Our Staff
| Melissa Monteiro | Executive Director |
Admin and Finance team:
| Dijana Mackic | Admin and Finance Manager |
| Jayshree Pather | Admin and Special Project Officer |
| Linda Marsonet | Bookkeeper |
| Elizabeth Mateo | Customer Service Officer |
| Wadiha Mouawad | Office Assistant |
Settlement Services Program Program:
| Aurelia Rahman | Settlement Services Manager- Western and Northern Regions |
| Michelle Aneli | Community Development Project Officer |
| Uma Menon | Casework and Community Engagement Officer for Hills and Northern Region |
| Alham Ashiq | Casework and Intake Officer |
| Biljana Kulic | Caseowork and Intake Worker |
| Insiya Oomatia | Casework and Community Development Worker- Youth |
| Mayor Chagai | Casework and Community Development Worker- Youth |
| Arif Nabizadah | Casework and Community Development Worker- Youth |
| Conscila Emilianus | Casework and Community Development Worker- Women |
| Dativah Nitsios | Caseowork and Community Development Worker- Women |
| Faiza Shakori | Casework and Community Development Worker- Employment |
| Yuyang Su | Casework and Community Development Worker- Employment |
| Hela Jaffar | Casework and Community Development Worker- Employment |
| Naryan Dhimal | Casework and Community Development Worker- Western Region |
| Saw Aung Htut | Casework and Community Development Worker- Western Region |
| Zhenqian Feng | Casework and Community Development Worker- Northern Region |
| Chrysanthie Fernando | Casework and Community Development Worker- Northern Region |
| Ji Hyun Kim | Casework and Community Development Worker- Northern Region |
| Media Unit team: | |
| Bahram Mia | Community Engagement and Communications Officer |
| Sathi Bhattacharyya | Media support worker |
| Priya Kumar | Media support worker |
| Arts team- Magic Carpet project | |
| Akon Dut | Arts Faciliatator- Henna |
| Aween Karim | Arts Faciliatator- Henna |
Early Intervention Program:
| Norma Boules | Family CALD Worker |
| Mastura Marial | Group worker |
| Melanie Thurasaingham | Group worker |
Multicultural Support Workers Program:
| Mira Mitrovic | Multiculutral Support Program Coordinator |
| Annajuster Zahinda | Support Worker (Kirundi/Swahili) |
| Raphael Manirakiza | Support Worker (Kirundi/Swahili/Kinyarwanda/French) |
| Emmanuel Msafiri | Support Worker (Kirundi/Swahili) |
| Ken Athian | Support Worker (Dinka/Juba Arabic) |
| Rebecca Ziga | Support Worker (Juba Arabic/Arabic) |
| Naima Abdullah | Support Worker (Somali) |
| Firaol Tujuba | Support Worker (Oromo/Amharic) |
| Amou Job | Support Worker (Dinka) |
| Getahun W. Desta | Support Worker (Oromo/Amharic) |
Small Biz Program:
| Nexhmije Shala | Business Development Manager |
| Ghassan Nehme | Senior Business Advisor- Arabic |
| Anh Nguyen | Senior Business Advisor- Vietnamese |
| Jae Won Kang | Senior Business Advisor- Korean |
| Xie Peng | Senior Business Advosir- Chinese |
Youth Transition Support Program:
| Priscella Mabor | Youth Transition Support Program Manager |
| Geneve O'Connor | Team Leader- Blacktown |
| Dina Mohamed | Team Leader- Auburn |
| Acuoth Acol | Youth Transition Support Worker |
| George Voulgaropoulos | Youth Transition Support Worker |
| Fatima Shafaie | Youth Transition Support Worker |
| Anyier Yuol | Youth Transition Support Worker |
| Hina Khan | Youth Transition Support Worker |
Latest News
Inspiring Change Conference 2016
Conversations With A Muslim High Schooler - Leyla Kaya
Last month the CMRC Young Storytellers began a project to counter the abundant misrepresentation of Muslim youth in the media by providing them with a platform, wherein they are able share their experiences and thoughts on topical issues that are important to them. This month we were able to sit down with Leyla Kaya, a proactive school leader from Sydney’s West, who hopes to share her experiences growing up in Australia, whilst offering a little advice for other young Muslim girls. Leyla, a thoughtful and optimistic Muslim student talks to us about school, cultural misunderstandings, being Australian, her faith and her decision to put on the Islamic hijab.
