​Whittlesea Community Connections
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Our Board

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President
Nessie Sayar
Education:
Community Services Work (Cert IV)
President - Cultural Bridges Community Action Group
Vice President - Whittlesea Northern Cyprus Turkish Women’s Group
Board of Management Representative - Thomastown Neighbourhood House
Volunteer ER assessor and Community Transport Service Driver - Whittlesea Community Connections
Home Fire Safety Peer Educator ​ - Country Fire Authority
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​Vice President
Sam Alessi (City of Whittlesea Representative)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Teaching; Graduate Diploma Computing
1997-present: Councillor - City of Whittlesea
1997, 2000 and 2004: Mayor - City of Whittlesea
Board Member - Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service​
Teacher
 
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Treasurer
Harry Jenkins
Education:
Education: Bachelor of Science (ANU)
Board Chair - Global Voices Australia
Former Speaker, House of Representatives - Parliament of Australia
Former Federal Member for Scullin
Former Councillor - Shire of Whittlesea
 
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Secretary / Public Officer
Rolf Peake
Education:
Volunteer Information Worker - Whittlesea Community Connections
Treasurer - Lalor Living & Learning Centre Committee of Management
 
 
 
Board Members
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Owen Waldie
Volunteer Bus Driver, Arabic Speaking Women's Group and Community Transport Service - Whittlesea Community Connections
 
 
 
 
 


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Randa Rafiq
Clinical and Human Rights Advocacy Coordinator and Secretariat for Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, La Trobe Law School
Whittlesea Community Legal Service Volunteer for 5 years
March 2015: Received the Whittlesea International Women’s Day Award for her involvement and outstanding contributions to the legal service and local community
 
 
 


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Vicki Selvaggio
Sales Executive
Curent WCC Volunteer - Emergency Relief Assessor/ Business Partnerships
Rivers & Rangers Community Leadership Program Co-hort 2017
Rivers & Rangers CLP Project "Shining the Light on Bunjil" 2017
Nominee Senior of the Year 2016
Volunteer BECC Community Visitor 2006 -2011
Black Saturday Volunteer- Diamond Creek Relief Centre, Feb 2009


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Rosa Harrison
Bachelor of Science (University of Melbourne)
Diploma in Project Management
Cert IV Community Services
Cert IV Adult Training and Assessment
Cohort 2017 of Rivers and Ranges Community Leadership Program
Committee Member - Lalor Living & Learning Centre Committee of Management
Committee Member - Monarchs Softball Club
Member of Institute of Community Directors


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Elisa Andreacchio
Postgraduate law student at Monash University
Whittlesea Community Legal Service Volunteer for almost 2 years
 
 
 
 


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Lena Gargano-Reddy
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Paul Tysoe
Employed by the State Government for 35 years
 
 
 
 
 


Volunteer Representatives
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Stella Gorham
Reception Volunteer with WCC - 3 years
Volunteer with Villa Maria aged care facility - 2 years
Chairperson for the Body Corporate in Botanica Park Bundoora - 9 years
Retired Admin & O.H.S officer
 
 


our location

CONNECT WITH  us

Call: 03 9401 6666
​(Between Monday and Friday, 9am to 1pm)

​Address: Shop 111 Pacific Epping, Epping, Victoria, 3076 
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Our Values
    • Meet our Board
    • Meet our Leadership Group
    • Annual Reports
  • Services
    • Volunteer Resource Services
    • Community Information
    • Refugees and New Arrivals
    • Community Legal Services
    • Emergency Relief and Casework
    • Community Transport
    • Road Safety Programs >
      • L2P Driver Education
    • Social Enterprises >
      • Women-in-Work
      • Whittlesea Connect Transport Service
  • Resources
    • Resources in Other Languages
    • Special Projects >
      • Housing Brokerage Project
      • CALD Family Violence Project
      • PREVENTING HARM FROM GAMBLING
      • Industry Connect Mentoring
    • Programs >
      • Free Soccer Program
      • Online Homework Club
      • Weaving Community Harmony
      • Our Friendly Connections Program and Community Visitors Scheme
    • News and Media >
      • WCC in the Media
      • News Archive
    • Research Reports
    • Strategic Plans
    • Annual Reports
    • Family Violence Resources
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer at WCC
    • Employment
    • Make a Donation
  • Contact Us