OUR TEAM
Aminata Conteh-Biger
Founder, CEO & Director
Growing up in Freetown, Sierra Leone with her father, Aminata had a blessed life and was known as the girl who lived in the big yellow house on the hill.
Morlai Kamara
Programme adviser
Morlai Kamara has over ten years experience in development and in advancing the human rights of vulnerable communities in Australia and Sierra Leone.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Penny Gerstle
Director & Chair
Penny holds masters degrees from the University of Sydney in International Law (Refugee and Human Rights Law), Arts (Japanese) and a Master Development Studies.
Anthony Zwi
Director
Anthony Zwi grew up and was schooled in South Africa where he also studied Medicine (MB BCh Witwatersrand), occupational health (DOH Wits), and tropical health (DTM&H Wits).
Kat Hartmann
Director
Kat Hartmann is a change agent. She helps brands transform social, content and digital through strategy and insights.
Kim Stewart-Smith
Treasurer & Company Secretary
Kim is currently the Oceania Corporate Services Leader at Ernst & Young.
Ros Horin
Director
Ros Horin, director, dramaturg and writer has been an important figure in Australian theatre.
Simon Vaughan
Director
With ten years of experience, Simon is a fundraising professional who has worked across a broad swathe of fundraising areas, raising millions for the organisations he has worked for. He currently works in the philanthropy team for Oxfam Australia.
Yolanda Saiz
Director
Yolanda is currently the Executive Director, Commercial Enterprise, Fundraising and Communications, Vinnies NSW. She has close to 25 years’ experience in commercial operations, communications & media, fundraising, strategy development and implementation, community engagement.
BOARD EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Pauline George
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Michael Dwyer: CEO, First State Super, Board Director, Australia for UNHCR
Ruth Layton: Lawyer
Joe Skrzynski: Director, Champ Equity
Ian Buchanan: Champ Private Equity, World Chinese Economic Forum, Nantien Institute
Mark Davidson: Managing Director, Work Inc
WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
Jo Hyde – Chair
Electra Wiggs
Kim Veitch
Kate Swinney
Lou Birt
Anna Curran
Erin Booker
Jenny Pridham
VOLUNTEERS
Gemma Mcfarland - PR Assistant
Erica Sufani - Digital and Social Media Strategy Lead
Fabiana Eisenmann - Social Media Manager
Sophie Roden - Website and Content Producer
Eloise Cansdell - Events Co-ordinator
Ruth Nzeribe - Administration Assistant
Gabi Atchison - Creative Strategist
Elena Di Palma - Fundraising and Relationships Manager
