Design Our Team

Profiles

Andrew Barnum - Head of School

Andrew Barnum joined Billy Blue in 1999 to lecture in Communication Design. He was appointed to the position of Program Director as well as specialising in Visual Identity for the Visual Communication program at UTS. He is currently undertaking research study at UTS looking at re-defining creativity in order to support its sustainability in the emerging creative economy. In 2006 Andrew accepted the role of Head of School at Billy Blue College of Design.

Andrew was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and raised in Sydney, Australia. He completed his design education at RMIT before starting his career as an Art Director with McCann Erickson in Sydney. He since returned to the USA to freelance in design and perform as a singer songwriter and returned to Sydney with his own creative business. The Barnum Group have created corporate identity and communications for Macquarie Bank, Ord Minnett, Sydney Futures Exchange and HSBC. The company has won prestigious projects as well as been AGDA and AWARD finalists.

Mark Rohald - Director

Mark, a former academic and lecturer in Economics at a leading South African University, has since founded a number of private education institutions and served on the Board of no less than 18 education businesses.

As an Executive Director of Educor, Mark oversaw a multinational education organisation servicing 300,000 students on a daily basis. Educor was listed on the Johannesburg and Nasdaq stock exchanges, and Mark held the position of Head of Education for their global operations.

Whilst in the UK, Mark pioneered the concept of online international student recruitment. He has worked in an executive capacity in the education sector in South Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. His community involvement includes serving as a member of the Board of a leading private school in Sydney.

Anthony Böhm - CEO

Anthony has extensive experience in the education sector having worked in senior executive positions in both Australia and the UK.

Anthony spent several years as a senior executive with IDP Education Australia based in Sydney. IDP Education Australia is a world-leader in international education with operations in over 40 countries. Anthony has also worked in with a number of Australia’s leading universities.

Whilst in the UK, Anthony was a co-founder of Kaplan International Colleges. Working in partnership with leading UK universities, Kaplan International Colleges provide innovative programs designed to assist international students enter UK universities.

Anthony has also been a prolific researcher in international education having co-authored a number of leading education publications with specific emphasis on international student mobility and global student trends.

Anthony is a committed education specialist and passionately believes in developing and delivering 'real world' qualifications that give students the best opportunity for a successful and rewarding career.

Dr George Brown - Academic Director

PhD (Adel), M Ed Mgmnt (Flin), Grad Dip Ed (UniSA), B Bus (UniSA)

George has extensive experience in the private education sector in Australia. He has led academic quality assurance and accreditation projects for higher education and vocational education programs at a number of quality private institutions. His work has involved the development of a portfolio of new vocational and higher education programs as well as the management of quality assurance processes at offshore campuses.

George is a prominent researcher in the area of higher education accreditation and quality assurance. His research in the area of non-official higher education was instrumental behind the development of the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes.

At Amadeus/Billy Blue, George manages the group’s academic quality assurance processes and leads the development of a new range of programs.

Russell Woodard - Group Marketing Director

Russell Woodard joined Billy Blue Group in September 2006. His principle responsibility is heading up the central marketing division across the group of colleges. This includes the development and implementation of the Strategic Marketing Plan for the colleges.

The marketing division drives recruitment of new students into all Billy Blue colleges, as well as being responsible for marketing operations and communications.

He is a member of the Senior Management Team and sits on the Teaching and Learning Committee.

Russell has a Masters in Educational Administration with specializations in cross-cultural management and change management.

Prior to joining Billy Blue Group, Russell worked for IBT Education and Wollongong University College. He has also run a successful corporate training business in Japan.