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Coordinative Board of Directors - GDF Sectors
| | Peter (Pece) Gorgievski - C.E.O & Director-General / Chief Executive Coordinator Peter is a humankind enthusiast devoted to humanitarian progress. He is a global citizen. Peter's greatest passion and focus is creating a culture of peace throughout the world. He is co-founder of GDF and Project Unity in Diversity. Brief History: 2008-Current: Global Dialogue Foundation 2007-08: Personal development - consciousness learning. 2001-08: Managing Director, DGX-Asia Pacific. Jointly establishing and developing new companies in several countries. 1999-01: Vice President, Direct Container Line/NACA Logistics-FE Asia, stationed in Hong Kong and Singapore. 1992-99: Direct Container Line-Melbourne, started as Assistant Supervisor and held various positions through to State Manager. |
| | Vasan Srinivasan - Assistant Director-General, General Matters / Field Coordinator • Director, USS Australia Pty Ltd - providing assistance to overseas students. The organisation promotes and facilitates the enrollment of overseas students in Victoria, Australia from around the globe.
• President, Federation of Indian Association of Victoria (FIAV) o Since FIAV's establishment in 1989, actively participated in its activities
o Former Chairman of Advisory board
• Member - Livingstone Primary School Council: Vermont South - VIC
o Living locally for the past 22 years
o Concerned about the education at primary school council
• Member - Melbourne Lord Mayor's Charitable Funds Grants Committee
o Member of Family Panel since 2003
o Actively involved in Grants & Funding preparation for the family panel
• De Attaché - 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games - Indian Contingent |
| | Emeretta Cross - Assistant Director General-Climate Change / Field Coordinator CEO & Founder - Merethan Vision
Projects Coordinator - People Ernst & Young
Director - Entertainment / Kaiga Tuvalu Melbourne Currently employed in the HR division of Ernst & Young - Emeretta thrives in building relationships with Partners and the communities abroad. In the corporate sector - demonstrating integrity, respect and teaming is paramount to their success. These values, coupled with energy, enthusiasm and the courage to lead, guide Emeretta in making steps that build multicultural bridges for Oceanic Indigenous Regions.
Tuvalu and Kiribati are threatened by environmental changes. These realities have provided an opportunity for Emeretta to become an identity in the Climate Change sector by speaking on known conditions facing her people, including displacement and loss of land. Her goal now is to liaise with leaders and activist for sustainable options for all the low lying regions. She is an advocate and presents for Oxfam, CANA, Youth Coalition Australia, Friends of Earth, Melbourne University, Federation Square - Gift of Light annual project and Footscray Community Art Centre.
Her links with leaders and Elders in all regions of the Pacific have been established over twenty five years, through constant demonstration of her pride in heritage. Through open and honest discourse. Manuia te aso - Kamna bane ni tekeraoi n tai aka ana roko... now known as Aunty “M”
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Ben J. Bickford - Assistant C.E.O, Global Technology & Development / Field Coordinator
Ben is a dynamic, passionate and successful ITC strategist with more than
two decades of global experience in commerce, communications and software
solutions.
In addition to his own entrepreneurial business ventures, Ben has worked for
several organizations of distinction, including: - EMC² Corporation
- MicroStrategy
- Vitria
- BroadVision
- InterWorld Corporation
- Telstra
- Monash University
Ben brings a vast depth and breadth of strategic advisory and solution-based consulting experience spanning various industries and international markets, including: Read full profile |
| | Andrew Cass - Treasurer-General / Field Coordinator Since graduating in1983 with a degree in Accounting, Andrew's professional life has encompassed the provision of financial advice to individuals and businesses of varying size.
In 1994, Andrew established the accounting practice Cambel Cass (Melbourne), to continue and expand his involvement in the finance industry through the provision of a quality and timely advice.
In more recent years Andrew has endeavored to increase his involvement in local community based organizations that require the assistance of professionals without the associated cost.
