Mirsia is the CEO at the Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC). She has over 19 years of work experience at the AMRC and has held leadership positions in various programs across the organisation working with refugees, asylum seekers, people with disabilities, the...
Carole Pondevie-Lay is an English as an Additional Language (EAL) educator having over twenty-five years involvement in the Adult Migrant English Program and the community education and settlement sector with experience in resource development and building community...
Malini has over 20 years of experience working across several domestic and international Financial Services organisations. Her experience spans across several disciplines, namely Investment Banking, Corporate Advisory, Accounting, Property, Equity Capital Markets,...
Samira Husic experienced refugee life firsthand in the 1990s war-torn Bosnia. She has been living in Australia for 20 years. Samira holds qualifications in: Primary school teaching (Bosnia) Psychology and Children and Family Studies (double Major, ECU Australia)...
Kate joins the SCoA team from a series of postings working in the global health space. She brings a wealth of experience to the role, using her background to help guide the sector through challenges associated with the COVID-19 recovery and vaccine rollout. Originally...
Michael Zgryza has worked across the community sector for over 30 years, specifically across the youth and refugee/multicultural space on both a practice and policy level, having previously worked as a youth worker, the NESB Policy Officer for the Youth Affairs...
Sonia Di Mezza is a human rights lawyer, solicitor, and the Interim CEO of the Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS). Other leadership roles in the not-for-profit sector have included: CEO of Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services (Bendigo, Central...
Born in Tubingen, West Germany Clement Meru hails from the Republic of South Sudan and arrived in Australia in 2003 under the Humanitarian programme. He has 20 years’ experience in the settlement sector including delivering and managing programs in Western Sydney....
Samantha Blake is the current General Manager of the Humanitarian Settlement and Asylum Seeker programs at AMES Australia. Samantha is responsible for leading the delivery of the Settlement Programs across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Samantha has worked...
Sandra is committed to driving changes that improve individual lives. She has done this across various sectors—in the not-for-profit sector, government, and academia. In her current role as CEO of SCOA, she advocates for policies and practices that promote good...
Kwame Selormey is a Community Services Leader who was born in Ghana – West Africa where he spent his first 19 years. He has lived in Australia for almost 30 years. His tertiary education and professional background has been in the area of working with children,...