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Staff
The Refugee Council of Australia has a small staff, based in our offices in Sydney and Melbourne.
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Power has been Chief Executive Officer of the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), the national umbrella body for 200 agencies working with refugees and asylum seekers, since 2006.
Communications team
Director of Communications: Kelly Nicholls (Sydney) Media and Campaign Officer: Laura Stacey (Melbourne) Media and Campaign Officer: Samuel Dariol (Melbourne)
Project Manager: Georgie McGrillen (Sydney)
Policy team
Director of Policy: Joyce Chia (Melbourne) Deputy Director of Policy – Rebecca Eckard (Melbourne)
Senior Policy Officer – Asher Hirsch (Melbourne)
Senior Policy Officer – Sahar Okhovat (Sydney)
Policy Officer – Shukufa Tahiri (Sydney)
International and Community Engagement team
Senior Advisor, Policy and Community Engagement: Louise Olliff (Melbourne)
Project Manager: Michelle Ferns (Melbourne)
Projects Coordinator: Eileen Wahab (Sydney)
Face to Face schools coordinator: Deena Yako (Sydney)
Projects and administration team
Office Manager: Rebecca Langton (Sydney)
Administration & Fundraising Officer: Rnita Dacho (Sydney)
Accounting Officer: Martyn Green (Sydney)
General Manager: Effie Mitchell (Sydney) – on secondment to VivCourt
