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JOE
BUDA (OAM)
Chairman
Joseph Anthony Buda (OAM) Solicitor,
Cabramatta New South Wales, 9727-5511. Has been a member of the board
since 1995, he is president of the childcare centre and Chairman of the Mamma Lena & Dino Gustin Foundation. He has seen the childcare
centre develop from a negative growth to a positive growth and is an
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PETER CAMPBELL Board Member
Peter has a background in the fields of both Advertising & Marketing
in each of Australia, Asia and Canada. As a corporate executive and
CEO of a number of multinational companies in each of Australia,
Malaysia and Hong Kong, he was also a well-known member of the
American Business Council in Malaysia and the Australian Chamber of
Commerce in Hong Kong, before establishing his own consultancy and
trading company in Hong Kong in the late 1980s. Peter is now
semi-retired and devotes much of his time to the Foundation. |
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MICHAEL CANTALI (BE,MPM,MIE Aust.) President
As a notable Consultant Engineer, Michael has lectured extensively
throughout Australasia, Italy and the United States. Some of his
projects included paving systems at Darling Harbour and the Homebush
Olympic site. He has been involved in the Italian and the wider
Australian community work for over three decades, was Commissioner of
Ethnic Affairs, a councillor on the Sydney County Council, and an
inaugural Board Member of Energy Australia. Today he is still a
councillor of Canada Bay Council, a post he has held for the past 21
years, a Board member of the NSW Parents’ Council, and is President of
the Mamma Lena Foundation. |
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ROSE CANTALI (B.A. Dip Teach. M.Ed. MAPS.)
Treasurer
As well as being a Board Member of the
Foundation, Rose also sits on the Board of the Mamma Lena Child Care
Centre- a position she is uniquely qualified for in view of her
professional background: Rose is a Child and Adolescent Psychologist,
Director of Psychmatter Centre for Mental Health Director on the NSW
Board of Studies, member of the State Executive NSW Parent Council and
the Australian Psychological Society, Guest lecturer at University of
Western Sydney School of Psychology, Ph D candidate at Sydney
University, Consultant to ADRA for Getting Connected Project. -
Connecting Children & Adolescents to school and a School Counsellor
NSW Dept. of Education & Training amongst others. |
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AMELIA CAPOGNA
Board
Member
Not long after her arrival in
Australia, Amelia met Mamma Lena and an instant friendship developed
that saw many great ideas and plans emerge. Many of these Amelia
helped implement and turn into tangible charitable deeds. Her
involvement grew from strength to strength and in 1992 she joined the
Mamma Lena Child Care Centre and became a founding member and board
member of the Mamma Lena & Dino Gustin Foundation. |
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ROSALBA GUSTIN (B.A.Hons) Secretary and Public
Officer
Rosalba, Mamma Lena and Dino Gustin’s
daughter, together with the Board of Trustees, ensures that her
parent’s legacy of charitable work continues into the future.
A successful business woman, Rosalba worked in Asia for over 20 years,
before returning to Australia to care for her ailing parents. Upon
their passing, Rosalba embarked on sorting and cataloguing her
parent’s enormous collections of papers, photos and letters for
inclusion on this website and preservation by the State Library of NSW
and various museums to ensure that her parent’s precious memorabilia
is safely archived.
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JOHN ORLANDO Board Member
As well as Vice President & Treasurer-
of the Mamma Lena Childcare Centre. John is a well-known and respected
member of the local community and a multiple Small Business Award
winner (“Outstanding Local Real Estate Agent”) His involvement in
local matters includes being a member of the 2007 Fairfield City
Council Safety Committee as well as a being member of the Executive
committee of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. |
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IVANA SMANIOTTO (B.A. Dip.Ed.) Board Member
Ivana’s vast experience in the field of
education has seen her become part of many community- and charitable
organisations. Professionally she headed up a team of consultants when
NSW introduced “foreign” languages in primary schools... organised
training for teachers...represented the Ministry of Education... was
appointed Principal Education Officer in the Strategic Education
Policy Directorate among others. Irvana is also a member of COMITES
(Committee for Italians Abroad) and Secretary / Public Officer of the
Federazione Veneta in NSW. |
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Advisory Committee
Members |
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ANTHONY ZAPPIA
Born in Sydney, Australia - Educated at St Therese,
Mascot - Followed by high school at Christian Bros, Waverley College.
He completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of NSW in
Political Science and History in 1987 and a Graduate Diploma in
Information Management at UNSW in 1991. Since 1991 he has worked as a
librarian in various sectors starting with public libraries in several
councils, including Kogarah, Leichhardt and Burwood. Between 2001-2007
he was employed by the Department of Defence to work in a team
maintaining the Defence Library Service's electronic library services.
This was followed by an 18 month contract working as a research
librarian in the N.S.W. Parliamentary Library. Anthony currently works
in the Australian Taxation office, providing research and electronic
library services.
Anthony’s interests and past-times include : reading, music, the
cinema, walking, visiting friends and travel. In addition Anthony has
a strong interest in complementary health and medicine and is
currently growing a small business in essential oils |
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ROSE COLOMBO
“Rose is one of the volunteers of the ‘Movimento’ team. In 2010 she
took on the responsibility of broadcaster by producing and hosting the
Italian Youth radio program on Radio 2000 on 98.5FM broadcasting on
Saturday nights from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. Rose became involved in radio
in 2000, undertaking basic roles in administration and certain aspects
of event organization. This was the ground work that would lead her
to becoming the lead broadcaster in 2010. This program is proudly
sponsored by the Mamma Lena & Dino Gustin Foundation. Outside of the
radio Rose is recognized for her work in the international trade
industry and is a professional industry trainer. As teaching is her
passion, she has extended this into other areas including volunteer
teaching in a local Primary School.”
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