We are always looking for organisations to partner with us. We would love to hear from you if you believe your organisation can contribute.
Contact us through any of the channels below:
Address: Kevin Smith Office, Mirrabooka Community Hub, 21 Sudbury Road, Mirrabooka WA 6061
Phone: (08) 9205 8368 / (08) 9205 8335
Email: kaleidoscope@stirling.wa.gov.au
Facebook: @KaleidoscopeInitiative
Linkedin: @kaleidoscope-initiative
Newsletter: bit.ly/KaleidoscopeInitiative
Our Team
Ashleigh Brand
Project Leader – Kaleidoscope Initiative, City of Stirling
Ashleigh is a highly experienced project manager, facilitator, diversity and leadership trainer and coach. She is committed to assisting workplaces to become more diverse. She is also a social change-maker with a passion to help newcomers realise their full potential in Western Australia.
Ashleigh has more than 20 years’ experience working in communications, change management, organisational development, policy and technology. She also has more than eight years’ experience running her own business, consulting and project managing. She is an accredited coach and has skills and experience in leadership development, human resources, project management, business process improvement and policy development.
View Ashleigh’s LinkedIn profile here.
Dr Krishna Karangiya
Kaleidoscope Project Officer/Rangoli Mentoring Coach
Krishna has 10+ years of experience in the education industry in particular in qualitative and quantitative research. She is actively contributing to research projects in collaboration with universities in Australia and India. Her aim is to explore solution-based strategies on migrant settlement resulting in workforce engagement to boost the economic benefits of diversity in Australia.
View Krishna’s LinkedIn profile here.
Cema Santos
Mentoring Coach, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre
Cema believes in giving back and making a difference in people’s life. She is the founder of My Mind Master and Immigrant Business Networking Association which are all about giving back to the community and helping others to be successful in their personal lives and businesses.
Her mission is to provide the best cross-cultural emotional support and business education to multicultural individuals seeking to establish themselves in their new land.
View Cema’s LinkedIn profile here.
Sonja Porter
Kaleidoscope Project Officer / Workshop facilitator, City of Stirling
Sonja is a project officer for the Kaleidoscope Initiative, led by the City of Stirling. She is also a career development consultant and specialises in working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Her experience includes working with skilled migrants, refugees, and humanitarian entrants.
She has a background in occupational profiling. This involves researching university and vocational education and training pathways, liaising with industry organisations, and performing labour market analysis to determine the future outlook for occupations in Western Australia. Sonja’s areas of expertise are in providing advice on resumes, cover letters, interviews, and career planning.
