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 |
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 |
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 |
Secretary / Public Officer
Rolf Peake Education: Volunteer Information Worker - Whittlesea Community Connections Treasurer - Lalor Living & Learning Centre Committee of Management |
Board Members
Owen Waldie Volunteer Bus Driver, Arabic Speaking Women's Group and Community Transport Service - Whittlesea Community Connections |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Elisa Andreacchio Postgraduate law student at Monash University Whittlesea Community Legal Service Volunteer for almost 2 years |
Lena Gargano-Reddy |
Paul Tysoe Employed by the State Government for 35 years |
Volunteer Representatives
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 |