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: 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
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

Vicki Selvaggio

Rosa Harrison
Volunteer Community Information Worker - Whittlesea Community Connections  

​Elissa Andreacchio
Volunteer Paralegal - Whittlesea Community Connections Community Legal Service

Laura Miller
Bachelor of Arts – Communication
Certificate 3 - Music Industry: Business
Certificate 4 - Small Business Management
Development Manager – The Push (2013–2015 & 2017–present)
Small Business Owner/Dance Teacher/Performer – Entwined Bellydance (2010-present)

Lena Gargano-Reddy

Paul Tysoe
Employed by the State Government for 35 years

Volunteer Representatives

Ginette Beguely


Rita Jaup
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