Alumni Magazine Issue 4

NRL Teacher of the Year – Brendan Davis BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, SYDNEY CLASS OF 2013 Taking his passion for rugby into the classroom to promote learning, character development and physical fitness, scored Sydney teacher, Brendan Davies, the title of this year’s National Rugby League (NRL) Teacher of the Year. Brendan received the award from NRL Chief Executive Officer, Todd Greenberg and Sydney Roosters star Prop, Dylan Napa, at the NRL’s Community Awards in September this year. His ability to incorporate rugby league and its core values into his daily teaching routine at the Galilee Catholic Primary School in North Bondi contributed to Brendan’s convincing win. Brendan is also the school’s sport coordinator and is involved in a variety of representative sporting teams at the State and Archdiocesan level. In the energy field – Jemaville Lim BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, FREMANTLE CLASS OF 2005 From supporting her fellow students as co- founder of the Notre Dame International Student Association, Jemaville Lim graduated to the global stage consulting on projects across three continents. An international student from the Philippines, Jemaville graduated with honours and went on to work on projects in Uganda before helping to establish three businesses in the Visayas and Mindanao regions in the Philippines. In Australia, she has been a much sought- after consultant in the oil and gas industry working with leading multinational companies including BHP Billiton, Origin Energy, Shell Development Australia, Woodside Energy and ExxonMobil. Legal director – Paul D’Angelo BACHELOR OF LAWS/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE SCHOOL OF LAW, FREMANTLE CLASS OF 2011 One of the youngest law alumni to start his own practice – at just 26 years of age, Paul D’Angelo is on the move again. As sole director of the practice, today he oversees a thriving business in the areas of personal injury, property, general commercial, wills and estate planning, employment law and commercial litigation. While currently managing the litigation and personal injury teams, Paul now also has plans to open a family law practice. Despite a hectic work schedule, Paul makes time to give back to the community, a personal effort that saw him nominated for the 40under40 Awards in 2017 in particular for his work with the Duchenne Foundation of WA, which supports children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Photo: Alphonsus Fok Alumni Magazine – Page 6 Alumni on the move ∙∙∙