I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of working with Lena as a counterpart and collaborator for the past 2 years on all things diversity, equity and inclusion in the Arts & Culture space. Lena is a professional leader powered by strategic focus, creative thinking and enabling those around her to do their best work. As CEO of Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS), Lena is a passionate change-maker for cultural diversity and racial equity in the Arts and an extremely capable leader of all aspects of organisational operations. She is a committed, active, purposeful uplifter of artists from under-represented backgrounds and a visible, vocal social change advocate at organisational, community and systems levels. She leads with care and courage, building networks of collaboration and impact across cultures and communities. I respect, admire and continually learn from the way Lena navigates the challenges of systemic inequity with honesty, humanity and humility. She brings such deep knowledge, engaged listening, critical thinking, and lived experience of intersectional marginalisation to the work of equity-centred systems change. As someone who has experienced Lena’s empathic leadership, impact-focused approach, intelligent analysis, and wonderful support, I am always on the lookout for opportunities to work with Lena again.

Lena Nahlous is a game changer in the arts and screen sector in Australia. She is one of the most big picture thinkers I have been able to learn so much from for the past 15 years of my career. Lena knows the importance of strategic planning, diverse & transformational leadership, collaboration and forging relationships across stakeholders to meet the vision of making the arts sector accessible to all Australians. I'm truly honoured to have been able to be mentored and see myself create my own company and leader others through modelling Lena.

I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of working with Lena as a counterpart and collaborator for the past 2 years on all things diversity, equity and inclusion in the Arts & Culture space. Lena is a professional leader powered by strategic focus, creative thinking and enabling those around her to do their best work. As CEO of Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS), Lena is a passionate change-maker for cultural diversity and racial equity in the Arts and an extremely capable leader of all aspects of organisational operations. She is a committed, active, purposeful uplifter of artists from under-represented backgrounds and a visible, vocal social change advocate at organisational, community and systems levels. She leads with care and courage, building networks of collaboration and impact across cultures and communities. I respect, admire and continually learn from the way Lena navigates the challenges of systemic inequity with honesty, humanity and humility. She brings such deep knowledge, engaged listening, critical thinking, and lived experience of intersectional marginalisation to the work of equity-centred systems change. As someone who has experienced Lena’s empathic leadership, impact-focused approach, intelligent analysis, and wonderful support, I am always on the lookout for opportunities to work with Lena again.

Lena Nahlous is a game changer in the arts and screen sector in Australia. She is one of the most big picture thinkers I have been able to learn so much from for the past 15 years of my career. Lena knows the importance of strategic planning, diverse & transformational leadership, collaboration and forging relationships across stakeholders to meet the vision of making the arts sector accessible to all Australians. I'm truly honoured to have been able to be mentored and see myself create my own company and leader others through modelling Lena.

I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of working with Lena as a counterpart and collaborator for the past 2 years on all things diversity, equity and inclusion in the Arts & Culture space. Lena is a professional leader powered by strategic focus, creative thinking and enabling those around her to do their best work. As CEO of Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS), Lena is a passionate change-maker for cultural diversity and racial equity in the Arts and an extremely capable leader of all aspects of organisational operations. She is a committed, active, purposeful uplifter of artists from under-represented backgrounds and a visible, vocal social change advocate at organisational, community and systems levels. She leads with care and courage, building networks of collaboration and impact across cultures and communities. I respect, admire and continually learn from the way Lena navigates the challenges of systemic inequity with honesty, humanity and humility. She brings such deep knowledge, engaged listening, critical thinking, and lived experience of intersectional marginalisation to the work of equity-centred systems change. As someone who has experienced Lena’s empathic leadership, impact-focused approach, intelligent analysis, and wonderful support, I am always on the lookout for opportunities to work with Lena again.

Lena Nahlous is a game changer in the arts and screen sector in Australia. She is one of the most big picture thinkers I have been able to learn so much from for the past 15 years of my career. Lena knows the importance of strategic planning, diverse & transformational leadership, collaboration and forging relationships across stakeholders to meet the vision of making the arts sector accessible to all Australians. I'm truly honoured to have been able to be mentored and see myself create my own company and leader others through modelling Lena.