Our Staff
Leadership
Emiliano Zucchi
Chief Executive Officer
Emiliano has extensive experience providing strategic leadership on diversity and inclusion, developing policy and implementing a diverse range of services in the health sector. During his 15 years at Northern Health, he led their Cultural Responsiveness, Disability and Reconciliation Action plans and transformed the way hospital language services are delivered to people with limited English proficiency, leading to improved health outcomes.
Prior to working in the health sector, Emiliano worked for 10 years as a university lecturer and researcher and holds the position of Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literature, Cultures & Linguistics at Monash University. He has published widely on the impact of cultural competence on health outcomes, and presented over 30 conference papers nationally and internationally.
Emiliano has been the Chair of ECCV’s Health & Wellbeing Policy Committee since 2015.
Jiembra Sheils
Director of Operations
Jiembra commenced as ECCV’s Business Manager in March 2019 and is a Certified Practicing Accountant with a commitment to social justice. Jiem has many years’ experience working in not-for-profit organisations in operational and financial management, including with the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, Oxfam and Women’s Housing Ltd.
Jiem is responsible for ECCV’s finance, HR, ICT and regulatory compliance and is a Brunswick local with Irish, English and Norwegian heritage.
Rosita Vincent
Director of Regional Affairs
Rosita is a Community Planner by profession with extensive experience working cross-culturally with people from migrant and refugee backgrounds and in innovative community development roles in regional Australia. Since 2017 Rosita worked as Manager then more recently as Interim Executive Officer of the Ethnic Community Council for the Loddon Campaspe Region.
Rosita is a trusted, collegial leader and community connector who brings extensive networks, community engagement and strategic planning expertise to her role as Director of Regional Affairs for ECCV.
Diana Mastrantuono
Director of Policy & Partnerships
Diana comes to ECCV with experience in program and people management. She has a strong commitment to social justice and the principles that surround this including building the capacity of the community sector in order to support vulnerable groups, reduce disadvantage and increase participation in the community.
Diana has extensive experience working with new and emerging communities and people seeking asylum including with Red Cross, Brotherhood of St Laurence and Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre. She is responsible for ECCV’s project work, developing relationships and supporting business development.
Victoria Kyriakopoulos
Director of Media & Engagement
Victoria is journalist and communications specialist who brings broad local, national and international experience to ECCV across media, communications, events and multicultural engagement.
Victoria has worked for leading Australian media, including the Herald-Sun, The Age and The Bulletin and her diverse experience includes roles as a Victorian Government Media Adviser, author of Lonely Planet’s Greece series and television and video production.
Business & Executive Support
Ozana Bozic
Business Support Coordinator
Media, Communications & Membership
Xiaoran Shi
Media & Communications Officer
Policy & Advocacy
James Houghton
Policy Officer
Batool Moussa
Policy Officer
Projects & Capacity Building
Hayat Doughan
Project Coordinator
Carer Capacity Building
Tonina Gucciardo-Masci
Ageing Well Lead
Surmeli Aydogan
Energy Advocacy
Coordinator
Nail Aykan
Project Coordinator
Healthy Ageing
Multicultural Communities Outreach
Shivani Sharma
Project Coordinator
Suzan Saka
Project Worker
Abdikadir Osoble
Project Worker
Osman Ali Mohamed
Community Outreach Adviser
Volunteers
Con Pagonis
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ECCV acknowledges the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the Country on which we work. We pay respect to their Elders past and present, acknowledge their continuing connections to land, sea and community, and
extend respect to Traditional Owners throughout Victoria.
Connect with ECCV
Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria
Suite 101, 398 Sydney Road,
Coburg VIC 3058
Phone: (03) 9354 9555
Email: eccv@eccv.org.au