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| | Evdoxia Gorgievski - Director, Family / Field Coordinator Starting her career in fashion, Evdoxia's experience includes merchandising and retail management. Since having three children and until this year (2009), Evdoxia has been passionately devoted to full-time motherhood. During this time, she has lived with her family in Asia, traveled frequently and has been upgrading her skills through various personal and business development programs. Evdoxia is a distributor of a leading technology in hydrotherapy and is actively working to improve health standards among families and citizens in general. |
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Mark Mayes, Director - Alternative/Natural Medicine / Traditional Chinese Medicine Mark is currently practicing Chinese medicine in Williamstown and Melbourne, registered with Chinese medicine registration board and is a Victorian committee member of Australian Acupuncture Chinese Medicine Association. He completed his internship at Shu Guan Hospital Shanghai, China and graduated with a double degree from Victoria University in 2008. Since 1996 Mark has been building a solid foundation and reputation as a nationally accredited instructor in internal martial arts (Tai Chi, Ba Gua Zhang and Xing Yi Chuan) and in 2001, 2003 and 2004 won national competitions. His achievements clearly demonstrate his competence, diligence and insightful knowledge in the magnum opus of Chinese medicine.
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| | Doug Woodring - Director, Environment - Marine / Field Coordinator Doug was born in California, but has worked in Asia for over 17 years.He is an environmental and technology entrepreneur, as well as a water sports enthusiast. Prior to working with start ups, he created a framework for a global environmental technology fund at Merrill Lynch in 1998. He is currently working with a variety of renewable energy technologies, including micro wind, wave, and for buildings, living vertical green walls. He is the chairman of the Environmental Committee at the American Chamber in Hong Kong, organizer of two open water swim races, and well connected throughout the region in the areas of the environment and new media technologies. He has a BA from UC Berkeley,an MA in Environmental Economics from Johns Hopkins (SAIS), and an MBA from Wharton. |
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Mihajlo (Michael) Najdovski - Director - Science, Research & Technology / Field Coordinator Biotechnology graduate, currently working as a Microbiologist for one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies in the plasma industry. With a strong interest in genetics and life extension techniques, Michael will be undertaking further studies in the field of Biomolecular principles. Michael is also a strong believer in well-being and disease prevention through proper eating habits and an active lifestyle. He has commenced his further Biotechnology/ Bio-molecular studies. He is co-founder of GDF/GDI and Unity in Diversity. |
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Ilija Najdovski - Director - Science, Research & Technology / Field Coordinator A graduate in Nanotechnology with Honours in Chemistry in researching a novel pathogenic sensor; Ilija is currently working as a Validation Officer for one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies in the plasma industry. Interested in future technological advancements in the fields of renewable energy and medical devices, Ilija is developing his career within the medical industry with future plans in research & development and he is commencing his PhD in Nanotechnology.
He is co-founder of GDF/GDI and Unity in Diversity. |
| | Ven. Lobsang Tendar, (Tibetan Buddhist Monk) - Director-Religion & Faith / Field Coordinator Ven. Lobsang Tendar comes from Kham, Eastern Tibet. Ordained at Dego Samdupling Monastery at the age of 12, Tendar left for Lhasa shortly after. In Lhasa, he joined Gyuto Monastery and trained as a monk for 7 years. In 1989, he made the journey across the Himalayas to join the Tibetan community in India. There, he continued his studies for a further 14 years at Gyuto Monastery in Northern India, specializing in tantric chanting, meditation and butter sculptures and sand mandala. Tendar has participated in interfaith events, chanted for world peace, healed sick children and the elderly, provided guidance to misguided individuals, worked with the Indigenous community and blessed the land and environment of Australia through his sand mandalas, prayers and offerings. Read full profile |
| | Carolyn Briggs - Director- Cultures, Civilisations & Ethnicity / Citizens, Organis. & Community / Field Coordinator
Carolyn is an elder of the Boon Wurrung people, who are the traditional owners of the country that starts at the Werribee River and extends east, through part of the city of Melbourne and as far east as Wilson's Promontory.
Carolyn has devoted most of her working life to advancing the cause of her people and inheriting traditional and customary responsibilities associated with her country, people and culture.
She has been actively involved in significant community development projects, in advocacy, native title, social reform and cultural promotion. She has been involved in negotiating Indigenous Land Use Agreement [under the Native Title Act] and establishing and managing education & support programs at University level. |
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