New Staff Introductions

The following staff members joined the St Aloysius College community this year. They have already made valuable contributions to the College and our students.

Kristy Boettcher

Teacher

I am delighted to join St Aloysius College in 2019! As a graduate, the initial stages of the school year so far have been an exciting time of rapid learning and acclimatising to the new environment, alongside my wonderful Year 7 Pastoral group. Prior to commencing at St Aloysius, I completed my studies at Monash university, graduating with a Bachelor (Honours) of Education; majoring in Health Education & Behavioral Sciences. I am lucky to be teaching these subjects in 2019 including Health and Physical Education, Health and Human Development and Psychology, all of which I am extremely passionate about. I am looking forward to a year of new experiences, learning and fun alongside my students.

Andrew Del Mastro

Design Thinking & Innovation Leader

I am the Design Thinking and Innovation Leader. I have worked in education for the last 15 years and have experience in primary, secondary and higher education as well as the business sector. I am passionate about exploring the ways we can challenge our students to be adaptable and creative regardless of what challenges they face.

Kristen Lechte

Teacher

I started my teaching career ten years ago after completing my university degrees at Victoria University and Australian Catholic University. I majored in Physical Education, Health and Science. Since finishing university, I have worked in a range of co-educational and girls only schools across Melbourne. I have predominantly taught Physical Education and Health from Year 7-12, however I have also taught Science from Year 7-10. I started working at St Aloysius College in 2014 within the Health and Physical Education faculty. In late 2015 I stopped working due to the birth of my eldest son. I returned to work at the end of 2016 as a casual teacher and I also completed a replacement position in a primary school. In 2017 my second son was born, and after having another year off work, I was very lucky to gain a teaching position back at St Aloysius College within the Health and Physical Education Department once again.

Francis Dillon

Teacher

I grew up in Geelong and studied Physics and Psychology with an honours year in Physics at the University of Melbourne. I have spent several years working as a research assistant and data analyst for Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute as well working as a physics tutor and laboratory demonstrator at the University of Melbourne. My hobbies include playing guitar and banjo and playing indoor soccer.

Arina Mizuno

Teacher

I am a graduate Japanese and French teacher at St. Aloysius College. I recently completed a Master of Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Melbourne and hope to apply the knowledge and skills I have gained from the course to my teaching practice. I am particularly passionate about language education and intercultural communication. This stems from my Japanese background, as well as my experiences learning French language and literature. I look forward to nurturing a love of languages in all students at the College.