Lena Nahlous is currently the Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia and has managed arts, screen and digital media initiatives that have engaged thousands of people, particularly women, refugees, migrants and young people.
Lena was Executive Director of Information and Cultural Exchange for 12 years, where she grew the organisation more than ten-fold. She established Switch Digital Arts Centre, Artfiles — employment and engagement program for Western Sydney artists, the Digitales Australia initiative, and co-founded the Arab Film Festival.
Lena was a recipient of an Asialink Arts Fellowship to Hong Kong and a graduate of the Asialink Leadership program. She sat on the NSW Government Arts Advisory Committee for two terms, participated in the Australia 2020 Summit and was named as one of Sydney’s 100 creative catalysts. She currently sits on the Sydney Writers’ Festival Board.
