About Our School: Board
Board of Directors
To contact the board chair, please email: boardchair@coastcs.nsw.edu.au.
Tim Cornish
Board Chair/Ex-officio Member to Audit & Risk Committee
Tim joined the Board in November 2023. Tim has previously served on the board as an Elders Representative of Coast Community Church, where he has been an elder for 18 of the past 24 years. Tim was also appointed Board Chair of ET Australia (incorporating ET Secondary College and ET Training College) in 2023 after serving on their Board for over 15 years. Tim & his wife Sue have been partners of Coast Community more than 15 years and their three children all attended Coast. Tim’s brings a wealth of management and business experience having been the Managing Director of North Construction from 1999 till 2018.
Matthew Drennan
CEO / Principal
Matt joined the Board in July 2021 after serving the constitutionally required time period following com-mencement with CCS as CEO/Principal in 2019. His teaching career commenced at Auburn West Public School in 1990 after graduating from Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education. Following a move to Cov-erdale Christian for five years, he took up the position of Head of Junior School at Green Point Christian for the next seventeen years. A return to the classroom for five years at Terrigal Public School occurred prior to his current appointment.
Danielle Crook
Board Member
Danielle joined the Board in 2024. She has worked, and is still working, in secondary schooling as an English and History teacher. Danielle has been involved with Christian Schooling for over 14 years. She has performed several leadership roles such as Head of Department, Head of Senior School, and Curriculum Coordinator. Danielle is also currently lecturing in curriculum at Alphacrucis.
Matthew johnston
Deputy Chair/Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
Matt joined the Board in 2022 following a 15 year period of private sector business leadership & management. Matthew’s area of expertise lies in financial management of organisations and operational leadership & management. Matthew has prior educational board experience through serving as a Director on the board of a not for profit educational organisation. He is presently Mission Capacity Manager for Coast Community Church.
Cassandra Pendlebury
Board Member
Cass joined the Board in May 2021 after teaching in Christian schools for 10 years and then serving as the Christian Schools Australia Executive Officer for NSW/ACT for the past 7 years. She has also had 20 years’ experience in Human Resource Management Consulting experience, both international-ly and in Australia. Cass is currently employed as Regional Director for Alphacrucis University College overseeing the St Phillips Teaching school and is Founding Director of Grace Rhythms Mentoring Consultancy.
Bronwyn Schoonbeek
Board Member
Bronwyn joined the Board in May 2024 and is a parent of two boys enrolled at Coast Christian School. Bronwyn and her husband Josh have been partners of Coast Community Church for over 10 years where she has been involved with running children’s ministries such as Kids Connection and Mainly Music. Bronwyn is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife and has worked for NSW Health for the past 15 years.
Lyndelle Taylor
Company Secretary
Lyndelle has been a lawyer since 2008 and has consulted to not-for-profit boards in the areas of governance, compliance, regulatory, policy and legal research for over 15 years. She has been the Company Secretary of Coast Christian School twice, with the latest office commencing February 2020. Lyndelle is a member of the NSW Law Society, Graduate member of Governance Institute of Australia and Graduate member of the AICD Company Directors Course. She is a committed member of Coast Community Church.