Maree Lane is both a St Ann’s and Emmanuel alumni, College, beginning her education in the final year of St Ann’s College prior to its amalgamation with CBC in 1990.

She served on the Emmanuel College Board of Management from 2013 to 2020, then as Chair of the Emmanuel College Advisory Council until July 2024.

Her three children have all attended Emmanuel College and she and her husband Patrick (a CBC alumni) have proudly contributed to the College’s capital appeals in this time.

A qualified journalist, who has worked as an advisor in Federal, State and Local Government sectors, as well as private enterprise, Maree has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, media relations, corporate communications, strategic planning and governance.

She is IAP2-certified in Stakeholder Engagement, a Certified Practicing Marketer with the Australian Marketing Institute, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and current Deakin University Lecturer in Management and Marketing. She is also a Committee Member of the Warrnambool Racing Club and an active volunteer in the Koroit and Warrnambool communities.

“I am honoured to be joining the Foundation Board, particularly in the middle of such a successful appeal for the Edmund Rice Centre. The Foundation is also making impressive progress in its establishment of scholarships, to help ensure that - in the spirit of Catherine McCauley, Edmund Rice and the dedicated founders of the school - an Emmanuel College education is accessible to all children who love to learn.”