Meet our Executive team members:
Julie Mason
Julie has been a member of Wyndham Rotary for twenty-seven years, serving as Club President in 2000-2001. She enjoyed leadership roles at Rotary District level that included District Governor in the years 2015/16.
She spent several years as District Chair Learning and Leadership Development, three years as Assistant Public Image Coordinator for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and is now Assistant Regional Coordinator for the Rotary Foundation.
Julie has just retired after spending over fifty years as a teacher and educational leader in state education.
Julie was awarded Victorian Primary Principal of the Year in 2005.
Actively involved in local government committees for many years Julie was Wyndham Citizen of the Year in 2006 and received an Order of Australia, AM, in January 2019.
Preeti Khushu
A Finance executive with 30 years of experience in large multinational corporations in senior executive roles. Passionate about gender equality, safety and respect for all. Some of my interests are reading, hiking, yoga and meditation.
Mrinali Raizada Mishra
Rin is a CPA with a professional background in Banking and Finance, spanning across Small
Business relationship management and business development to Product Management for business deposit and commercial lending products.
A passionate feminist, she strongly advocates for equity across genders.
Having experienced the devasting impact of family violence through a professional lens and also at a personal level in childhood, she believes that only through early education and intervention can we achieve a society where genders are equal, women and girls feel safe, and dispel toxic masculinity.
Rin has been a moderator and an MC in many elite events aiming to work towards betterment for women. She has been on board of NFP organisations since very young age inspiring youth.
Monica Sharma Raizada
An educator by profession for over 20 years’ experience. For last more than 8 years has been engaged in community service actively helping multicultural communities particularly family violence victims committed to resolving from the start to finish helping the victims proactively.
Currently associated with:
- Vedic Global as founder Director, aiming to unite Santanis world over and promote Vedic culture, values and philosophy of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, Sarv Jan Hitay, Sarvey Bhavantu Sukhina, and Sarvey Santu Niramayah
- Vedic Concept School -VCS as founder Director to promote Vedic knowledge, culture and Philosophy
- Wyndham Rotary Club – active member selflessly serving the community
- Women of Wyndham (WOW) President and Executive team member to help empower women, social and cultural inclusion, gender equality, prevention of violence and inequality.
- Ramon Helps Inc – a not for profit charity as Chair Person family well-being team helping the less fortunate and needy in the community in their wellbeing particularly assisting family violence victims and prevention.
- Ramon Consulting and Financial Services Pty Ltd as Founder director and CEO
- Manor Lakes College as a union representative on the school council
- VMC Advisory Board, Northern and Western metropolitans regions – member
- Wyndham Interfaith Network (WIN) – Vice-Chair
- Public speaking and debating coach at Manor Lakes College and Motivational Speaker
- Union Secretary at Manor lakes College
Past Experience includes
- Founder GHARS – Global Hindu Association for Reform and Sustainable Societies
- Lecturer at Box Hill Institute
- Business Development Manager BOQ
- Vice President and Chairperson domestic Violence committee- Australia India Society of Victoria (AISV)
- Chair Person of Events Management Committee –Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria (FIAV)
- Founder and Executive team member – Jagriti – a social awakening
- TV presenter and Anchor – Channel 31 Hindi program
- Presenter of Australian History in Hindi on SBS radio
- Community Representative at Werribee Secondary College Council
- Judging panel Mr and Mrs India Global and Teeyan Punjabi pageant
- Committee member Wyndham Holi and Diwali Festivals
Besides helping and successfully supporting more than 250 victims of family violence on 1:1 basis, has been assisting in developing projects and resources for the family violence victims. Has been organising family harmony/wellbeing days to guide, assist and educate community against domestic violence, being invited in forums and gatherings as a guest speaker to educate and inspire others. Through Ramon Helps Inc and its proactive volunteers have been running various events like International Women’s Day to highlight the Family Violence menace and helping and working towards women empowerment, organising blood donation camp through Red Cross becoming their Red 25 member.
Helped in production of a movie The Hidden Truth (THT) on family violence as well as acted in the movie playing the same role in the movie as she is doing in real life to help family violence victims.
Has been recognised by VMC by honouring her with Meritorious Award for Serving the Multicultural Community at a colourful ceremony on 3 December 2015 at Governor House and excellence award for Innovative Service to the community to Women of Wyndham in 2016.