Management Committee

• Dr Lucy Morris – Chairperson
• Paula Wyndow – Treasurer
• Tara Ludlow – Secretary
• Dawn Mielens – Committee Member
• Dr Lesa Morgan – Committee Member
• Bettine Heathcote – Appointed Committee Member
• Andrea Creado – Director

Chairperson: Dr. Lucy Morris

Dr Lucy Morris has been on Ishar’s board since 2007 and is the CEO of Community Vision Inc., an NGO providing community-based human services in Perth. She was awarded her PhD at Curtin University of Technology, Perth in 2007 after exploring leadership, ethics and spirituality in charities. She has a Master of Philosophy and a 1st Class B.A. Hons from Manchester University, U.K. She is an Adjunct Professor, School of Business, University of Notre Dame Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Treasurer: Paula Wyndow

Paula Wyndow has a background in mental health rehabilitation, employment and training and community services. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Psych), a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health and is currently completing her PhD in Health Sciences through Curtin University and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. Paula is passionate about social justice and meeting the needs of the most disadvantaged in society and is looking forward to making a contribution to ISHAR.

Secretary: Tara Ludlow

Tara Ludlow has been on Ishar’s board since 2007 and is Manager of Education and Policy at Carers WA. Tara has an educational background in Psychology, Adult Education and Business, and has worked with survivors of sexual assault/abuse, young people at risk, supported accommodation staff and for the past 8 years, developing and providing support services for family carers across WA.  Tara is passionate about meaningful and accessible support systems for all community members who may need additional assistance.

Elected Member: Dawn Mielens

Dawn Mielens is a retired Social Worker and Counsellor specialising in grief and loss and relationships.  She is experienced in all areas of adoption, child protection, aged care, the justice system, as well as with community groups.

Elected Member:  Dr Lesa Melnyczuk Morgan 

Lesa has been an academic lecturer with expertise in researching, developing, teaching, assessing and evaluating teaching and learning programs for many years after beginning her career as a secondary teacher in 1974. She is currently a Research Associate developing a Centre for The History of Migration in Australia alongside the Director Dr Nonja Peters (a Dutch immigrant) with Curtin University and the Maritime Museum in Fremantle. As someone born of post-war migrant refugees from Europe she has a deep understanding and affinity with refugees, (completing a doctoral thesis on Ukrainian refugees in Western Australia in 2009) as well as the diversity of ethnicities in our community, ethnic women’s and children’s issues. Lesa completed a formal governance course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) in 2010 and has wide experience on boards and committees.

Lesa is an author with publications on a range of issues including children’s learning skills, applying multimedia technologies, Ukrainian refugees and Ukrainian women. In the past few years she has also held exhibitions alongside commemorative events for the Ukrainian and Swedish communities in Perth.

Appointed Member:  Bettine Heathcote

Director: Andrea Creado

Andrea Creado began her career in India as a Counsellor. She has a Masters Degree in Human Development and a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology from India.

In India Andrea worked across several educational institutes, non–government and private organizations as a Counsellor. She arrived in Australia in October 2001 and joined Ishar as a Project Officer in October 2002. In November 2006 Andrea became Ishar’s Acting Director and in February 2007 formally took over the role as Director.

In Australia, Andrea has completed a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Murdoch University and is currently enrolled in the Psychology Honours program at Edith Cowan University.