Our Team

Greg has returned to the President role this year. He is a long term resident of Rockhampton and retired dentist. He still does his French lessons. Greg brings his expertise in organising the French Film Festival as he has for some years. 

Karen joined our committee late 2021 and is our past President for 2024 and 2025. She is also a student in the advanced group. She contributes with music and songs (in French of course) to many of our events.

Margaret joined our committee at the end of 2022 and has taken on the role of Treasurer this year. She brings to the committee her experience as a small business owner and long standing resident of Rockhampton.

Dolores joined our committee at the end of 2022 and was in the Treasurer role for the past 2 years. She also contributes to event promotion thanks to her artistic, photographic and graphic design skills.

François is one of our past Presidents, a position he filled for 3 years. He remains a dedicated member of the committee. His areas of expertise are marketing and fundraising.  

Maree was our treasurer for a number of years, and she brings a wealth of experience to her new role. She is very active in organising our events and making sure we are compliant with rules and regulations.  

Jenny joined our committee at the end of 2024. She has been studying French with us for a few years and has travelled to France numerous times.

Richard joined our committee at the end of 2023. He has volunteered to assume the role of informal sommelier at our events since 2024.  Richard is currently the chair of our French Film Festival sub-committee. 

Diane is French and has been teaching at Alliance Française since her arrival in the region. She has worked as a teacher in France and in the UK and currently teaches beginner and  intermediate groups.

Megan studied French at University and has taught the beginner and intermediate levels at Alliance Française for a number of years. Megan is also our tech expert.

Pascale is French and has taught with us since the very beginning, in 2001. She takes the advanced class at Alliance Française.  Pascale looks after our social media accounts and website.  

Nadya has joined the team of Alliance Francaise in 2026. She is French and used to teach English in Paris. She is currently teaching beginner adult class in Mackay.