Our Board

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.

Our Management Team

Stuart Salier

CEO

Stuart joined The Cardoner Network as CEO in July 2023, having spent almost 25 years prior to that as an Optus executive (in legal, investor relations and management roles). Stuart is committed to strengthening and growing Cardoner’s core operations in Sydney, ensuring Cardoner’s programs take hold and flourish in Melbourne and Adelaide and supporting all aspects of young adult ministry within the Australian Jesuit Province. Stuart is married with three children, one of whom was fortunate to serve (through Cardoner) for a year in Thailand in 2023. Stuart has Bachelor degrees in Laws and Economics from the University of Sydney.

Fr. Ramesh Richards SJ

Rector of The Cardoner Network

Fr. Ramesh was the Assistant Director of The Cardoner Network from 2014 to 2016 and returned as the Rector of the ministry in 2020. He has a wide range of chaplaincy experiences in high school, university, hospital and prison settings. He is particularly interested in helping young people develop their friendship with Jesus Christ through the Spiritual Exercises of St.Ignatius. He believes it is through this particular friendship, one is able to appreciate ones place in the world, and respond to the injustices one sees around them.

Jane Brennan

The Two Wolves Abroad Manager

Jane has been involved with The Cardoner Network since 2016 when her oldest son decided to serve for a year in Micronesia. Her middle son volunteered for a year in Thailand in 2019 and her youngest had an interrupted journey in 2020. Jane joined the Board of the Cardoner Network in late 2016 and served there until she decided to take on an operational role in 2021. Jane has undertaken many tasks as the Network navigated the challenges of the pandemic environment, including running the Two Wolves Community Cantina,and is currently overseeing the Abroad program.

Andrew Dainton 

Finance Manager / Company Secretary

Andrew joined the Cardoner Network in February 2020. Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and spent over 20 years at Macquarie Bank largely in accounting and market risk. Andrew’s two sons attended St Aloysius College and his daughter went to Loreto Kirribilli.

Jane McCaffrey

Program Manager, South Australia

Jane joined The Cardoner Network in late May 2024, and is responsible for growing The Cardoner Networks brand in Adelaide, through our young adult formation, local service and volunteer programs. Not only does she know firsthand the benefits of living and working in unfamiliar (and often challenging) places, she could see the positive changes in her son after his 3-week St Ignatius College immersion to Cambodia/Vietnam at the end of 2023.

Neville Williams 

Volunteer Support

Neville taught history at St Aloysius College for many years. While there he saw many of his former students benefit greatly from their engagement with The Cardoner Network. On his retirement from teaching in 2018 he offered his time to assist , in any capacity required, because he believed in the value of the work .Neville is particularly involved in formation & training programs as well as keeping in regular contact with our volunteers while in country.

Brendan Kell 

Formation Coordinator

Brendan initially joined The Cardoner Network in 2019, volunteering in Thailand on a service year. Starting in 2023, Brendan works as the formation program coordinator, leading retreats and in-school programs that focus on Jesuit spirituality and its impact on young people. He is particularly interested in languages as a way to connect more deeply with other people and communities.

Violet Cabral

Marketing Coordinator 

Violet joined the community in 2022 when she moved into Bellarmine house. Her work with The Cardoner Network led her to volunteer at Daly River in the NT for a month being part of the Two Wolves Domestic Program.  Violet currently interns as marketing coordinator; she runs all digital and social media platforms. – (centre left)

Jeremy Siow

Overseas Program Coordinator

Jeremy joined The Cardoner Network in 2023, teaching English in schools located around North Thailand on a service year. On returning, he is now an intern at Cardoner and assists in the organisation and logistics both in Australia and overseas, monitoring welfare of volunteers and promoting Cardoner’s work overseas.they

The Cardoner Network 2024