Elfa Moraitakis is the CEO of SydWest Multicultural Services, a leading organisation for all cultural diversity issues responding to community needs.
The group, located in the Sydney suburbs of Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Penrith and Rouse Hill, provides quality services and programmes to people of all ages and backgrounds, with the ultimate goal of supporting the self-determination and empowerment of these diverse communities.
Ms Moraitakis, a board member of Settlement Services International and Director of NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS), has been involved in the community sector for the past 30 years.
She has an extensive background in developing services for linguistically disadvantaged groups, while focusing on engaging community and stakeholder participation.