OUR TEAM AND ADVISORY MEMBERS
Thank you to our dedicated staff, board of directors, and advisory members for your unwavering commitment, support, and invaluable contributions.
OUR TEAM
Thrive Refugee Enterprise’s team is a multicultural group of professionals with a shared passion for making a positive impact in the lives of displaced people. They each bring with them a unique set of skills and experiences gained after many years working across the NFP, Corporate, Private and Government sectors.
Our leadership team are active members, advocates and contributors to Australia’s Settlement sector; the Federal Government’s Refugee & Humanitarian Program, Multicultural & Small Business Initiatives & Policies; and UNHCR.
Our client relationship managers offer outstanding support and service to help refugees with small business loans, business planning and to connect them with additional services needed for them to succeed in their business.
CLIENT RELATIONS
National Manager
State Manager
Bernie Nott
Client Relations, Strategic Projects
Marie Augereau
Client Relations, Head of Employment Partnerships
Ruba Tarris
Client Relations, Employment Partnerships
Client Relations, Employment Partnerships
Faruk Hadziavdic
Client Relations
Aleksandra Lyche
EXECUTIVES & KEY SUPPORT
Huy Truong
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Chris O’Neill
Chief Financial Officer
Bernie Nott
Director, Strategic Projects
Alexi Boyd
Government Relations, Advisor
Annie Walsh
Head of Marketing & Philanthropic Partnerships
Michael Byers
Head of Credit
Abraham Kifle
Credit
Linda Joy Thomas
Business Analyst - Operations, Risk & Compliance
Thrive Refugee Advisory Committee (TRAC)
Thrive is excited to announce the recent formation of the Thrive Refugee Advisory Committee (TRAC), bringing together seven Thrive refugee clients who are successfully running their own small businesses across Australia. Atefeh Hekmat, Alaa Kadem, Farhia Nur Ahmed, Reveka Hurtado, Samiulla Noori, Ihor Sydorenko and Jankey Osman Joweesh.
The TRAC will help advise Thrive on operational priorities and opportunities to further grow economic participation among refugees that delivers a flow on contribution to the Australian economy.