Our People

Board

Dr Sonja Hood AM

Chair

Kara Keys

Director

Rana Hussain

Director

Jen Sharpe

Director

Chris Simmonds

Director

Team

Aleem Ali

Chief Executive Officer

NIyati Acharya

Chief Operating Officer

Kate Leaney

Community Partnerships & Communications Manager

Maia Tua-Davidson

Welcoming Clubs Manager

Kate Thoms

Welcoming Clubs Manager

Sebastian Geers

Welcoming Cities Manager

Trisnasari Fraser

Welcoming Universities Coordinator

Ken Dachi

Welcoming Workplaces Coordinator

Olga Cherniak

Senior Policy & Research Analyst

Bel Schenk

Welcoming Cities Coordinator (VIC)

Turkan Aksoy

Welcoming Cities Coordinator (NSW)

Sarah Janali

Welcoming Cities Coordinator (WA)

Jessica Scannell

Project Coordinator, The Active Women Project, Welcoming Clubs

Judy Thomas

Finance Administrator

Ross Borland

Active Inclusion Club Mentor Coordinator, Welcoming Clubs

Aya Helmy

Inclusion Support Champion, Welcoming Clubs

Bita Divsarnaz

Project Coordinator, Welcome to the Game

Mengting Cao

Media, Communications & Events Officer

National Advisory Committees

Cities

  • Dr Faiza El-Higzi (Chair)
  • Anthea Hancocks
  • Con Pagonis OAM
  • Rana Ebrahimi
  • Peter Morris
  • Kath Brackett

Universities

  • Professor Jim Cavaye (Chair)
  • Anthea Hancocks
  • Professor Martin Betts
  • Fatima-Zahra Blila
  • Dr Mehmet Aslan
  • Dr Amir Tatai
  • Tiana Davey
  • Fida Hussain
  • Jade Luu
  • Thi Tu Trinh Ngo

Workplaces

  • Anthea Hancocks
  • Carmen Garcia
  • Dr Karina Davis
  • Con Livissianis
  • Thomas Costa
  • Susan Schlinker