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Volunteers

Contributing with heart, skill, and solidarity

The Volunteers of Women of Colour Australia (WoCA) are the quiet force behind the movement — bringing their skills, time, and care to help sustain the organisation’s work and impact.

Working alongside the Executive Director and Board of Directors, our volunteers contribute across operations, marketing, community engagement, and events — ensuring that every initiative is delivered with professionalism, cultural integrity, and collective care.

Some volunteers are engaged on an ongoing basis, supporting the organisation’s core functions such as executive coordination, social media, and marketing. Others join us on a project-by-project basis, contributing their expertise to specific initiatives and events throughout the year.

Each volunteer brings a unique blend of expertise and lived experience, supporting the day-to-day rhythm of a growing national organisation. Together, they embody WoCA’s values of compassion, collaboration, and commitment — helping turn vision into action and ensuring our impact reaches far beyond what any of us could achieve alone.

Through their contribution, our volunteers demonstrate that leadership takes many forms — and that every act of service strengthens the movement for equity and belonging.

Our volunteers ensure that WoCA’s purpose for equity and collective care is not only sustained — but strengthened, through generosity, solidarity, and shared purpose.

Volunteer with us

Annie Chan

Volunteer Coordinator

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. 

Paige Blahodyr

Executive Assistant

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.

Shazya Khan

Project Coordinator

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.