Our People

Emanuel Valageorgiou joined the Board in 2007 and is currently the Chair, having also served for several years as Secretary. He is an experienced not-for-profit (NFP) board director and was formerly a senior executive with TransGrid. Until recently he provided human resources and change management consulting services to not-for-profits and small businesses.

He has extensive experience in voluntary organisations dealing with multicultural issues, aged and disability care, youth, and sport. Emanuel has been a Director of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW since 2005, serving as Secretary and Chair and is currently its Treasurer. He was appointed Treasurer of the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia in 2022. Emanuel is President of the Samian Brotherhood of Sydney & NSW and a Founding Director of Hurstville Glory Football Club.

Diana Chang joined the Board in 2019. Diana has over 35 years’ experience as a commercial litigation lawyer and has been consistently recognised as a leading and recommended practitioner in litigation and alternative dispute resolution in Australia. She has been a partner in commercial law firms including a founding partner of a leading corporate boutique law firm and Office Managing Partner and Practice Leader in the Sydney office of Clifford Chance a global law firm.

Throughout her career Diana steered and actively contributed to community engagement and social justice initiatives of the firms she worked at. Between 2016-2017 she was a Member of the NSW Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Committee whose role is to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion in the legal profession. She was also a part-time member of the Australian Takeovers Panel for six years. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Diana is also the Vice President and Secretary of South West Sydney Legal Centre.

George Margelis is a medical practitioner who has been deeply involved in technology for the last 30 years. Originally trained as an optometrist, he started tinkering with computers in 1981 when he bought his first PC, a Sinclair ZX80, before going back to medical school to complete his training at the University of Sydney. He was Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a private hospital group, as well as managing an innovative software development team that produced a personal health record for Australians ten years before My Health Record was launched.

He joined Intel in 2005 and then Intel-GE Innovations. In 2013 George was appointed an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney with the TeleHealth Research & Innovation Laboratory (THRIL). In 2014 he was appointed to the IT in Aged Care Hall of Fame for his work in the use of technology in aged care. In 2019 he took on the role of Independent Chair of the Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council.

Liang Joo Leow joined the Board in 2018. He is a medical professional with a passion for clinical as well as corporate governance and is currently a Specialist Advisor at the Therapeutic Goods Administration. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators. He conducts academic research in clinical medicine and in linguistics and has studied at four Australian universities.

Liang Joo holds tertiary qualifications in public health, tropical medicine, information technology and linguistics; and won the inaugural James Cook University Outstanding Young Alumni Award and the inaugural Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators Award for Excellence in Interpreting. He received an Alumni Achievement Award from the University of New England in 2019, where he is currently undertaking a PhD. His multicultural and language experience includes subtitling at the Special Broadcasting Service, examining for the NSW Board of Studies and the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, and interpreting at international negotiations between heads of state.

Tracy Harber joined the Board in 2022, bringing experience as a director from the NFP sector through her work with St Anthony’s Family Care and Music Teachers Association, Australia. She works part-time at Google Australia in the sales and marketing function, advising the financial sector on digital advertising and tech. She volunteers with ADHD Australia in their marketing, Wesley Mission as a mentor/respite carer, and teaches ethics at her children’s school.

She has an Associate of Music, Australia; Bachelor of Accounting; Masters of Arts (International Studies), CPA, and GAICD. As part of her Masters she majored in French and Cultural Studies and achieved a High Distinction for her thesis “To Strike a Balance: The Balance of Power between Public Sector Unions, Strikes, and the French Government in Modern French Society”. Her opinion pieces have been published in AdNews and ninemsn.

Melody joined Multicultural Care’s Financial & Audit Committee as Chair in 2023 and the Board in July 2024. She is an experienced global investment professional with a strong background in consulting, business development, client relationships, and financial management. Currently, Melody serves as a Senior Consultant at Russell Investments, where she offers comprehensive investment advice to the superannuation, higher education, and for-purpose sectors.

Melody is a CFA Charterholder and sits on the CFA Society Australia’s Diversity Committee. Additionally, she is the Deputy Chair of Downright Excellent, a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting children with Down syndrome, their families, and carers.

Mona Thind joined the Board in 2024. She is an experienced director at eHealth NSW, a division of NSW Health. She has been working in the health sector since 2007, in the digital space to enable an integrated health system to improve health experience and quality health outcomes.

Mona is a strong leader with effective communication, collaboration, influencing and decision-making skills. She is confident, positive, and approachable with a passion to improve the wellbeing and health outcomes for NSW.

With over 12 years experience working at state government department (NSW Health) – she currently drives digital transformation across the health sector. Leading the Strategy and Innovation team, Mona works collaboratively with all NSW Health organisations to deliver strategies that enables digital transformation.

Culturally sensitive aged care is crucial to her because it ensures that individuals receive care that respects and honours their cultural backgrounds, traditions, and values. As our society becomes increasingly diverse, recognising and addressing the unique needs of different cultural groups enhances the quality of life for elderly individuals, promoting their dignity and comfort. She would like to continue to also fosters a sense of belonging and community, reducing feelings of isolation and improving mental well-being. By advocating for culturally sensitive care, she aims to create an inclusive environment where all elderly individuals feel understood, valued, and supported in their later years. She is currently the inaugural chair of the diversity and inclusion council at eHealth NSW.

In the past, she has volunteered with the Cancer Council of Australia to raise awareness of cancer. Current actively promoting Movember, especially around men’s mental health, participating in Act for Kindness to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian refugee, and an LGBTQIA+ ally with Amnesty International.

Outside of work, Mona is a keen amateur photographer, enjoys a spot of writing and the occasional piece art, as well as cooking up a storm of disaster in the kitchen for her family, which she hopes one day AI will learn to clean her kitchen and do her laundry.