C-suite executive who see joys in serving and leading to advance community.
"Living her very best life" as a corporate entrepreneur and community leader with a focus on social impact, stakeholder engagement quality, collaboration and people.
A few key points about Christina:
- Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 by Australian Council of Multicultural Entrepreneurs
- Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) Honouree for advocacy multiculturalism and DEI.
- Business Excellence awardee by VMC for outstanding leadership at North Shore Coaching College. (strategist & creates capabilities to generate sustainable value in Covid economy)
- A Malaysian born Chinese, multilingual and a married mother of 2 daughters.
- Strategic management and multi-site operations #educationleadership
- Leadership with customer-centric attitude, inclusive and strong cultural values.
- Leading transformation projects, uplifting technical capability and embedding sector leading practices.
- Empowering leadership talents and managing high performance teams: empowering multi-disciplinary staff, fostering a positive and motivated workplace culture, and building high-performing teams who take initiative.
- Strong track record of optimising operational processes and driving organisational growth
- Values collaboration, connection & continual growth to be next best versions of ourselves
- Professional speaker & presenter (Co-Founder MYC Heart Connectors podcast)
- Raised over AUD$380,000 via leadership, Board and community roles over the past decade.
- Positive living, lifestyle and Mental Health Advocate
- Experienced Executive with over 25 years of leadership roles in education, aged-care and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and South East Asia regions.
- Thrive by lifting others
- Leading authority in creating opportunities, advocating fairness & building connections for multicultural communities.
“It is imperative for my daughters and future generations of women, that I contribute to re-imagining possibilities for female Asian migrants. We need to own the vision of women who can be successful in business, contribute to their community & retain their independent spirit” …Christina Chia
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