History & Governance

Loyd was appointed in 2019, becoming Chair in January 2020. He also serves on the Governance and Finance Committees and is the Education Liaison.

Loyd has over 40 years’ experience in Lutheran Schools across Australia in teaching, pastoral, and leadership positions, including five principalships. Among his more recent roles, Loyd served as Deputy Director of Lutheran Education SA/NT/WA, where he was responsible for providing leadership, management and support to communities of learning across South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Loyd has a Doctorate of Education and a Graduate Diploma in Theology, as well as other qualifications, and is a Member of the Australian College of Educators and an Accredited Member of the Australian Council of Educational Leaders.

Mark Borgas was appointed in 2019 and chairs the Property Subcommittee.

Mark's background is in electrical and electronic engineering and he has over 30 years' experience in telecommunications. He spent the last 20 years working in Satellite Communications, providing connectivity to cruise ships, drilling rigs, and other remote locations around the world. He is now involved with various businesses as a director, mentor and investor and does some handyman work in his spare time.

Mark is an old scholar of Concordia. His four daughters also attended the school.

Bruno was appointed in 2020. He also serves on the Finance Committee and is a Director of Fortiter Investments Pty Ltd, the investment entity for the Concordia Foundation.

Bruno has over 30 years' experience in banking and finance, having worked for major Australian banks and the South Australian Government Financing Authority. He is currently Head of Treasury Finance and Operations for the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group. He has previously served as a Director of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a not-for-profit membership association for financial services professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

Bruno has a daughter, Ava, currently attending Concordia College, and his wife, Bridget, is a former collegian of the school.

Bruno has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Richard was appointed in 2019 as the LCA SA/NT Pastor representative and serves on the Ministry Committee.

Richard is a pastor of the Lutheran Church of Australia and is currently the director for Lutheran Media. He also served as the Business Manager for Lutheran Community Care in South Australia and as a parish pastor in Waikerie, South Australia, which included serving as the Waikerie Lutheran School pastor.

Richard has two daughters at Concordia and a long family legacy in the school. Richard’s wife, Kate, is an old scholar and his great grandfather was one of the 12 pastors who were first ordained at Concordia on the 12/12/1912.

Richard has a Bachelor of Theology and a Bachelor of Ministry from Australian Lutheran College.

Kerrie was appointed in 2019 and is the Board Representative on the Old Concordians' Association Committee.

Kerrie is currently working as a GP at a local medical practice. She is also contracted to provide medical services to the Australian Defence Force at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Kerrie has over 25 years' experience in general practice with special interests in women’s health and antenatal care. Kerrie has previously worked in hospitals, general practice, teaching and supervisory roles, and for the Royal Flying Doctor Service providing outreach services for women’s health to rural and remote communities.

Kerrie is a member of St John’s Lutheran Church. She is married to Nicholas and their two sons attend Concordia.

Rina was appointed in 2020.

Rina’s background is in law and she spent five years working in South Africa as a lawyer in the National Defense Force. More recently, while living in the United States before relocating to Australia, she made a career change to counselling.

Rina is now involved with the National Redress Scheme as Counsellor at Victim Support Service, a Redress Support Service Provider, providing counselling and support to adult survivors of child sexual abuse in their engagement with the Redress Scheme. She recently began to facilitate training sessions for Blue Knot Foundation - National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma, and she also operates a private counselling practice. Rina has interests in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, and ethics.

Rina is a member of St John’s Lutheran Church. She is married to an old scholar, Brink, and their two children also attended Concordia.

Aden was appointed to the Board in 2022 and is a member of the Policy, Risk and Compliance Committee.

Aden is an experienced environment and planning lawyer at Norman Waterhouse Lawyers and prior to that worked as an in-house lawyer for a large private company.

In addition to his legal degree, Aden also has a Bachelor of Finance from the University of Adelaide.

Aden has two sons who attend Concordia College and in his spare time plays the occasional match for the Old Concordians' Cricket Club.

Dianne joined the Board in 2022 and chairs the Policy, Risk and Compliance Committee and is also a member of the Governance Committee. With a background in education, firstly with the South Australian Education Department and then with Lutheran Education from 1988, she has served as a teacher, a Head of School and a Principal. Her teaching career also included 15 years as a teacher at Concordia College.

Most recently, Dianne was Director of Leadership with Lutheran Education Australia (LEA).  She has a Master of Education and is a graduate of the Lutheran Education Australia (LEA) Millennial Principals’ Project.

Dianne's three children attended Concordia College and were the third generation of the Eckermann family to do so.