Our People

Our Board of Directors

The Board of Directors are committed to the adoption of ethical and behavioural conduct in all areas of its responsibility and authority. In doing so, Board members are bound to the principles and practices of the organisation.

Lyn Dasey - Chair

A Registered Nurse with a Masters in Health Administration and Quality Lead Auditor (ISO), Lyn has also held strategic and operational positions in her own consultancy practice. 

Marta Button - Company Secretary

Marta holds a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.  She is a graduate member of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Chartered Secretary.  She has over 15 years of broad business experience with a focus on governance, strategy and listed company investor relations.  Marta speaks fluent Polish.

Ben Fry - Director

Ben holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from Griffith University, and an Executive MBA from QUT. Ben is the Chief Operating Officer of Real Estate Investar. He has worked in the IT industry for 12 years with a focus on technical management in web based technologies and has worked in Brisbane, Ireland and the UK.

Di Su - Director

Di is a resilient, outcome-driven and stakeholder-oriented leader with over 13 years’ experience in finance, risk, governance and project management. She is an Associate Director at Deloitte, and has been assisting organisations to solve large and complex challenges in a diverse range of industries including Infrastructure, Health, Justice, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Transportation and Railway.

A firm believer in diversity and inclusion, Di is passionate about supporting a community that is socially and culturally inclusive and enabling us to connect with each other in a meaningful way.

Di is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), a MBA graduate from Queensland University of Technology, and a Certified Member of Governance Institute of Australia.

Garth Callender - Director

Garth is a seasoned leader with board and executive management experience within complex organisational structures. Most notably, he carved out a distinguished 17-year career with the Australian Defence Force which included commanding soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Garth holds a Master of Business Administration, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course and is a published author. Released in 2015, “After the Blast” chronicles his military deployments, including his recovery from wounds inflicted by an insurgent bomb attack in Baghdad in 2004. Garth is the Managing Director of Trebuchet Pivot, a consultancy firm specialising in preparing corporate leadership teams to make considered and deliberate decisions in adverse conditions. He remains an active member of the Australian Army Reserve and is a leader within the veteran community.

Gordon Price - Director

Gordon is a senior marketing specialist, with over 25 years experience internationally in the tourism, aviation and financial services sectors. Gordon has held senior strategic roles within both large multinationals and start-ups here in Australia and within Asia, is fluent in Japanese and an avid supporter of several local homeless charities and causes. Gordon was formerly a Director of Gold Coast Tourism, leading the region's development of international tourism markets.

Executive Management Team

The Executive Management Team of Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast Ltd. (MCCGC) is both dynamic and experienced, guiding the delivery of our exceptional support services to customers and their families.

Our Executive Management Team consists of the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Manager and Operations & Quality Manager. The Executive Management Team is governed by a Board of Directors and delivers on key performance areas as directed by the organisation’s Strategic and Operations Plan.

With a small Executive Management Team, the organisation maintains a proactive approach with customers and to government reforms, ensuring that we continue to maintain our status as the peak service provider in the Gold Coast region for multicultural/ home support services.

Community Development Team

The main objectives of the Community and Development Team are:
MEMBERSHIP - Develop a membership incentive program that connects our members to the Multicultural Communities Council group of services.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Further expand the existing MCCGC community engagement activities by cultivating strategic relationships, as well as developing effective networks and partnerships for the advancement of CALD individuals and communities within the region.
SPONSORSHIP - Develop, manage, support and promote sponsorship opportunities and relationships with corporate, government and non-government stakeholders to support the mission of MCCGC.