Marketing Area:
International
Expertise:
Mr. Mackay's expertise is in educational administration.
Major Product/SVS:
Educational Administration and Theological Education, Christian Education
Favorite Business Publication:
Time; Scotsman; Forbes; Royal Scottish Geographical Society Publications; Education Publications Review; Professional Educator; Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology
Hobbies/Sports:
Listening to Folk and Classical Music, Watching Rugby Union and Cricket, Photography, Following Current Events
Education Degrees:
Diploma in Theology, Free Church of Scotland College (1959); Diploma in Education, Queen's College, University of St. Andrews (Now University of Dundee) (1957); Master of Arts in History and Geography, Queen's College, University of St. Andrews, with Honors (1956); Primary and Secondary Education, Morgan Academy, Dundee, Earned in Australia (1952)
Affiliations Awards:
Co Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Edinburgh Centre of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society; National Council Member, Edinburgh Centre of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society; Fellow of the Society of Contemporary Scotland; Clerk of the Public Questions Committee, Free Church of Scotland (1998-2002); Chairman of the International Missions Board (2002); Moderator, General Assembly (2001); Part-Time Lecturer on Church History, Free Church Of Scotland College (6 Years); Former Member, Association of Heads of the Independent Schools of Australia; Former Member, Australian College of Educators; Former Associate Fellow, Australian Principals Centre
Work History:
Headmaster, Retired, Christian Educator, Free Church of Scotland College; Lecturer in Church History, Free Church of Scotland College, Edinburgh, Scotland (1998–2005); Principal, Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne, Australia (1986–1987); Headmaster, St. Andrew’s College, Lima, Peru (1966–1978); Teacher, Buckhaven High School (2 Years)
Extended Bio Profile:
Mr. Mackay is a published author and wrote a 46-page pamphlet on Thomas Chalmers, as well as chapters in 'Crown Him Lord of All,' essays on the life and witness of the Free Church of Scotland, and 'A Witness for Christ,' the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia 1846–1996. He is also a minister and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland and has served as the Moderator of Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia.
In 1986, he took up the position of Principal of Presbyterian Ladies' College in Melbourne, one of the oldest girls' schools in Australia, with some 1200 pupils. During his twelve years as principle there, the college piloted the Victorian state government's new Certificate of Education prior to its general implementation and introduced the International Baccalaureate for local students who wished to study it and especially for overseas students who came from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Other developments included the setting-up of a childcare and early learning centre, the planning of a facility including a lecture theatre, dining hall and a suite of classrooms, and the construction of an aquatic centre with learners' and high diving pools also available to the public.
Mr. Mackay is the published author as well as a minister and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland and of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Overseeing Educational Administration including Academic, Financial, Pastoral, and Spiritual Duties, Appointing Staff, Serving as a Liaison for Government Departments
Awards/Honors:
Professional Associate of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society; Former Elected Moderator of Synod, Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia (1993); Former Convener, Missions Committee, Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia; Diploma of Honour for Services to Education, Peruvian Government (1978)