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Shelley Ware is a media personality, educator, and advocate widely respected for her leadership in promoting First Nations voices and advancing cultural understanding across Australia.
A proud Yankunytjatjara and Wirangu woman, Shelley has worked in education for over 25 years and is best known as a presenter on the Marngrook Footy Show, where she championed inclusion and representation in sport and media.

Simi Rayat is a registered psychologist, executive coach, and leadership facilitator with over 20 years’ experience supporting leaders to cultivate confidence, wellbeing, and sustainable impact. At WoCA, Simi facilitates within the Women of Colour Executive Leadership Program (WoC ELP), leading sessions on Addressing Burnout and Boundaries and Wellbeing for Women of Colour in Leadership. Drawing on her background in organisational psychology and her deep understanding of intersectional identity, Simi creates culturally safe spaces that centre self-care, resilience, and authentic leadership for Women of Colour across sectors.

Tasneem Chopra OAM is a Cross-Cultural Consultant and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategist helping organisations across business, government, and community sectors navigate diversity through an intersectional lens.

An experienced facilitator and thought leader, Tasneem works across WoCA’s leadership initiatives — including the Women of Colour Executive Leadership Program (WoC ELP) and the Victorian Public Sector (VPS) WoC Leadership Program — delivering sessions on Identity and Intersectionality.

Her work supports leaders to deepen cultural awareness, strengthen inclusion practice, and drive systemic change within their organisations and communities.

Abiola Ajetomobi is the Founding Director of Leading Impact, an equity and inclusion consultancy helping organisations embed lived experience at the centre of leadership and decision-making. A social innovator and strategist, she works across WoCA’s leadership initiatives — including the Women of Colour Executive Leadership Program (WoC ELP) and DJSIR PoC Leadership Program — facilitating spaces that cultivate self-advocacy, allyship, and systemic change. Her work champions equity not as representation, but as transformation — where Women of Colour lead with influence and authenticity.

Diana Omuoyo is the Ambassador Outreach Lead with Women of Colour Australia and currently lives in the ancient country of the Gadigal of the Eora nation (Warrane – Sydney, NSW) and works as a Solution Architect for a global technology company. Her passion for Tech has grown to include EdTech with a focus on improving student outcomes in underserved communities globally. She is also an avid advocate for Women in Tech. As Ms. New Zealand World Universal titleholder, Diana stays active as a community leader by volunteering with various programs and charities that promote and support  STEM, Equality, and Inclusion.

Dr. Sara Kitaoji (she/her) lives and works on the unceded lands of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora nation. Born and raised on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, she later moved to her parents’ homeland, Japan, for her MA and PhD research in comparative culture and literary translation. She taught English and Japanese in Australia and Japan for several years and has spent most of her life studying different languages–Mandarin, German, Russian, Italian, and French. After completing her PhD, Sara became a professional Japanese–English translator and academic editor. She specialises in working with writers from diverse backgrounds, focusing on helping individuals to articulate their own unique voice.

Sara is also passionate about First Nations people’s rights and justice, just as her parents were after moving to Australia in 1969 to work with the Dunghutti community in NSW and the Meriam peoples of Mer (Murray) Island. Having been an active member of various editing and translation associations for many years, she came to appreciate the value of collaborating and sharing insights with Women of Colour, as well as listening to and learning from the lived experience of others. Through volunteering with WoCA, Sara hopes to leverage her multilingual and intercultural communication skills, using language consciously and sensitively to challenge stereotypes and promote inclusion. In her free time, she enjoys tinkering in her vegan kitchen and learning to communicate with nonhuman animals–her regular outdoor office companions are wild lorikeets, currawongs, magpies, mynahs, and kookaburras.

Having been an active member of various editing and translation associations for many years, Sara came to appreciate the value of collaborating and sharing insights with Women of Colour, as well as listening to and learning from the lived experience of others. Through volunteering with WoCA, she hopes to leverage her multilingual and intercultural communication skills, using language consciously and sensitively to challenge stereotypes and promote inclusion.

Shazya Khan (she/her) is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategist and advocate driving systemic change across corporate, public, and community sectors. Based in the lands of the Darug people (Western Sydney) and of Fijian heritage, Shazya brings a strong commitment to equity, representation, and social justice, shaped by her lived experience as a Woman of Colour. With a background in strategic account management, she now works as a DEI consultant, advising organisations on embedding inclusive practices that deliver both cultural and performance outcomes.

Paige Blahodyr (she/her) serves as the Volunteer Executive Assistant to the Executive Director at WoCA, providing essential support with administrative coordination, board meetings, and organisational tasks. She first joined WoCA in 2022 as a volunteer Administrative Assistant for the WoCMentorWoC program, where she supported coordination and participant engagement. With a degree in Educational Studies and experience in the disability sector, Paige brings empathy, attention to detail, and a passion for inclusion and lifelong learning to her role.

Annie Chan (she/her) has extensive experience in the banking industry, having worked in analytics, data governance, and operational risk management. She resides on the traditional lands of the Cadigal, Wangal, and Bediagal clans of the Dharug tribe. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and is a committee member on the D&I employee network groups at her workplace. Annie is an advocate for Women in Data and actively volunteers for initiatives that support building awareness and educating women in the field of data.