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Our Board

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President
Nessie Sayar
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
Elissa Andreacchio
Postgraduate law student at Monash University
Whittlesea Community Legal Service Volunteer for almost 2 years
 
 
 
 
 

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Treasurer
Harry Jenkins
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
Volunteer Information Worker - Whittlesea Community Connections
Treasurer - Lalor Living & Learning Centre Committee of Management
 
 
 
 
 

Board Members
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Sam Alessi (City of Whittlesea Representative)
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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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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Lena Gargano-Reddy
Transport Workers Union Clerk 12 years
Aurora Support Services Committee Representative
WCC Volunteer 21 years - Front desk reception work
Whittlesea Disability Network Member
Mill Park Library Book Club
 
 


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Paul Tysoe
Employed by the State Government for 35 years
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Max Lee
Board member on a number of organizations with key roles in Governance, Board Recruitment and performance and Strategic Direction
professional background in Social Work with Post Graduate qualifications in Business Management
Experience in the community health sector as a Senior Executive and CEO for over 25 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
 
 
 


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Rita Jaup
Whittlesea Community Connections Legal Services Volunteer for 8 months
Officer of Cadets for 6 years
Diplomas in Bowen & Beauty Therapy
Certificates in Health & Nutrition and in Aromatherapy
 
 
 

location

contact  us

Address: Shop 111 Pacific Epping, Epping, Victoria, 3076
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WCC General : 03 9401 6666
Emergency Relief (Mon 8.30am) : 03 9401 6644
Community Legal Service : 03 9401 6655
Women in Work mobile childcare : 03 9401 6633
Community Transport : 03 9401 6622

​Email:  admin@whittleseacc.org.au

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Our Values
    • Meet our Board
    • Meet our Leadership Group
  • 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
    • News and Media >
      • WCC in the Media
      • News Archive
    • Research Reports
    • Strategic Plans
    • Annual Reports
    • Family Violence Resources
  • Get Involved
  • Contact Us