College Executive Team

Mary Nicola is Acting Head of College at St Mary & St Mina’s Coptic Orthodox College, where she also serves as Head of Welfare and Head of HSIE. An experienced HSIE educator, she teaches senior Economics and is passionate about forming compassionate, socially responsible students grounded in faith.

Fr Anthony collaborated with the Head of Wellbeing and the Stage Coordinators to construct the pastoral program in the Senior School. He also cycles through the classes in the Junior School every week and teaches the pastoral program.

Joseph Messiha is an experienced educational leader with over 25 years of service across Independent, Catholic, and Government sectors in New South Wales. He commenced his teaching career at St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove, where he spent his first four years establishing strong foundations in curriculum and classroom practice.

Dena Mikhail is an experienced and dedicated educator with 17 years of teaching expertise in Grades 7–12 English across independent, Catholic, and public school settings. She has spent six years as Head of the English Faculty at St. Mary’s and St. Mina's College,

Anthony is a passionate teacher who specialises in Coptic Orthodox Studies, Mathematics, and Physics. He began his teaching career at St Mary & St Mina’s in 2020 and currently serves the College as Head of Coptic Orthodox Studies and Head of Administration.

Ursula is a collaborative senior manager with over 25 years experience, having worked in the not-for-profit sector for the last ten years. Ursula's experience covers Finance, Risk, Treasury, Operations, Strategic and Business planning, and Governance.