Elleni Bereded-Samuel arrived in Australia as a refugee from Ethiopia 23 years ago. She is vice-president of the Australian-Africa Chamber of Commerce, a director of Western Health, a BreastScreen Victoria board member, a former director of the Royal Women’s Hospital and a former commissioner with the Victorian Multicultural Commission. She has worked at WestCASA, Victoria University and Catholic Care, and is diversity capability development manager at Australian Unity.
