Manager of Australia’s Sydney...

Lucy Heffernan
Lucy Heffernan

What do you teach at WollCon?Speech and DramaWhat is it that you love about teaching drama?I love watching young people develop confidence and find...

Michelle Yeh
Michelle Yeh

What do you teach at WollCon?Music TherapyPlease share a particular career highlight and why it's special to you.Seeing smiles on my client's face...

Leanne Walton
Leanne Walton

What do you teach at WollCon?School Band Programs Conductor, Clarinet & SaxWhat genres do you teach?Wind Band and Classical Clarinet or Chamber...

Dilara Aktas
Dilara Aktas

What do you teach at WollCon?I am a Music Therapist. I cater to a diverse range of clients within the sector of children and adult disability,...

Louise Luke
Louise Luke

What do you teach at WollCon?School band program and (hopefully soon) Classroom music.I teach mainly Clarinet, Saxophone and Flute.What genres do...

Chiyan Lai
Chiyan Lai

What do you teach at WollCon?Piano (for all ages).What genres do you teach?Classical.What is it that you love about teaching music - particularly at...

Liam Buckman
Liam Buckman

What do you teach at WollCon?I teach saxophone (mainly) and clarinet at WollCon. I also teach flute.What genres do you teach?I teach a range of...

Nick Garbett
Nick Garbett

What do you teach at WollCon?Trumpet and Jazz CombosWhat genres do you teach?I primarily focus on jazz and other popular and contemporary music...

Kerry Nicholson
Kerry Nicholson

What do you teach at WollCon?VoiceWhat genres do you teach?I'm open to discussing vocal health in all music genres, but my students generally sing...

Rhett Keen
Rhett Keen

What do you teach at the Con?Electric BassWhat genres do you teach?All genresWhat is it that you love about teaching music - particularly at...

David Rodriguez-Lovibond
David Rodriguez-Lovibond

What do you teach at the Con?I teach Guitar.What genres do you teach?I teach all genres, from classical, to jazz, to contemporary, to your own genre...

Lisa Baraldi
Lisa Baraldi

What do you teach at the Con?I am a Piano AccompanistWhat does that involve?I provide piano accompaniment for instrumentalists, vocalists and choirs...

Nick Calligeros
Nick Calligeros

What do you teach at the Con?Trumpet and JazzWhat genres do you teach?Trumpet is an instrument used in a diverse range of musical styles, and I like...

Jack Tickner
Jack Tickner

What do you teach at the Con?Music Therapy. I work with people across the lifespan using music to engage and work on different goals. Beyond the...

Hayden Barrington
Hayden Barrington

What do you teach at the Con?I direct the new Chamber Choir.What genres do you teach?My training is in Classical Voice, however I have performed and...

Anna Robinson
Anna Robinson

What do you teach at the Con?ChiME (Childrens Music Education)What is it that you love about teaching music - particularly at Wollongong...

Cassandra Rainer
Cassandra Rainer

What do you teach at the Con?I teach in the ChiME and In School programs.What is it that you love about teaching music - particularly at Wollongong...

Ethan Ireland
Ethan Ireland

What do you teach at the Con?Double BassWhat genres do you teach?ClassicalWhat is it that you love about teaching music - particularly at Wollongong...

Tobias Fox
Tobias Fox

What do you teach at the Con?Drums and percussionWhat genres do you teach?Anything and everything! I focus on teaching the fundamentals of drums and...

Anamaria Gomez
Anamaria Gomez

What do you teach at the Con? I teach vocals and ChiME (Children’s music program) . What genres do you teach? I teach all genres from classical to...

Lauren Bortolazzo
Lauren Bortolazzo

What do you teach at WollCon?I’m a Registered Music Therapist, using music as a tool for building community and supporting peoples empowerment and...

Kaija Upenieks
Kaija Upenieks

What do you teach at the Con?ChiME - Prep (Whipbirds) and JaM1 (Lyrebirds). I like to introduce children to a variety of genres and styles of music,...

What's
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Anne has been a member of the Wollcon Board since 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from UNSW. She is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and an accredited Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. She has taught family law and other subjects at Wollongong University.

For a number of years she has been a subscriber to the Australian Chamber Orchestra which regularly performs in Wollongong . She has been passionate about music and in particular music education to children and adults.

Jake has worked in the disability sector for 24 years- 17 of these with Interchange and 7 years as their CEO. Jake is passionate about inclusion and equality for both people with disability and their carers.

He holds an MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, as well as completing Diploma’s in Case Management, Community Services Coordination and the AICD Company Directors Course.

Jake is also a committee member on the International Short Breaks Association Board and has been a Director on the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Board since 2022.

Wayne is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors as well as being a qualified company secretary and accountant with over 35 years experience in banking and finance. He performed for nine of those years as Chief Executive of IMB Ltd, and the preceding seven years as Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, also with IMB. Wayne’s primary expertise is in the areas of governance, management, accounting, risk management and banking and finance. He has spent his whole life living in the Illawarra and is passionate about ensuring the Illawarra can provide the best possible opportunities and lifestyle for its residents. In 2024 Wayne was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the community.

Dr Terumi Narushima is a senior lecturer and Music Discipline Leader at the University of Wollongong. She is a composer, performer and sound designer specialising in microtonal tuning systems. Her works include Tritriadic Chimes, a sound installation for LA MicroFest, Hidden Sidetracks, a composition for custom-made instruments premiered by Ensemble Offspring at Sydney Opera House, and a project to build microtonal flutes using 3D printing. She has worked on theatre collaborations which have been presented nationally and internationally, including Yasukichi Murakami: Through a Distant Lens, Lost in Shanghai, and The Story of Chi. She performs with microtonal ensemble Clocks and Clouds, and her book Microtonality and the Tuning Systems of Erv Wilson is published by Routledge.

Nicky is the CEO of Community Industry Group. She has degrees in Dementia Care, Community & Environment and Marketing, and a Grad Dip in Project Management. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Honorary Fellow of UOW. In addition to Chairing the WollCon Board, she is Deputy Chair of the Regional Development Australia Illawarra Shoalhaven Board and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Warrigal, a large not-for-profit specialising in the provision of services for older people.

Her corporate governance and strategy experience extends through a 20+ year career on boards in the corporate, government and NFP sectors.