POSITIONS HELD
1970-1972 Machine Operator / Robal Textiles Brunswick
1973 Quality Assurance Inspector B.F. Goodrich
1973-1977 Pharmacy Assistant Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville
1977-1978 Self Employed – Owner/Manager / Mixed Business Reservoir
1978-1998 Senior Employment Officer- Case manager
Department of employment, Education & Youth affairs
1996-2012 Councilor - Moreland City Council
1998 / 2004 /2006 Mayor (3 Terms) Moreland City Council
1999-2001 Office Manager - MBS. Finance and accounting Business
2011-2012 Community Relations Manager - Beirut Hellenic Bank
2012-2014 various jobs in the hospitality
2015 Sales Manager / I Pure Water
2016 to present Freelance Business
Consultants on various projects
Hospitality & Business manager
Translator & Interpreter
QUALIFICATIONS
1968 High school in Lebanon(equivalent to HSC in Victoria)
1982 Completed one year Associate Diploma in Ethnic Studies at Phillip Institute of Technology Melbourne
1987 Completed one year Academic Interpreting/Translating at the Royal Institute of Technology
1987 Graduate Interpreter/Translator in English and Arabic Languages – accredited by NAATI
1999 Completed Real Estate agents representative course
2007 Certificate IV in Building at RMIT from professionals group
2008 Diploma of Health Counselling conducted by medical register of Australia
2012 Graduate Diploma – Australian Institute of Company Directors
2020 Diploma in real-estate license
Past Memberships on Victoria Government and Non-Government Bodies and (i.e. Boards Memberships, Committees, Council Memberships and Community Groups
· Former Councilor of Moreland city for 17 years
· Former Mayor Moreland City ( 3 Terms ) 1998-2004-2006
· Former Scout Group Leader - Established the first Arabic speaking group in
Australia
. Founder & Executive of Dar Al Awda (Wendel Street) Community Centre
· Member of the Australian/Arabic Speaking Workers Network
· Twice Former Chairman of the Moreland Community Health Centre and board
member for 25 years
· Treasurer of the Australian Maronite Catholic Council of Victoria
· Freelance Journalist
· Local Justice of Peace
· Former member represent the Council on various committees internal and
external such as the Sydney Road Development, Merri Creek, Moreland
Library, CERES, Audit Committee, Former Portfolio Councilor for City Works
· Former urban Planning Committee
· Former Coburg 2020 initiative
· Former Communications Task Group
· Former Moreland Friendship/Relationships Committee
· Former CEO Selection Review Panel
· Former Transport Moreland Forum
· Former Chair Interfaith Gathering Committee
· Former Chair of the Audit committee Moreland city council
· Former Financial Review Committee
· Former member Sydney Road Traders Association
· Former chairman of the Victorian Arabic Festival and board member.
· Former Member responsible for social diversity and reconciliation
· Former of Member of audit committee
· Former Moreland reconciliation steering committee
· Former Merri creek committee of management
· Former member Portfolio for corporate services
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- In testimony of my work, I received the Adult Multicultural Services
Humanitarian Award (Special Commendation) 1997 for my role in empowering
groups or individuals of newly arrived migrants and refugees
to move towards independence and self sufficiency; assisting in the
settlement of individuals and members of ethnic groups; and for a
commitment to the needs of refugees’
- In 2001, I was awarded the Victorian Multicultural Commissions’
Multicultural Volunteer Award in recognition of service to the community
- In 2003, I was awarded the Centenary Medal by Her Majesty, Queen
Elizabeth II for service to the community
- In 2006, I was appointed consultant for the SHAAN XI (Costume Art College)
in China. Camps for more than 25,000 students.
- In 2008, I was awarded the Mayor Emeritus from (MAV) Municipal
Association of Victoria for outstanding services in Local Government as a
Mayor for three Terms.
- In 2011, I was awarded from (MAV) Municipal Association of Victoria for
over 15 years outstanding service to the community.