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Senior Staff

Margie Welsford (she/her)
BAppSci, BA, BEd (Counselling), MAPS

deputy@jch.unimelb.edu.au 9349 7182

Deputy Principal – responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the
College and deputises for the Principal in her absence. Responsible
for the pastoral wellbeing of students, she works closely with Senior
Common Room members to provide support to the student body.

Margie Welsford has been Deputy Principal of JCH since 2018 and
was Interim Principal for 6 months in 2022 and Acting Principal for 6
months in 2019. She served previously as Warden of Whitley College
for twelve years and Chair of the Melbourne Heads of Colleges from
2015 to 2016. A Registered Psychologist, she has extensive leadership
and pastoral expertise, including through previous work as a school
psychologist.

Margie lives at Janet Clarke Hall with her husband, Nathan
Nettleton, and their dogs, Delta and Riff. She enjoys running,
reading, and singing, but not all at the same time.

Briana Ellis (she/her)
EMA, BA(Hons), D-GLOBISS

deanstudies@jch.unimelb.edu.au 9349 7182

Dean of Studies – primarily responsible for the academic wellbeing of
students, working closely with the Deputy Principal, Senior Common
Room members and Non-Resident Tutors to provide holistic support.

Briana (Bee) graduated from the University of Melbourne with a
BA(Honours) in Anthropology and Executive Master of Arts. She is now
completing her Master of Education part-time. With ten years of
experience living and working in the Melbourne Colleges, Bee is
passionate about supporting young people as they navigate
university life. Before moving to JCH, Bee was a student and staff
member at Whitley College and then the Intercollegiate Marketing
Officer. Bee has past experience running a food literacy not-for-profit,
and is most joyful sharing good food with good company. Bee also
enjoys karate, swimming, board games and walking along to
podcasts.

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Janet Clarke Hall Student Handbook 2024