Say hello to the passionate and dedicated people that bring MDA’s work to life. Our team of Non-Executive Directors bring passion, media insights, business and non-profit knowledge to govern MDA in accordance with our values and Strategic Plan.
Andrea is the Discipline Lead for Radio and Podcast at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
She is a career broadcaster, journalist, and media leader.
Her ABC work included executive and front-line leadership, and presenting and producing for ABC radio in city and regional locations, with responsibilities including local journalism, emergency broadcasting and diversity and inclusion. Her community radio work included leadership in content and skills training.
She was a co-founding director for the Economic Media Centre, and Director of Education for the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas.
In 2016 Andrea completed a Churchill Fellowship investigating practical strategies for increasing cultural diversity in media.
She continues to consult, write, facilitate, and broadcasts live radio when opportunities arise.
Kean Wong is a Sydney-based journalist and editor who’s worked for the past thirty years in Australia, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States for the BBC, The Economist, the ABC, the Australian Financial Review, The Straits Times of Singapore, The Sun of Malaysia and BFM Radio. He’s also written about Southeast Asia’s politics and culture for various books, magazines and festivals, including 'The Faber Book of Pop', 'Losing Control: Freedom of the Press in Asia', 'Images of Asia', and is the editor of 'Rebirth: Reformasi, resistance, and hope in new Malaysia'. He is an executive committee member of MASSA (the Malaysia and Singapore Society of Australia), AMSA (Australian Malaysian Singaporean Association), and the Australia Asia-Pacific Media Initiative. He's also a co-founder of Malaysia's Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ).
Isabel is the founder of Media Diversity Australia. She is an Advisor at the Sustainable Media Centre based in New York. Prior to this she was part of the fledgling team that launched ABC News 24, Australia's first free-to-air 24-hour news network. She later went on to work at CNN International in London and as the Editor of Opinion and Commissioning at Mamamia. She is the mother of three kids and lives in New York City.
He has over 20 years’ experience in commercial planning and strategy within the corporate sector, including serving 10 years at Qantas. Alvaro is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at RecycleSmart, a logistics company working within the Circular Economy space. He worked for several years in the not-for-profit sector, delivering funding strategies to ensure the sustainability of the organisations he worked for. Originally from Spain, Alvaro has lived in Ireland, the UK and the Middle East. He holds a Bachelor's in Law from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, an Executive MBA from the University of New South Wales and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Monica is a multi Walkley award-winning journalist. In her 40-year career, she hosted prime-time shows for the ABC including 'Media Watch', 'PM' and 'The World Today'. She is the author of the best-selling “Russia: Which Way Paradise?”, which details the collapse of Soviet communism. Monica received an OAM in 1992 in recognition of her work as a foreign correspondent in Moscow. She was formerly the head of journalism at UTS and is now the co director of the UTS Centre for Media Transition.
Amanda is MDA's Company Secretary. She has worked in a number of industries including transportation, utilities and insurance over the last twenty years, primarily in project management and governance roles. She currently works in the not-for-profit sector establishing a Project Management Office. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Management) from UTS and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
