Our Team
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.

Diana Mastrantuono
Director of Policy & Partnerships
Diana is responsible for ECCV’s policy and engagement work, developing relationships and supporting business development. She has extensive experience in program and people management. She has a strong commitment to social justice, including building the capacity of the community sector 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.

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

PATRIZIA ARCHIVIO
Business Support Officer
Media, Communications & Membership

Xiaoran Shi
Media & Communications Officer

BASHKIM nuka
Communications Officer

SARA BAVATO
Communications Assistant

DENIZ UZGUN
Communications Assistant
Policy & Advocacy

James Houghton
Policy Officer
Projects & Capacity Building

DR JYOTHSNA RAO
Strategic Engagement Lead

Surmeli Aydogan
Partnerships & Engagement Lead

Tonina Gucciardo-Masci
Ageing Well Lead

Nail Aykan
Healthy Ageing Coordinator

Hayat Doughan
Carers Capacity Building Officer
Multicultural Communities Outreach

Shivani Sharma
Outreach Coordinator

Suzan Saka
Project Worker

Abdikadir Osoble
Project Worker
Volunteers
