Board of directors
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Frances Cantrall
Frances is a founding director of The Culture Project (Australia) and has been serving students and the mission for over ten years. She graduated from Campion College in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts, double major in Philosophy and Theology). In 2015, she received her Graduate Diploma in Religious Education from the John Paul II Institute and has received training from Stephanie Gray, Dr. Edward Sri, Matt Fradd, Katrina Zeno, Brian Butler and Jason Evert. Since co-founding The Culture Project in 2015, Frances has pioneered the movement from grassroot beginnings, with just two missionaries, to leading over fifteen full-timers through the mission program, together having encountered over 20,000 people and counting! Frances has spent several years formulating a program that suits Australian students’ unique needs and challenges and continues to work towards a sustainable model of mission and expansion of Australia’s newest missionary organisation.
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Daryl Castellino
Daryl is a proud father of four and passionate educator. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical), Graduate Diploma in Education (Mathematics) and Master of Arts (Theological Studies). He has worked in education for twenty years in schools, as well as in the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta. Mr Castellino has led projects for the NSW Catholic Education Commission, in which he created curriculum resources for teachers in Catholic schools in NSW/ACT on how to teach PDHPE (K-10) with a Theology of the Body framework. He has also created a website to teach different subjects with a Catholic perspective. Currently, Daryl is the Director of Teaching and Learning at Redfield College.
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Brian Symons
Brian is a solicitor, barrister, teacher and funds manager. In 1973, Brian obtained his Diploma in Law (Solicitors and Barristers Bar Examination, Sydney) and was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and High Court of Australia. Following his admission, Brian practised at Manly NSW as the principal of his own law firm. His principal areas of practice include: Wills and Estates, Trust Disputes, General Litigation, Family Law, Business and Property Law. In 2006, he sold his Manly practice and thereafter practised as a consultant attorney. Amongst his breadth of experience, Brian is also a Past Vice President Manly Chamber of Commerce and Past Council Member of St Thomas More Society. Brian has been married to wife Ann for over fifty years and has four adult children - two sons and two daughters.
STAFF
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ALEXANDER LEACH
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Alexander has been working with young adults for over seven years, through teaching philosophy and as Dean of Studies at Medley Hall at the University of Melbourne, as Team Leader of Catholic Youth Broken Bay, and as Evangelisation Facilitator at St. Peter’s in Surry Hills.
He has also been heavily involved in evangelisation work through the Emmanuel Community both in Europe and Australia.
Alexander holds a Bachelor of Arts (International and Humanitarian Development) through the University of Melbourne and an Ecclesial Baccalaureate of Philosophy through the University of Lateran.
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KATHLEEN HERNANDEZ
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Kathleen grew up in Western Sydney in a family of six and was lucky to know community and faith through Couples for Christ/Youth for Christ as she grew up. In her years out of high school, Kathleen discovered a desire for more from God and from life which led her to serve in parish youth and young adult ministries, to set out on a number of pilgrimages and eventually to spend time discerning religious life with the Sisters of the Immaculata. On either side of this time of discernment, Kathleen completed a Bachelor of Primary Education (Religious Education) at Notre Dame and a Diploma of Liberal Arts in the Western Tradition at Campion College.
Kathleen has gifts in community building, teaching and leading missions and has a great desire to help others walk the journey toward the more that God wants for them. As the Operations Coordinator, Kathleen will run the day-to-day community and mission preparation, and help our Leaders equip their peers to build a culture of love and life.
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