Bryan Jenkins

Chair of The Cardoner Network

Bryan Jenkins was appointed Chair of The Cardoner Network in August 2024.   Bryan is a father of four, and with his wife, Jill, is a parishioner at Our Lady of the Way, North Sydney. He is an alumnus of St Aloysius’ College, Milsons Point, as are his three sons. Two of them participated in service placements through Cardoner in the Thai village of Huay Tong. Bryan worked for Horwath & Horwath Chartered Accountants for 14 years, after which he moved to a commercial role. He has been working either as consultant, Managing Director or CEO for a Japanese manufacturing company, Angel Group, for the last 23 years and is currently the Managing Director of the company’s Australian operations. He has extensive business experience throughout Southeast Asia and spent some years in Singapore, where he was CEO of manufacturing and sales operations. Bryan has a very high regard for the work of TCN and is honoured to be Chairman of what he considers to be such an important Jesuit youth ministry.

Murray Happ

Board Member 

Murray Happ joined the Board of The Cardoner Network in February 2021 and chairs the Finance Sub-Committee. After a career as a political advisor to State and Federal members of parliament including a Premier and the Prime Minister of Thailand, Murray worked in educational advancement for over 25 years.  Serving as the Director of Development at Cranbrook, St Aloysius’ College and Kamabala, Murray raised more than $50million to further advance educational opportunities for young people. An Old Boy of St Aloysius’ College, Murray has been involved with the Jesuits and the various works of the Province for close to 50 years.

Fr Kieran Gill SJ

Board Member

Fr Kieran Gill, S.J. was appointed to the board of The Cardoner Network in 2022. He was ordained a priest in 2019 and has served as a teacher and chaplain at St Ignatius’ College, Adelaide, and served as assistant priest at St Ignatius’ Parish, Norwood, South Australia.  He currently serves as parish priest of the Sevenhill and Riverton/Manoora Parishes in South Australia. Fr Kieran and the Jesuits in Adelaide support the work of Wolves In Action, a group of young adults who are engaged in service for the marginalised in Adelaide. 

Pip McIlroy

Board Member

Pip McIlroy was appointed to the board of The Cardoner Network in October 2022. Pip is Manager, People and Leadership Development at Jesuit Social Services. She has previously held roles in Formation and Ethics at St Vincent’s Health Australia and been a teacher and leader in Melbourne’s north-east as part of the Teach for Australia program. Pip is Founder and Director of boutique consultancy, Checking for Understanding. She has a Master of Theology, a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary), a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma in Modern Languages (Italian). Pip is an alumni of Genazzano FCJ College, Kew and was on the organising and facilitation team for the MAGiS08 Ignatian World Youth Day program. 

Christian Prowse

Board Member

Christian joined the board of The Cardoner Network in early 2023. Formerly a student at Xavier College Melbourne, he was fortunate to attend Immersions to both Broome and India while at school. These two life-changing experiences fostered a deep appreciation of the lasting influence that volunteering experiences can have on young people. This appreciation and desire for others to have similar experiences led him to The Cardoner Network. Christian works in Investor Relations at LGT Capital Partners, a leading firm in alternative investing. Christian has a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne, majoring in Finance and Marketing.

Fr Chris Middleton SJ

Board Member

Fr Chris Middleton SJ joined the Society of Jesus in 1976 and the Board of The Cardoner Network in July 2024. Fr Chris completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at the University of Melbourne and a Theology Masters at the United Faculty of Theology, and was ordained in Orange, NSW, in 1989. Fr Chris taught at St Aloysius College in Sydney (1984-1986), and after ordination served as Chaplain at Newman College (1990-1991) within the University of Melbourne, and then as Vice-Rector at St Leo’s College (1992-1996) within the University of Queensland. In 1996-1997 Fr Chris undertook post-graduate studies in the United States in Educational Administration through Fordham University, New York. In 1998 Fr Chris was appointed Rector and Deputy Headmaster at Saint Ignatius’ College in South Australia. From 2003-2014 he served as Principal of St Aloysius’ College in Sydney. There he taught History in Years 10-12, and also founded the Benenson Society, a human rights advocacy group. He served as a Province Consultor from 2011-2018. In June 2014, Fr Chris commenced as Rector of Xavier College in Melbourne. In addition to his role as Rector he teaches History and Religious Education, and he serves on the Board of Friday Night School.