Chairperson, Refugee Communities Association of Australia (RCAA). I am a community connector, negotiator, public speaker and advocate for refugees, stateless persons and asylum seekers at local, national and international level to bring change and amplify their voice through empowerment, capacity building and every opportunity that contributes in bringing positive impacts in their lives. Former refugee & stateless person with lived experience. Arrived to Australia in 2002 from Bhutan. Member of the Multicultural Business Ministerial Council member in 2020; Member of South Asian Communities Ministerial Advisory Council, and Victoria’s Multicultural Champion appointed by the Victorian Government for working in breaking down barriers and misunderstanding between culturally diverse communities in Victoria. Graduate, Folio Community Leadership Program 2016 & member of the Leadership Victoria Alumni 2016. Past Chair, New & Emerging Communities Advisory Committee, FECCA. Past Board of Director, Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (ECCV) 2009 to 2022. Australian delegate at the UNHCR NGO Consultations in Geneva 2010-2022 on Human Rights & refugee advocacy issues for Australia and the Asia Pacific. Former Chair of Statelessness Working Group of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) 2014-2016. Founding Member of the Organising Committee of Statelessness Network in the Asia Pacific (SNAP) 2015 to 2016, & past chair for the Australian New Zealand & Pacific Working Group of APRRN from 2016 to 2017. Exceptional skills & expertise in humanitarian relief, charity, crisis & program management and program design & delivery during emergency. Expert in project planning, coordination in organising workshops, forums, youth leadership & training, conferences, festivals, & sporting activities. Active Rotarian-Past President-Rotary Club of Coburg; Founder-Help Himalayan Youth Foundations Inc; Former Co-Chair, Refugee Communities Advocacy Network-Victoria Inc; Patron-Australian Bhutanese Sports Council Inc. Recipient of the Inaugural New Australian of the Year 2014 by Australia Day Council Inc. (Vic); Multicultural Award for Excellence for Service Delivery to Multicultural Victoria; Multicultural Awards for Excellence for outstanding service to the community by Victoria Government.
