For over 20 years, Siri has been a passionate community development and training practitioner in the multicultural sector. As manager of CEH she leads initiatives to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for multicultural communities.

Anni is a passionate and experienced events & fundraising professional. Her experience, over the last 10 years has been in the areas of event management, fundraising and experiential marketing productions in Melbourne and overseas. In these roles, she has continuously delivered successful and innovative results for clients including the Department of Education, World Vision Australia and Health Workforce Australia. Anni has a Bachelor of Media Studies (Honours). She has a professional interest in employing her strong planning skills and experience in a role where she provides strategic and logistical support. Anni is involved in marketing and online engagement projects that focus around the areas of cultural competence and health literacy.

Pier is the co-ordinator of the MHSS team. MHSS works with people from a migrant and refugee background as well as international students. His projects include the areas of sexual health/STI’s, blood borne viruses, healthy relationships, cultural competence and stigma. Pier has worked in the community sector for over 30 years in diverse areas such as human rights, international development, labour rights, community radio, blood borne viruses and health promotion. Pier is an experienced trainer, with a Diploma of Education, a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Science (Hons).

Sophie is a project and program manager with specific interest in refugee and asylum-seekers’ access to information and informed decision-making. She has over 20 years of experience working in international development (South Africa, Pacific Island Countries) and Community Development (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Centre for Multicultural Youth, Melaleuca Australia in Darwin) in the areas of health promotion, HIV/AIDS, education and research. Sophie is also an experienced trainer in Cultural Competence and related topics. She has been working at CEH for the past 6 years.

Aditi is a Community engagement and projects officer working with International students to improve their general health and well-being. This includes providing information around Sexual Health, Mental Health, and access to information around unplanned pregnancies for international students. Aditi is also an overseas-trained Dentist, with clinical and oral health promotion experience overseas and has a Master’s degree in public health.

Andrea is a specialist trainer, educating groups in cultural competence and health literacy. She is a people person who connects with her dynamic communication style. She has over 10 years’ experience in health services, with a passion for education. Andrea holds degrees in arts and health sciences and spent many years in the natural health industry training health care practitioners.

Blossom has over six years of experience as a NAATI-certified Spanish interpreter and translator, having worked in legal and community health settings. She lived and studied in Colombia before obtaining her NAATI certification and Masters in Interpreting and Translating at RMIT University. Blossom is passionate about language justice and dedicated to enabling intercultural communication that ensures equitable access to services for a diverse range of clients.

Brigitte joined CEH in 2021 as Administrative Support across all CEH programs. Having owned and operated hospitality businesses for over 20 years, she has a broad skill set and enjoys supporting the teams and improving administrative efficiencies. Brigitte likes being surrounded by colleagues with a shared passion for equity and approaches the role as an opportunity to learn from her peers.

Dianne has 19 years of experience teaching humanities and literature in the Philippines and at Melbourne Uni’s pathways program. She also brings administrative experience from the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Leadership, Culture, and Learning team. Now holding postgraduate qualifications in Information and Library Management, she supports the management and enhancement of the Health Translations library. Dianne also volunteers in the Filipino community, focusing on mentoring, migrant support, and community building.

Mary is a qualified social worker who has worked in the aged care and settlement sectors. She also managed an ethno-specific service that provided settlement, migration advice, family violence and aged care services. At CEH, Mary was the manager of the Multicultural Gambler’s Help Program from 2006 to 2010. The program focused on improving responses to gambling harm for migrant and refugee communities. Mary is currently a senior project officer at CEH working on strategic projects.

Natalia joined CEH in 2021.  Natalia has extensive experience in delivering health programs, developing strategic and operational plans, and monitoring and evaluating health programs including STI/HIV programs. Natalia also has experience in supporting the management of primary health care services, community health education, and the application and use of health data in decision making and capacity building roles. Natalia holds a medical degree and has a  Master of Public Health degree.

Spase has over 20 years’ experience in access and equity work across mental health, local government and community health. At CEH he is a trainer and project worker in language services, health literacy and organisational cultural competence. He has degrees in the humanities and public health.

Tristan is passionate about language and communication, and particularly enjoys facilitating storytelling and knowledge-sharing among participants in training. She holds a Masters of Interpreting and Translation Studies (Italian; Spanish), Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics; French Studies) and a Diploma in Languages (Spanish and Latin American Studies).

Yuqian joined CEH in August 2022, with experience in social work, educational settings and community organisations.  She is particularly interested in working with people from CALD backgrounds and applying cultural competence in practice. As an accredited translator and bilingual health educator, Yuqian brings her community knowledge and health promotion experience to the Multicultural Health and Support Service (MHSS). Yuqian has a focus on BBV/STI prevention and management, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, healthy relationships and behavioural change.