{"id":255,"date":"2018-01-05T02:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T02:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintstephenscollege.net.au\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2022-02-17T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T00:33:35","slug":"graduate-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintstephenscollege.net.au\/community\/graduate-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Maskey<\/h3>\n

Class of 2006
\nAfter completing his Business Law Degree in 2009, James decided he didn’t want to be a Solicitor so he became a Queensland Police Officer.\u00a0 From 2010 to 2014 he worked in General Duties and Child Protection but it significantly impacted his mental health and he made the decision to resign.\u00a0 To improve his mental health, he started entering endurance events.\u00a0 He is now the National Engagement Manager at Beyond Blue in their ‘Police and Emergency Services Program’.\u00a0 Full Story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Josh McConville<\/h3>\n

Class of 2003
\nUpon graduating, Josh auditioned for and was accepted into Australia\u2019s prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He has gone on to perform in numerous national and global theatre and movie productions alongside the likes of Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Rebecca Gibney and has won several awards for his performances.\u00a0
Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nikki Fozzard<\/h3>\n

Class of 2004
\nCompleted a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and went on to pursue a PhD investigating chemical signaling in cancer and the spread of cancer around the body (metastasis). Nikki has also completed a Master of Biostatistics and teaching an undergraduate statistics.\u00a0
Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sadia Stathis<\/h3>\n

Class of 2004
\nCompleted a Bachelor of Laws at Bond University and Master of Laws at the Australian National University. As a part of her study, she became involved in human rights law with the United Nations and has been working for a US Fortune 500 company as Legal Counsel for the Asia Pacific region.\u00a0
Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ryan Cooney<\/h3>\n

Class of 2013
\nRyan pursued his love of writing and in April 2016 he gained a 3 book publishing deal. His first novel ‘A Hero Rises’, part of ‘The Shadow Series’, was published in September 2016.\u00a0
Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jack Woods<\/h3>\n

Class of 2014
\nStarted a media company called Fast Media Solutions working with organisations Australia-wide and specialising in capturing the progress of large construction projects via time lapse and providing 360 degree interactive floorplans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lincoln Chau<\/h3>\n

Class of 2010
\nLincoln moved to the College from Hong Kong in 2008 and graduated with an OP1 in 2010. Upon graduating, he completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) and was awarded first class honours and the Vice Chancellor Scholarship. Lincoln has practised in both Australia and Hong Kong and is looking to undertake further study to become a specialist surgeon.\u00a0
Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Soars<\/h3>\n

Class of 2005
\nCompleted a Bachelor of Education and after working at different schools around the Gold Coast, gained a position at 番茄社区’s College teaching Primary Physical Education. Ryan still enjoys teaching Physical Education at the College, now to both primary and secondary students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dominique Wilson (nee Pollard)<\/h3>\n

Class of 2004
\nAfter graduating, Dominique completed a Bachelor of Nursing at Griffith University. She now works as a Registered Nurse with Preceptor Queensland’s leading Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n

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Claire Christian<\/h3>\n

Class of 2007
\nStudied a Bachelor of Education majoring in Drama. Since then she has taught drama, moved to London and studied playwriting at the Royal Court Theatre and returned to Australia and completed postgraduate study in Creative Writing.<\/p>\n

From there Claire has gone on to publish three plays and has recently published an award winning novel, Beautiful Mess.\u00a0 Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Caine Wagner<\/h3>\n

Class of 2006
\nCaine holds a Bachelor of Music and a Masters in Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He is currently the Senior Music Coordinator at a large school in North Queensland and has recently won the Townsville Startups for Entrepreneurs competition with his development of the online teaching program Tutor in the Cloud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

James Maskey Class of 2006 After completing his Business Law Degree in 2009, James decided he didn’t want to be a Solicitor so he became a Queensland Police Officer.\u00a0 From 2010 to 2014 he worked in General Duties and Child Protection but it significantly impacted his mental health and he made the decision to resign.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n