Ian is a retired secondary school principal; his teaching career began in technical schools as a Maths and Science teacher. In the 70’s, Ian spent a year on exchange teaching in Liverpool UK with his wife Robyn, attending Belvidere Road Church under the ministry of Stuart Olyott.
When Ian retired from the education department, he spent 13 years in two local Christian schools as their secondary school head. Ian and Robyn have 3 adult children and six grand children.