Qualifications: BA, GradDipEd (Sec), MBA, MAHRI
Mr Graham Toon is a dedicated Human Resource professional with more than 30 years of international business management and human resources experience in education, wholesale, retail and professional service firms. Strong people performance is an essential element of all effective organisations. John Paul College is a people-centric organisation, its success and our student outcomes are dependent on the quality of the relationships between our students and our staff.
Tasked as the College Executive with oversight of our people, Graham's role is to develop staff capacity, professional capability and human resources strategies and systems to strengthen the culture of excellence, accountability and mutual respect. He is a registered teacher with the Queensland College of Teachers, holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Queensland University of Technology and has attended executive education programs at two of the world's premier business schools - Harvard and Wharton.
Before being appointed to this role at JPC, Graham spent 12 years as General Manager at Livingstones, a Brisbane-based management consultancy in industrial relations, human resources and organisational development. His career before that included roles in staff training and development at Harrods (London), DFS Galleria and Kleenmaid.
Graham's deep connection to the College began 33 years ago with his marriage to an Alumnus and continues as a parent of four children who all commenced their education at JPC in Kindergarten. He has been involved in all aspects of College life during this time, particularly as a volunteer parent in cricket, club football and aquatics.