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Daizy Maan
Co-founder & Director

Daizy Maan works at the intersection of culture, creativity and community across universities, startups and non-profits. At the heart of her work is building initiatives that centre empowerment, connection and entrepreneurship. She has served as the Acting CEO of Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV), stewarding a 50+ year legacy with the vision of making the arts as diverse as its people. Previously, she led Deakin University’s startup program SPARK Deakin for six years and served as Interim Startup Manager at University of Melbourne’s, Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP). Her career spans community building, creative production and social impact, with a track record of amplifying under-represented voices and cultivating diverse audiences. In recognition of her leadership, she was named the inaugural winner of Asia Society’s Melbourne Asian Game Changer Award and selected as an Australia India Youth Dialogue delegate. Her work has been featured on SBS, ABC, The Age, and in 2024 her writing was published in Growing Up Indian in Australia (Black Inc). She has served on the board of a publicly listed community banking company for 5 years.

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Sehar Gupta
Co-founder & Director
Sehar Gupta is passionate about women’s rights and youth leadership and has served as the Cambodia Programs Director at Oaktree. She has a Masters in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne.  She’s committed to women’s empowerment and ensuring that South Asian women in Australia are heard and valued. She is currently a program advisor (Innovation) at Our Watch, where she works with a team on innovating and creating new ways of working in the prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia. In her spare time she enjoys listening to true crime.
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Priyanka Kaur
Treasurer
Priyanka is an abstract artist, who works with inks and resin. Priyanka is self taught and has been creating art for over 7 years. Her work is bright, spontaneous and fluid. She finds her inspiration from the natural elements, especially water and earth.. Her art work has been selected by the local council to be part of the Shaping Yarra Ranges Project (2021). She is also a practicing accountant having worked in management accounting across government & the private sector.
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Rumali Kularatne
Community Manager
Rumali was raised in United Arab Emirates and moved to Australia in 2016. She’s completed a Bachelors of Arts, majoring in Media Communications and recently completed a Masters of Education from Monash University. She works as an Engagement Manager at Monash University where she works on initiatives to prevent sexual harm and foster safer and inclusive communities for everyone. Rumali joined ASAC so she could “invest my time in getting to know our community and building connections to mobilise our collective strength.”
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Nikkitha Kumar
Member Officer Advocate
As a Project Manager for the government, I specialize in policy and strategy development. Beyond my professional role, I volunteer as a yoga instructor at a women’s aged care center, promoting the benefits of movement for mental health. I am passionate about community engagement and bringing people together. In my personal time, I am learning Carnatic vocals and exploring meditation and self-healing. My diverse interests reflect my commitment to fostering well-being and connection in both my career and personal life.
Navpreet Kaur
Member Officer

I’m interested in all things science, research and insights-backed in shaping polity and strategies to drive social change. My work canvas has included mainstream and community health spheres as well as the government sector.

I’m passionate about fostering and maintaining connections to a shared community, through a common-unity that is underpinned by a fundamental sense of kindness and seva. This is what draws me to the wonderful work that ASAC has been pioneering for the South Asian diaspora in Australia. Growing up between cultures, countries and continents, I know this is exactly the type of inclusive, supportive, collaborative and innovative community I needed while growing up myself.

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