Lilliana Hajncl is the child of post war migrants from Croatia and the Czech Republic and the UK. She grew up bi-lingual in multicultural Australia which was slowly beginning to recognise the value that came with the many post war arrivals. Lilliana has worked in secondary and adult education in France, Croatia, French Polynesia, Timor L'este as well as Australia. For more than twenty years she has produced award-winning educational and training resources for adult culturally and linguistically diverse communities. She has managed a three year state-wide work readiness training program for newly arrived migrants and refugees. She currently works in curriculum and program development with AMES Australia, supporting both teachers and trainers and new arrivals.  

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Lilliana is on the organising committee of the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia. She is a long-standing member of the Victorian Electoral Commission Multicultural Advisory Group. Lilliana’s passion for music has made her an enthusiastic participant in and advocate for The Boîte for many years. She also sings in community choirs here and in Caucasian Georgia.

Ramnath Iyer emigrated to Australia in 1986 from India. Since then, he has been contributing immensely to the Indian Classical music scene in Melbourne as performer, teacher, promoter and organiser of the arts, while holding a full time IT career. Ramnath was awarded the Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence 2010 for Contribution to Arts by the then Premier of the State of Victoria, Mr John Brumby.

He is classified as ‘A’ graded artist of All India Radio, Chennai since 2009, an honour rarely given to oversees-residing artists and highlights his dedication to the highest quality music.

A citizen of Australia, Ramnath is passionate about fostering and promoting the ancient instrumental tradition of the Veena and Indian classical Music in Australia. He has been a true cultural ambassador through both his own performances, lectures and workshops as well as through the encouragement, support and mentorship of other upcoming and established artists in Australia.

Joanne Kuluveovski (she/her) has extensive experience working in both the private and public sectors, higher education and the creative arts. Having originally trained as a chemist, she moved into research administration and operations management at the University of Melbourne. More recently she is the Governance Manager and Company Secretary at the Melbourne Recital Centre. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Governance Institute Australia.

She is passionate about world music and dance, particularly from Eastern Europe. She has sung in various choirs and ensembles including Petrunka, the Melbourne Women's Bulgarian Choir, Soteria Bell and the David Chesworth Ensemble. Having performed nationally within Australia, the Boite facilitated some of her early music performances and experiences..… Joanne has come full circle and joined the Boite's Committee of Management volunteering as Secretary. 

Amanda Stone is a former Mayor and Councillor of Yarra City Council, she championed support for the creative sector, sustainability and social justice during her 16 year term. She has broad and varied governance experience from her membership and chairing of numerous not-for-profit boards and committees and is currently a director of the Yarra Energy Foundation board. She is an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate.
 

Amanda is currently Executive Officer of Yarra Drug and Health Forum and is completing a Masters of Research at the University of Canberra. She is a classically trained pianist and cellist and enjoys singing too!

Natasha (she/her) has a strong connection to family and community, which has always filtered through her work in the arts, health, and education fields. Working across a variety of organisational structures, Natasha has always been passionate about building relationships with and advocating for communities with diverse needs.
 

Leading and programming events and festivals in local government and beyond, led to springboarding her into writing arts and health grant applications and circling back to education. 
 

With a love of music and arts in general, Natasha developed thoughtful cultural and community festivals, like Live at Warrawee and Hamutuk Festival.

Arseny has long been drawn to music, culture and the role the arts play in bringing people together. He has a background in economics, law and technology policy. Coming from an immigrant family, he is excited to contribute to The Boîte’s mission of supporting diverse music, artists and communities, and to support the organisation’s governance, financial sustainability and long-term impact.

Ashok Mysore has over 33 years of industry experience across Telecommunications, Financial Services, Logistics, Energy, Utilities and Services industries with broad experiences in strategy, sales, general management and consulting across Australia, NZ, US, India and SEA. As previous Head of Infosys Australia CSR, Ashok was responsible to deliver Infosys Foundation vision contextual to the Australia & NZ region focusing on Digital Education, Indigenous & First Nation Peoples STEM Education & supporting NGOs around Mental Health and Domestic Violence.  He sits on multiple advisory boards and is a regular speaker across industry, academia and partner ecosystems.  Ashok has completed Executive Leadership Program from Stanford Graduate School of Management, an MBA in Strategy & Leadership from University of Melbourne, and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering.