APSMO Board Members and Staff
Warren Poole
BTeach, BA BEd, Grad DipAdmin, MA, FPPA, JP
President of APSMO Board
Warren started his teaching career as a primary teacher moving on to become Principal of three schools. His educational experience spans over 40 years and includes both city and country schools and an International Fellowship to explore alternate models of school leadership.
Warren is also an active member of community groups having been involved in sporting clubs, Surf Life Saving and is a former President of Warringah Rugby Club.
He is currently employed at the University of Technology Sydney in the School of Education, lecturing in mathematics education and leading projects for the initial teacher education professional experience program.
Anne Prescott
BA, BSc, MSc, MEd, PhD
Board Member
Anne started teaching as a secondary mathematics teacher and was previously an Associate Professor in mathematics education at University of Technology Sydney. She coordinated the Master of Teaching course and the mathematics education subjects for both primary and secondary pre-service teachers.
Anne is a member of the Mathematics Association of NSW and for 8 years was on the MANSW Executive. She also edits Reflections, the Association Journal. For the last 11 years she has provided professional development to primary teachers in Gorkha, a remote rural area of Nepal. Anne is also a member of the Rotary Club of Wahroonga.
Bob Howe OAM
MBA, BEc, FCPA
Board Member
Bob has retired from his role as a management consultant where he worked primarily in the areas of strategic planning and organisation. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration, an Economics degree and is a qualified Accountant (FCPA). As the founder and Director of a consulting firm, Bob had provided strategic advice to many businesses across a wide range of industries including APSMO.
Bob is/was also a very active member of a number of community groups, such as Rotary, the Bush School Learn-to-Swim, Wahroonga Soccer and MND NSW. He was recently awarded an OAM for his services to these organisations.
Liz Giblett
MMgt (Marketing)
Executive Director and Board Member
Liz is a marketing and business planning professional with over 25 years of experience and a strong interest in the education sector, having worked as a Director with Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), one of Australia’s leading business schools. She has served on the Board of APSMO for a number of years and is also our Executive Director.
Throughout her career Liz has worked closely with professionals including lawyers, accountants, financial planners, and academics to develop effective marketing strategies for themselves and their businesses. She regularly presents on a range of topics including branding, effective marketing communications and networking skills, and is also the founder and director of her own consulting firm, Strategic Marketing Matters.
Pauline Kohlhoff
BSc, MSc, BTeach, PhD
Board Member
Pauline was a computer software engineer before retraining to become a secondary mathematics teacher. Until 2018, she held the position of Senior Mathematics Development Manager at APSMO, being responsible for the management and delivery of APSMO’s Professional Learning programs for teachers, and the development of the Maths Olympiad and Maths Games papers and teaching resources.
She is currently Mathematics Subject Co-ordinator at the University of Technology Sydney, and teaches mathematics education subjects for both primary and secondary pre-service teachers. Her research interests include innovative ways to assess students’ mathematical learning, and secondary mathematics teachers’ professional development.
Adelene Wilson
Finance and Administration Manager
Adelene was a Certified Public Accountant in Singapore where she worked in the finance industry for 15 years. Since coming to Australia she has worked in the finance and administration sections of several companies and provided accounting services for a number of small and medium sized organisations.
As APSMO’s Finance and Administration Manager, Adelene is a key point of contact for the teachers and schools participating in the Maths Olympiads and Maths Games.
