Meet our staff members
As an International Baccalaureate World School, we recognise that our students are talented in many different ways. Our very experienced and talented staff team are highly motivated to contribute their knowledge to our international learning community.

Michael Bloy
Principal

Carol Pratt
Vice Principal

Dr. Mohamed Salameh
Director of MoE

Tara Manson
Head of Secondary

Matt O’Dowda
Head of Primary

Emily Merton
Head of Early Years

Ruba Abu Hijab
Head of Arabic & Islamic

Kerry Mesmer
Assistant Head of Early Years

Penny Thompson
Deputy Head of Primary Grades 3-5

Shawn Keddy
Deputy Head of Primary Grades 1-2

Vaughan Kitson
MYP Coordinator

Andrew Tomlinson
Deputy Head of Secondary - DP

Aoife Abushaqra
DP Coordinator

Andrew Paul Turner
Deputy Head of Secondary

Benjamin Crosby
Head of Inclusion

Benjamin Sapwell
West Director of Sports

Laura Michele Osman
Deputy Head of Secondary

Osama Abu Jafar
Assistant Head of Primary – Pastoral

Pilar Astorga
Assistant Head of Primary – PYP Coordinator

Rachel Smith
Assistant Head of Secondary – Pastoral

Rudi Pretorius
Head of Operations

Estée Caplen
Head of Admissions & Enrolment

Nour Almasri
Admissions Administrator

Regina Salinas
Admissions Administrator

Diana Rayyan
Arabic Administrator

Nicola Burton
Registrar

Monica Gracia Bringas
Marketing & Communications Executive