Anthony Renshaw is the Head of the School of Practical Philosophy in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. He has been leading the School since 2001. He has given talks and run residential retreats and philosophy programs here in Australia as well as the United Kingdom and North America.

His programs and talks cover a range of themes, some of which include: Mantra Meditation – Meditation and the West; The Inspiration of Christmas – 2000 Years of Art and Music; Threads of Consciousness – The Western Cultural Inheritance; Philosophy in Focus – Attention in Action; English Language and Literature; Foundation Values – Calibrating Life; The Good Life – The Platonic System; Love and Reason – Hand in Hand; The Seven Liberal Arts – The Medieval Inheritance; Natural Law – Following Nature's Measures; Adhyatma Yoga – The Practical Philosopher; Master and Companion – Material Success and Spiritual Strength; Think Different – Actions of the Mind; Life Strengths – 20 Steps to Strength of Character; Shakespeare – Performance and Reality; The Artistry of Ficino - Plato and the Florentine Renaissance.

His association with the School began in 1973. Like everyone else involved in the work of the School, he does not receive any income from the School, but works voluntarily for the realization of the School's aims. He is currently employed as the Communications Manager at a Sydney independent school and has worked as a teacher of English, history and drama, and in the commercial sector as a training consultant. He is married with two adult daughters.

Dr Craig Hassed is a General Practitioner and Senior Lecturer at the Monash University Department of General Practice. His teaching, research and clinical interests include mindfulness-based stress management, mind-body medicine, meditation, holistic healthcare, health promotion, complementary therapies and medical ethics.

Craig is regularly invited to speak and run courses in Australia and overseas and is a regular media commentator on these issues. He also writes regularly for medical journals and has published four books; “New Frontiers in Medicine” (Volumes 1 and 2), a third book on mindfulness-based stress management entitled “Know Thyself a fourth on an holistic lifestyle approach to healthcare, “The Essence of Health” and most recently a textbook co authored with Kerryn Phelps, “General Practice: the integrative approach”.

Bronwyn is a corporate facilitator with over twenty years experience in business. Bronwyn has a diverse background, with studies in human resources, training and development, history, neurolinguistic programming, accelerated and generative learning, information technology, project management, change management and eastern philosophy. In her two businesses (BC Learning Solutions Pty Ltd – www.bclearning.com.au and LeftField Project Solutions www.project-management.com.au) she works in various industries including finance, law, pharmaceutical, information technology, manufacturing, hospitality, travel, and the public service. Bronwyn has a broad knowledge and understanding of organisational needs and brings both strategic and practical perspectives to her work. Bronwyn has been a student with the School of Philosophy (Sydney) for around fifteen years and acknowledges the significant impact that the learning, insights and practical experiences she’s gained have had on her - personally and professionally. She is a keen participant in the annual Melbourne Plato residentials and enjoys the mysteries that the dialectic process uncovers. She’s been a Mentor with Lucca and enjoys the opportunity to be of service where she can support and assist others to discover who they are, and achieve their potential.

Demetrius Condos is a registered architect, has his own company which does lovely little jobs working in close communion with the client, and also works for a large firm in the city which builds large monstrosities which shade people and create wind tunnels. He used to paint in watercolours and did Zen paintings, but got waylaid by more pressing matters in order to earn money (see previous sentence). He studied traditional symbolism under Peter Kollar at NSW University and Adrian Snodgrass at Sydney University (whom he is proud to call his mentors), until he saw everything in creation as a symbol, and then took up Tai Chi to calm himself down, as he gets a bit excitable at times. Although he would like to be able to earn a living from painting and surfing, we are hoping that he will mature in time and take life more seriously.

Sharon is a leadership/executive coach, working with both individuals and teams to enhance their effectiveness through building awareness, leveraging strengths and agreeing on the ‘best path to improvement’. She specialises in 360 feedback and development coaching, as well as supporting leaders during their first 90 days in a new role. Her passion is helping people to discover their potential, explore new possibilities and to find a creative expression for making a contribution in all areas of their life. Sharon has found that the ‘philosophical/spiritual practices’ integrate seamlessly with the ‘professional’ – in fact those that blend these two areas can tap into an abundant source of energy, knowledge and possibility, from which success naturally flows.

Apart from her work over the last few years as an executive coach, Sharon has over 20 years corporate experience in strategic human resource management, leadership development, recruitment, career management, training and facilitation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) degree and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology and is an accredited Executive Coach. Sharon is a mother to two girls, aged 9 and 12, is happily married, and has been a member of the Melbourne School of Philosophy since 1999.

Jonah is on the board of the Integral Leadership Institute and is Operations Director at Integral Development a leadership development company specialising in holistic, ethical and mindful approaches to business, with offices in Perth and Melbourne. Prior to this Jonah was Marketing Director and Head of Painting at the Art Academy London, and a tutor at St Oswald’s School of Painting. From 2000 to 2002 he worked on the Waterperry House Fresco Project in Oxford. Involving painters and sculptors, the project is one of the largest fresco paintings to be recently completed in Europe, and is based on ideas drawn from Advaita Vedanta. Jonah holds an MSA from Sydney University, a BA (fine arts) from Curtin University, and trained at St Oswald's (run by the School of Philosophy in London). Jonah has over ten years’ experience in teaching and designing leadership and philosophy programs for young people and has exhibited regularly in Perth, Sydney and London.

James works for the Australian Treasury on health policy, and broader social policy issues. Before to joining the Treasury, he worked for AusAID for 3 years (Australia’s overseas aid and development agency), where he was a part of AusAID’s East Timor program. James has a Bachelor in Economics (Honours), and is currently finishing a Masters in Public Policy at the Australian National University. James is a part of the Canberra branch of the School, where helps tutor and regularly facilitates weekend workshops for the public.