COMMUNITIES ACTION TRUST NZ

Sharron Cole is the CEO of the Midwifery Council in Wellington. She had also served as the Director of the Catholic Education Centre in Wellington and prior to this, Sharron was the Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Families Commission. She is an active supporter of the wider ethnic communities and is also very active within the parenting sector.

Murali Kumar currently works for the Auckland Council as a Place Manager, developing and implementing community based programmes for the wider and diverse communities in Auckland. He is also the founding Trustee, Operations & Events Manager for CATNZ.

He has worked for the Wellington City Council on numerous projects. Murali also served as a Community Relations Advisor with the Families Commission, and as a Relationship Manager with the Ministry of Social Development in Wellington. Since 2005, he has been actively involved in the events sector producing and organising numerous diversity based events for the Wellington City Council and other agencies. Murali is a justice of the Peace.

Sultan Eusoff is the Chief Executive of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand. He is well connected with the diverse communities in New Zealand. He is also the founding trustee of CATNZ. Sultan is originally from Singapore and worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) for more than twenty years. Sultan is also a Justice of the Peace.

Francine is from Singapore. With a multicultural background, she is passionate about bringing people from different ethnic background together.

Jyothi is originally from Singapore and grew up in New Zealand. She is a student at the University of Auckland completing her honours in Politics & International Relations. She is currently working as a part time Sales Advisor and as a mentor for first year Arts students at the University of Auckland. Jyothi has been involved with CATNZ with communications and admin work and supporting the delivery of events since 2008.

Rachael is a student at Victoria University of Wellington studying Economics, Politics and Anthropology. Currently she is working part time at the Electoral Commission while spending her spare time volunteering for various organisations across Wellington. Rachel has a keen interest in Events.