DR Andrea de Silva, Founder & Principal Mediator

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Andrea is a nationally accredited (NMAS) mediator and legal practitioner

Her qualifications include:

• BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB)
• GRAD DIP LEGAL PRACTICE (GDLP)
• DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)
• MASTER OF HUMAN NUTRITION (MHN)
• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSc)
• Other training includes: 

                            Mental Health First Aid

                            Family Violence Training

Andrea is a Member of the Mediation Institute  https://www.mediationinstitute.edu.au/team-member/andrea-de-silva/

Andrea also started Australia's first Culturally Diverse Mediator Network

She is also a member of:

• Victorian Women Lawyers: Diversity and Inclusion Committee
• Culturally Diverse Women
• Women of Colour Australia
• Women of Colour Melbourne Committee
• Australian Women Lawyers
• Geelong Law Association
• Asian Australian Lawyers Association
• Victorian Public Sector (VPS) Women of Colour Network (former member) 

Andrea is a former Professor at Monash University, and Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne.

Andrea is on the Board of Directors of:

intertwine 

intertwine is a registered charity whose purpose is to address systemic power structures that create marginalisaton and oppression, through education, building bridges among communities and organisa8ons, and fostering resilience, intersectional inclusion and empowerment. 

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Barwon South West (WHWBSW)

WHWBSW is an independent, feminist, not-for-profit organisation committed to intersectionality, gender equality and best practice health promotion in the Barwon South Western region of Victoria.