Staff

Committed and passionate team

Having staff and members that bring different perspectives, beliefs and experience to our collective work is important to us.

We provide a diverse, culturally safe, flexible and supportive working environment for our staff.

When we have job vacancies, we encourage candidates with a lived experience in the Growing North communities we seek to represent to apply.

SARAH GAFFORINI

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

As the inaugural Executive Officer for Shared Vision for the Growing North, Sarah brings with her a long history of senior management roles in health, mental health, social policy, strategy and research. Her experience across a range of sectors and settings means she brings unique skills and experiences to lead the SVGN partnership platform. Sarah has a keen interest and passion for achieving equity in women’s health, especially sexual and reproductive health. She is Co-Chair of the Whittlesea Reconciliation Group and has made Aboriginal health a key priority for SVGN. Her personal experience of caring for a parent with Alzhiemer's has led her to invest in making sure carer’s voices are heard and valued throughout the health system. Sarah is a partnership and strategy specialist. MAppSc(Research), MBA, BPsych, BSc

AMAL ABIKAR

PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR

Amal comes to Shared Vision for the Growing North from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute where she was investigating the link between early childhood education and health outcomes in Victoria's rural north. She has held roles at Women’s Health in the North working on improving women's financial literacy and with the City of Whittlesea supporting the qualitative analysis of the Mernda Town Centre Hub community consultations. Amal is a specialist in data analysis and social research methods. She has a keen interest in the role social media and innovative communication approaches can promote the work of SVGN members and achieve better health outcomes for the diverse communities in the Growing North. MPH, BSc

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We are proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners of the land on which Shared Vision for the Growing North is based. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging.

We are committed to reconciliation and ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a voice in their health and wellbeing.

Supporting the rights, health and wellbeing of people who identify as LGBTIQ.