{"id":19,"date":"2023-09-25T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/about-pymble-foundation\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:01:40","slug":"about-pymble-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/about-pymble-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Pymble Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pymble Foundation leads philanthropic engagement across our community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The establishment of our Pymble Foundation and Board in November 2022 was the result of extensive research and planning to ensure the College has the right governance, skills and oversight to lead and manage a successful donor program. At the core of our philanthropic aspirations lies our College vision and mission for our students, which is supported by our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/about-pymble\/strategic-direction-and-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategic Direction<\/a>&nbsp;2021-2030:&nbsp;<em>Watch Us Change the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Philanthropy benefits current and future generations of&nbsp;<em>Pymble<\/em>&nbsp;girls by funding People (through scholarships and bursaries), Places and Programs. It also enables the College to remain a world leader in educating girls and young women.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our highly experienced Pymble Foundation Board is led by Chair, Simon Rothery, and Deputy Chair, Rebecca Sullivan. Board members include David Burns, Sophia Fang, Li-Enn Koo, Melinda Graham, James Hunter, Yehan Koo and Alison Rothery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, the team brings many decades of expertise in financial governance, business, philanthropy and nurturing strong community relationships. Our Pymble Foundation Board members are personally connected to the College as Alumni or through their daughters and are excited by the opportunity to build a successful donor program that will contribute to the continued delivery of an exceptional educational experience at&nbsp;<em>Pymble.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MEET THE PYMBLE FOUNDATION BOARD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"leadership-team\" id=\"leadership-team69fb99048566e\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 p-0 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member \" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#team-member-69fb99048566e-0\">\n\t<div class=\"team-member-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"team-member-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Photo-Finish-Photography-Headshots-PLC-Foundation-Board-5_Simon-Rothery-440x620.jpeg\" alt=\"Simon Rothery\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-member-caption\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"team-member-name\">Simon Rothery<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"team-member-role\">Pymble Foundation Board Chair<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 p-0 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member \" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#team-member-69fb99048566e-1\">\n\t<div class=\"team-member-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"team-member-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Photo-Finish-Photography-Headshots-PLC-Foundation-Board-12_Rebecca-Sullivan-440x620.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Sullivan\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-member-caption\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"team-member-name\">Rebecca Sullivan<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"team-member-role\">Pymble Foundation Board Deputy Chair<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 p-0 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member \" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#team-member-69fb99048566e-2\">\n\t<div class=\"team-member-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"team-member-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Photo-Finish-Photography-Headshots-PLC-Foundation-Board-2a_Melinda-Graham-440x620.jpeg\" alt=\"Melinda Graham\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-member-caption\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"team-member-name\">Melinda Graham<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"team-member-role\">Pymble Foundation Board Member<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal 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src=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Photo-Finish-Photography-Headshots-PLC-Foundation-Board-13_Alison-Rothery-440x620.jpg\" alt=\"Alison Rothery\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-member-caption\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"team-member-name\">Alison Rothery<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"team-member-role\">Pymble Foundation Board Member<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 p-0 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member \" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#team-member-69fb99048566e-6\">\n\t<div class=\"team-member-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"team-member-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Photo-Finish-Photography-Headshots-PLC-Foundation-Board-15_David-Burns-440x620.jpg\" alt=\"David Burns\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-member-caption\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"team-member-name\">David Burns<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"team-member-role\">Pymble Foundation Board Member<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 p-0 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member \" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#team-member-69fb99048566e-7\">\n\t<div class=\"team-member-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"team-member-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Photo-Finish-Photography-Pymble-Ladies-College-Headshots-May-2024-4-Chris-Fydler-440x620.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Fydler\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-member-caption\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"team-member-name\">Chris Fydler<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"team-member-role\">Pymble Foundation Board Member<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal 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