The Rev’d Kimberly Sawyer is the Priest in Charge at St John’s Anglican Church Cooks Hill in the Diocese of Newcastle.
Kimberly is the first woman priest in the 160-year-old parish of St John and was ordained in May 2019. Prior to that she was a Deacon for 26 years, her previous ministry was in the Parish of Hunters Hill in the diocese of Sydney. It had been a long and varied ministry in that diocese, as a school chaplain and also within the parish environment.
Kimberly joined the Council at its August 2024 meeting to replace retired Clerical Fellow Rev’d Kate Heath.
David Roberts BEc LLB(Syd) was elected to the College Council in 2015 and serves on the Finance Committee. A resident of St. Paul’s himself from 1981-1984, David was Treasurer of the Students’ Club during his time as a Pauline.
David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Law from Sydney University and has pursued a 30-year career in banking and corporate finance across Sydney, New York and Hong Kong alike. His son, Hugh, was a student at St. Paul’s, and his daughter, Eloise, attended Women’s College.
David is a firm believer in the value of collegiate life in providing emotional, social and academic support to young people and the role it plays in enriching the university experience. David is also committed to ensuring the College’s financial sustainability, delivering flexibility, independence and confidence for the long-term future of St. Paul’s.
