Vonda Lisa Malone | |
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Born | Thursday Island, Australia [1] |
Nationality | Torres Strait Islander, Australian |
Other names | Vonda Lisa Moar |
Occupation | Chief executive officer |
Vonda Lisa Malone is the Chief executive officer of the Torres Strait Regional Authority since the 1 May 2022 [2] and is on the NIAA Senior Advisory Group. [3] Vonda was the first female Mayor [4] [2] of the Torres Shire Council. [5] [6] [7]
Vonda is the daughter of Mary Isabella (Bella) Moar and is of Peidu Tribe, Erub Island [8] and grew up on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait region. [9]
An Australian Diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and then with United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commission. [9] [1] Vonda is founding Chair of Torres Health Indigenous Corporation [10] and was Chair of the Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance. [11] and was a member of Indigenous Reference Group for the Developing Northern Australia Initiative. [12] Chair of Community Enterprise Queensland/Islanders Industry Board of Service (IBIS) since 2012 [13] [14] and member of the Telstra Advisory Committee. [1] Vonda was Executive Manager of the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Health Partnership. [14] [15] Vonda is also a 2001 Fellow of the United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commission Indigenous Fellowship Program, [16] a member of the Oxfam Australia Straight Talk Steering Committee, [17] representative on the TCHHS Clinical Safety and quality Committee, member of the Torres Strait Dementia Project and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. [14]
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