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Senior Staff

Note: We will be farewelling Margie early Semester 1 and will be announcing our new Deputy
Principal shortly. We look forward to you all getting to meet them soon!

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 2025