David is Deputy Vice President, Development, at Alphacrucis College. This is a strategic role in establishing school partnerships, teacher recruitment pathways, research, advocacy and thought leadership. Previously he was Education Strategist for the Anglican Schools Corporation (ASC). David is committed to strategically growing Australian student outcomes across multiple schools, school systems and tertiary sectors, by enhancing learning outcomes and school culture, many schools at a time. His PhD (Macquarie) examined the effects of religious schooling in Australia. He is the Executive Director of NECSTEP (National Education Cross Sector Teacher Education Pilot), has served on the NSW Council of Deans of Education, and has published widely in academic and broadsheet media, education and religious sector media, and presented extensively at education conferences. He has also written numerous policy and Parliamentary submissions, including being called as a witness to its public hearings. David has also served in a range of other teaching and education management roles in NSW rural and urban schools since 1997. David is a member of the Teaching School Hubs (NECSTEP) and Faith-Based Education research clusters.