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Multicultural Advisory Panel

Polaron’s Multicultural Advisory Panel is comprised of leaders from culturally, religiously, ethnically and linguistically diverse communities and their representative organisations. Established by Polaron in 2013 with the aim of improving community outcomes for diverse Australians, the Panel provides direct grassroot response, advice, guidance and feedback about the quality and effectiveness of language services provided by Polaron. It also assists with the development of community profiles, trends and preferences as well as dissemination strategies, creative engagement ideas and communication approaches. 

The principal focus of the Advisory Panel is to provide strategic advice and support ethical, efficient and sustainable engagement with Australia’s diverse communities when producing collateral for government, not-for-profit and community organisations clients. The Panel is a forum that aims to maintain dialogue and active partnerships between Polaron and the diverse communities it serves through the language services it offers. 

Our members

Fabiola Campbell

Colombia

Spanish, English

VIC metro + regional

Sahar Ageed

Arabic, Assyrian, Chaldean, English

VIC metro + regional

Tracy Pham

Vietnam

Vietnamese, English

VIC metro + regional

James Seow

Singapore

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

VIC metro + regional

Rounak Saha

Bangladesh

Bengali, English

VIC metro + regional

Sylvia Coombe

Fiji

Fijian, English

VIC metro + regional

Belle Kwan

Malaysia, Hong Kong

Mandarin, Cantonese

VIC metro + regional

Dharshan Dhamodharan

Indian

Tamil, Hindi, English

VIC metro + regional

Husna Amani

Dari, English

VIC metro + regional

Anna Manuel

Philippines

Filipino, English

VIC metro + regional

Rana Ebrahimi

Iran

Farsi, English

VIC metro + regional

Don Doughty

Philippines, Malaysia

Malay, English

VIC metro + regional

Andrew Gai

South Sudan

VIC metro + regional

Tharidhu Peries

Sri Lanka

Sinhalese, French, English

VIC metro + regional

Ben Nguyen

Vietnam

Vietnamese, English

VIC metro + regional

Nargis Zakokhail

Afghanistan

Pashto, Farsi, English

VIC metro + regional

Khujesta Qeyam

Afghanistan

Dari, Pashto, Uzbiki, English, Urdu, Hindi

NSW metro + regional

Nazeen Koonda

India

Urdu, Kutchi, Hindi, English

NSW metro + regional

Shandana Usman

Pakistan

Urdu, Pashto, Hindi, English

NSW metro + regional

Kimberly Mitchiko

Philippines

Filipino, English

VIC metro + regional

Insights

Contact

For questions and collaboration opportunities related to the Multicultural Advisory Panel, please contact the Convener Kimberly Mitchiko at kimberly.m@polaron.org or 1300 88 55 61 

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