- Killion was born in Northern Rhodesia, a former British protectorate that became Zambia in 1964.
- He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Zambia in Lusaka.
- Banda also studied in London, achieving a Master of Arts and an Advanced Academic Diploma in Education from the London University College Institute of Education.
- In Zambia, Killion worked first as a teacher, rising to be vice-principal of a senior secondary school and then Chief Education Officer in the Department of Education and Culture.
- He also worked in London and Moscow as an education attaché, presumably at the Zambian embassies there.
- Killion moved into the related area of training, attending Train the Trainer courses in Zambia, Dublin and Canberra.
- He also attended human resources workshops organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London and the Canadian Agency for International Development in Toronto.
- He was Principal of the National Institute of Public Administration, a peak national training institute in Zambia.
- Before leaving Zambia for Australia, Killion worked as Deputy Permanent Secretary and acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development.
- Killion retired on 1 November 2004, having delayed his departure until the new Coordinator could take up the position. He is believed to have died overseas in 2010.
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