Meet The Team

Dr Linny Kimly Phuong is a Founder & Director of The Water Well Project. Outside of this dynamic and growing organisation, she is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Austin Health, Cabrini Health and ...Read More

Tim is a Paediatrician and Clinician Educator, passionate about providing care to culturally diverse and vulnerable children and families. Tim currently works at The Royal Children's Hospital and for the University of Melbourne, as the coordinator ...Read More

Susan has more than 25 years’ experience working in the Australian public health system as a clinician, manager and senior executive. For 18 years she worked in the most culturally diverse health area in Australia with 39% of the population ...Read More

Julie is an osteopath who works in private practice in Victoria and as a clinical supervisor in the osteopathy program at RMIT University. She has a passion for health equity and believes that strong community health programs are fundamental to ...Read More

Sheetal has practiced as a lawyer for 10 years in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, the Netherlands and England, working primarily on public interest law issues. She completed a Master of Law (LLM) at the University of Cambridge specialising ...Read More

Marina is an experienced business advisory and development professional with over 14 years' expertise across professional services, law, finance and international development. She holds an MBA (with distinction) from UNSW’s Australian Graduate ...Read More

Richa is a seasoned finance professional with global experience spanning India and Malaysia, having worked with HSBC and RBS. Currently, she's Product Owner for Unsecured Lending Initiatives at NAB. Richa holds a Master's degree in Statistics and is ...Read More

Krystina is our Partnerships Coordinator and has been a member of The Water Well Project since 2017. With over 15 years of experience in the public health sector, she has a strong background in project management, process improvement, and ...Read More

Mahisha is a pharmacist with 17 years’ experience working in diverse clinical settings. Passionate about improving health literacy in communities from migrant and marginalised backgrounds, Mahisha volunteered for a period in Nepal, facilitating ...Read More

Bec is a health promotion and communications professional with over a decade of experience across the community health and not-for-profit sectors. She is passionate about public health, health equity, and the belief that health is a fundamental ...Read More

Simone holds Bachelor of Arts with a major in Media and Anthropology. She is also currently completing a Master of Counselling degree. Simone bring extensive experience in coordinating programs for various non-profit organisations, working closely ...Read More

Thivvy is currently a Medical Oncology Advanced Trainee Registrar. He is passionate about migrant and refugee health, having grown up witnessing and assisting his father in helping migrant and refugee Tamils in Melbourne. He has previously ...Read More

Lewis is a product owner and team leader for a leading provider of workflow software for Australian professionals. He has a Bachelor of Psychology and more than seven years’ experience in web application design and development, stakeholder ...Read More

Chris is currently studying medicine at Deakin University. Prior to this, he worked in public health and clinical research. He is passionate about preventative health and improving healthcare access for socioeconomically, geographically, or ...Read More

Adelle works in marketing and advertising, specialising in strategic campaign planning, with over 10 years experience, across marketing, advertising and digital broadcast. Adelle has worked internationally as well as locally across a variety of ...Read More

Mon is in her fourth year of medical school at Monash University, with an interest in public health and health promotion. Mon has volunteered on several yearly mission trips to Cambodia alongside doctors who provided medical aid to those living in ...Read More

Faizah is currently studying a Bachelor of Medicine at Monash University. She is also undertaking an honours degree related to the upper gastrointestinal system. Faizah has been a part of numerous volunteering and advocacy medical student-lead ...Read More

Prerana is a medical student at Deakin University with a strong passion for global health and education. Having lived in India, she has witnessed health poverty first-hand and believes that equitable healthcare access is a fundamental right and ...Read More

Michelle is a current Dermatology Research Fellow who is deeply committed to improving healthcare accessibility and health literacy for vulnerable populations. With a culturally diverse background and experience volunteering across various settings, ...Read More

Janine is a Chartered Accountant with 15 years’ experience across finance, commercial business partnering and digital roles. She is excited about using her business acumen to provide support to The Water Well Project from a finance perspective in ...Read More

Sanchita is a seasoned accountant with over 18 years of experience in accounting, analytics, and commercial strategy. Over the years, she has honed her skills in financial analysis, strategic planning, and data-driven decision-making. Her experience ...Read More

Leisel is a Paediatric Registrar in NSW, she graduated in 2013 with an MBBS (Hons) in addition to a Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Science) and a Diploma of Child Health. Leisel is passionate about health education and is a former Chair of the ...Read More

Tuula was appointed to the board of The Water Well Project in March 2023 and is a senior executive with over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has a wide-ranging skill set that spans across various areas, including ...Read More

Hirukshi is a recent Master of Public Health graduate with a bachelor's degree in medicine. She is extremely passionate about health equity and improving the health and well-being of refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities. Through her ...Read More

I’m a junior doctor at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, having completed my medical training at Monash University. Alongside my clinical work, I also work for the Department of Health in the COVID-19 response as a Team Leader. Through these ...Read More

Lucy Steele is a medical student at The University of Melbourne with a passion for public health and social justice. She believes that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to attain good health outcomes, and that a proficiency in health-literacy ...Read More

Pretashini is current studying medicine at the University of Melbourne and is a strong advocate for health as a universal human right and believes that asylum seekers and refugees should have access all the same. She believes that health literacy is ...Read More

Liz is an Emergency Registrar currently working in the west of Melbourne, after having worked in Darwin, Laos on an Australian Volunteer Placement and most recently in Hobart. Her particular interest in Emergency Medicine is the provision of ...Read More

Tara Pargeter (she/her) is The Water Well Project’s HR & Talent Officer. Tara Pargeter has a Bachelor in Psychology and is currently studying her Masters of Human Resource Management at Deakin University. Tara works as a Senior People ...Read More

Wendy is a strategy, finance and transformation professional with over a decade of experience across consulting, private equity, legal advisory, entrepreneurship, and AI enabled innovation. She has worked across industries including education, ...Read More