faculty of the AIES
Mr David Burke, M.Ed, B.Ec, Grad.Dip.R.E
Founder of the Australian Enneagram Oral Tradition, David Burke is the leading researcher, teacher and writer of the Enneagram in Australia today. He established the Brisbane Enneagram project in 1994, in Brisbane, to study personality in the Australian context. He is the founding director of the Australian Institute for Enneagram Studies. For further information please visit The Founder section of the AIES site.
Dr Margaret Buring, M.B.B.S, M.H.A
Margaret Buring graduated from Sydney University with Honours, and began a career in General Pathology and later General Practice. Margaret completed her Masters in Health Administration in 1994.
Margaret joined the Red Cross Blood Service in 1991 and became the Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian Blood Service in 1996. Margaret became Senior Medical Manager for the Queensland Blood Service in 2001.
Stimulated by a mystical experience in Canada she resigned after 12 years of full time in the Red Cross, she returned to General Practice at the beginning of 2003 to concentrate on her holistic, integrated medical practice.
In 2005 she moved to take care of the house on the Andelaine property in beautiful Natural Bridge. In addition to working at a family practice in Nerang, and providing a Visiting Medical Officer service to the Numimbah Correctional Centre, she has opened up a medical service to the local area.
Margaret has been an accredited Enneagram teacher since 2003.
Ms Rachel Weeks, LL.M, B.A/LL.B, Grad.Dip.Leg.Prac
Rachel is a lawyer who specialises in corporate, intellectual property and privacy law.
She is Special Counsel with Home Wilkinson Lowry specialising in capital raising, corporate law and compliance.
Rachel holds degrees in Modern Asian Studies and Law. She speaks both Japanese and Korean, and holds a Master of Laws from Seoul National University (South Korea), where she specialised in international copyright law.
Rachel became an accredited Enneagram teacher in 2006, and is a member of the organising committee for the 2008 conference for the International Enneagram Association. She is also involved in developing alliances with Enneagram communities in the USA, Brazil and South Korea.
Ms Katrina Stevens, M.Ed, Grad.Dip.Arts (L’ship), Dip.Fin.Planning Dip.Teach
Katrina Stevens is an experienced educator, presenter and facilitator of learning with 10 years experience in a variety of educational settings - half of those as a senior administrator in Queensland schools.
She holds a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and Management, and is a qualified Financial Planner.
Katrina has combined these interests in a diverse range of projects: from the professional development of educators and curriculum design and development in Queensland schools, to instructional design and delivery in the Financial Services Industry and the provision of strategic communication advice utilising the Enneagram framework.
Katrina has been an accredited Enneagram teacher since 2003.
Luke Baker
Luke was born and bred in Brisbane and has been a student of the Enneagram since 1998. He first attended a panel in 1999 and has been an ‘Enneagram junkie’ ever since. He became a certified teacher in 2007, and is actively involved in leading, facilitating and speaking at Enneagram workshops.
Luke currently resides in Tarragindi with his wife Tracy and the light of their lives - 2 year old Chloe. Luke's favourite TV personality is George Castanza - his hero.
Ms Jane Buxton
Jane is a coach, facilitator, and communications consultant to organisations and businesses throughout Australia. She also works with teams in strategic and human resource planning.
Jane has had a long association with the Australian Enneagram Community. She attended her first panel series in 1994 (Series 2), and commenced her formal studies of the Enneagram in 1999. Jane is a member of the faculty of the AIES and on the board of the AEC. She has been an accredited Enneagram teacher since 2007.
Jane has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology and certifications in Coaching, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Eriksonian Hypnosis.
Jane’s greatest joy has been with her two children, Emma, 23, and Jack, 18.
Mr Tony Walters M.Ed, B.A, Grad.Dip (Reading), T. Cert.
Tony is a former secondary school teacher and lecturer in education and curriculum studies. His speciality is English with a Masters degree in Literacy. He has educational experience in three states.
He has also been involved in politics working for a national leader in both Canberra and Queensland. He was Qld State president of his party in the early 90’s. He also co-owned and co-managed a motel and restaurant in Tasmania for five years.
He joined the Australian Enneagram Community in 2002 and became an accredited teacher of the Enneagram in 2007. He is a Board member of the A.I.E.S.
His particular interest is the development of a personal spirituality through an understanding of the enneagram and the practice it recommends for personal and spiritual growth.