Where are they now?
Andreas Katsiroubas (2011) I graduated from Carey in 2011 where I was House Captain of Dunshea. One of my favourite parts of school was the Performing Arts. I loved taking part in the musicals, plays and other music productions throughout my time at Carey. As well as being a performer, I was involved in hockey from Year 7. I thoroughly enjoyed getting out on the field two or three times a week to build up my skills, which led to having the opportunity to play in the First Boys Hockey Team in Year 12. My passion for the performing arts has always remained strong. I have performed with the Old Carey Performing Arts Club (OCPAC) since 2012 and been on the OCPAC Committee since 2015. In 2018, I became the President of OCPAC and I am very
excited about the direction, possibilities and passion that surround the club. There are many projects in the pipeline and there is an incredible range of talent among our members. After graduating, I studied a Bachelor of Commerce at Swinburne University of Technology, majoring in marketing and public relations. While I was at university, I was both a hockey coach at Carey and worked for Lululemon. This experience is how I developed my love of health and wellness. I am now a corporate warrior, working in marketing. I was recently with Mars Australia, but I have just embarked on a new adventure with Swisse Wellness. I’m excited to be able to channel my passion for health into my work. It has been eight years since I graduated from Carey, but it feels as though I never
left. The inclusion that Carey provides to OCGs fosters a strong connection to the place and I love being a part of such an awesome community.
Tim Lenders (2005) I started at Carey in Year 7. Something that has stood out to me about my time there was Carey’s efforts to open our eyes to the world around us and challenge us to care about changing it for the better.
interspersing office work with time in the classroom, and the chance to go back to Wabonga on a Year 9 camp. I left Carey in 2011 to pursue a career closer to my studies. I moved to Canberra where I met my partner, Anna, and worked in press and political roles at the Embassy of Israel during a reasonably tumultuous time. In 2015 we moved back to Melbourne, and I joined the public service. I am now a Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
So many aspects of my experience – including civics and politics classes, Human Rights Week, St John Ambulance volunteering and many assembly speeches – played an individually interesting but cumulatively considerable role in shaping me as a young adult. I returned to Carey as a staff member in 2008 while I was studying at Monash. This was first in the eLearning team working on classroom trials of iPads, before I moved to the ICT Department. Carey was a kind employer – my managers supported me as both a university student and as an adult in the 48 | Torch
early stages of my career. I particularly remember the eLearning team’s genuine interest in harnessing technology to transform classrooms and engage with students, rather than adopting new stuff merely for the sake of it. I enjoyed
My love for the outdoors that was nurtured at Carey continues today. I’m still an avid bushwalker and cyclist and I volunteer with Bush Search and Rescue. I occasionally go snow camping and caving, and I look forward to the day I can take my niece and nephew, Lucy and Charlie, on their own outdoor adventures.
