Name: Chris PARRY (ChrisP - pronounced 'Crispy')

Year joined HEIA (SA) Executive: 2002

Current School/Employment: Xavier College Gawler

Position: Home Economics teacher

Years as a Home Economist: Too many to contemplate ..... 47 years

Previous Schools/Workplaces: Approximately 18 schools with the last permanent appointment being 9 years at Balaklava High, back to where I started teaching. Two seasons cooking on a cattle station in the Northern Territory

What I enjoy about my job: The challenges, the feeling of achievement when things go well or are appreciated and the camaraderie ....

Other Professional Involvement: HEIA (SA)Executive Member since 2002

Most Influential Mentor: Joan Hall for her love of life despite adversities and Jan Reynolds for her enormous abilities, energy and enthusiasm.

Most Influential PD: My first HEIA Conference in Brisbane in 1999

Personal Interests: My 5 grandchildren, sewing, establishing our new home, looking for the next challenge