Our board

Bringing expertise from across the private and public sectors, our board sets policies, priorities and strategies for the Commission in performing its functions. Our board members provide important links to the broader Victorian community and ensure our work remains relevant and responsive to the human rights issues that touch people every day.

Meet our Chairperson

Taryn Lee

Taryn, a Yawuru woman from Broome, is an experienced board member and our first Aboriginal person to be appointed as Chairperson. Taryn holds experience in policy development within PWC, the Victorian Government and public sector, designing and delivering policy reform in health, justice, and Aboriginal affairs. Since 2021 Taryn has worked with the Collingwood Football Club as General Manager, Social Impact and Policy, and is working on implementing organisational change to address racism.

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Meet our board

Laurinda Gardner

Laurinda Gardner is a board director, organisational reform and change management consultant and career coach. Laurinda has over 25 years' senior executive experience and was formerly a Deputy Secretary with the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and a Director at the City of Melbourne. She has led large operational teams in diverse areas including strategic and business planning, HR, IT, communications, town planning, stakeholder engagement, finance and risk. Laurinda has performed the role of trusted adviser to several CEOs, undertaken a number of reviews for the Victorian Government, is currently on the board of the Victorian Planning Authority and a member of several remuneration, and audit and risk committees. Laurinda is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration (Victoria) and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann

Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann is a leader in Victoria's Jewish community. He is the senior Rabbi of the Ark Centre, a Jewish community centre and synagogue. He is also an executive member of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, the President of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim Association and sits on the Victorian Government's Anti-Racism Task Force. Rabbi Gabi is an Elder on the Parkville College Elder Advisory Council and the chairman of the Melbourne Fightback Against Parkinson's charity. He is also a Western Health chaplain and a Member of Spirit Health Victoria. Rabbi Gabi holds a Masters in Social Work from Deakin University.

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Tass Mousaferiadis

As Board Chair of Eastern Health, the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation and the Southeastern Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Interim Regional Body, Tass has extensive experience in leadership and in governance. He has a background in health and social policy, program development and strategy with the Victorian Government and health and community sectors. Tass is a consultant to health and community agencies on public health policy, strategy, and development.

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Dhanush Girish

Dhanush is an experienced finance professional working at the Boston Consulting Group as Associate, Sustainability, Public Sector and Social Impact. He is a non-executive Board Director of Global Voices, which provides leadership opportunities for students to attend multilateral forums. His previous roles include Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director and Company Secretary of The Oaktree Foundation and a non-executive Director and Treasurer of Cire Services. Prior to Oaktree, he worked as a Tax Consultant at Ernst and Young.

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