Aisha Usman

Manager

Aisha has 12 years of experience in the mental health field. She is passionate about assessing and managing mental health disorders affecting children, adolescents, adults, and their families. Aisha has a particular interest in working with children, migrants, refugees and people of all ages from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who have experienced psychological trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Aura Goh

Project Coordinator (VIC & TAS), Wellness Hub Administrative Assistant 

Within her roles at the Mental Health Foundation Australia, Aura finds great fulfilment in assisting individuals through their journeys with mental health. She especially resonates with MHFA’s mission to provide affordable and easily accessible mental health services for the wider community, including CALD communities with lower levels of mental health literacy. 

Since completing her undergraduate studies with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from Monash University, Aura hopes to continue her postgraduate studies and career in the field of biomedical sciences, with a growing interest in bioinformatics.   

Amanda has many years experience in many industries both professionally and in a volunteering capacity. Her interest in mental health began after being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Her lived experience of people with Bipolar Disorder in the community led her to establish two women’s support groups for Bipolar Life Victoria and is currently the Vice-President and Support Group Administrator. Amanda brings her expertise and desire to provide quality support groups to the role of Support Group Administrator for the Mental Health Foundation Australia. Her passion is to achieve a truly inclusive therapeutic support service for the community with the Mental Health Foundation Australia.

Nithya Viswanathan

IT Systems Analyst

Nithya graduated with a Bachelor of Information Technology from Deakin University. She assists the Mental Health Foundation Australia with technical expertise including managing websites, voice assistant and mobile app. She also works closely with the team of social media to curate empowering mental health messages and raise awareness about the Foundation's services. In addition, she also leads a group of young talents from various universities particularly in Media, IT and Business disciplines as part of the MHFA's Internship Program each year. With an growing interest in Artificial Intelligence, she hopes to make mental health services more accessible using the latest technology.