Council:

  • George Salloum – President
  • Ico Najdovski – Vice President
  • Michael Zylberman OAM – Treasurer
  • Rajdeep Kang – Secretary
  • Orietta Wheatley
  • Seshu Babu Akula
  • Hakki Suleyman
  • Julio Altamirano
  • Jacob Haweil
  • Elias Diacolabrianos
  • Elizabeth Honey
  • Varouj Manjian

Staff:

Email Manager

Manager – Jane Gazzo

Jane oversees the day-to-day operations of 3ZZZ and helps maintain strong links to our broadcasters and key stakeholders.

Jane is a well-established radio & television broadcaster who has worked in numerous media organisations in both the UK and Australia.

Jane also speaks some Italian and Japanese

Bill Paskalis – Sponsorship & Sales Manager

Bill develops and maintains our revenue streams, including sponsorship and new business generation.

Bill has a background in commercial media including most commercial radio stations in Melbourne, various advertising agencies and other media outlets. Bill speaks Greek, Macedonian and a little Italian.

“3ZZZ provides the perfect media platform to all cultural communities to listen to news, information and social issues in their own language while also providing a harmonious and happy environment for all.”

Gabriel D’Angelo – Production Coordinator

Gabriel handles the production and scheduling of sponsorship, community, and station announcements, and also coordinates outside broadcasts to foster stronger connections with our communities.

Fluent in Spanish and holding a Diploma in Broadcasting, Gabriel has been with 3ZZZ since 2009, where he has led a variety of projects. Notably, he oversees 3ZZZ Football, which includes live match broadcasts and a podcast series. The podcast highlights interviews with individuals from grassroots soccer organizations that focus on inclusivity and offer programs promoting physical and mental health, with an emphasis on multicultural communities and women.

Theo Stavris – Bookkeeper & Administration Officer

Theo oversees the administration of the organisation’s financial accounts and provides support for the station’s administrative functions, including Group AGMs and financial reporting.

A member of 3ZZZ since 1997, Theo is fluent in Greek and is a qualified accountant. He manages the station’s finances, administration, and program group governance.

Rebecca Maakasa – Podcast Coordinator

“Community media is a tapestry of ideas and people from all different background. 3ZZZ helps to highlight perspectives and stories that might otherwise be hidden in other aspects of media and society.”

Rebecca helps volunteers to create 3ZZZ’s podcast series Stories of Community Resilience. Rebecca comes from SYN Media, a youth broadcaster in Melbourne where she worked as a producer and trainer. Rebecca has a keen interest in media and education and enjoys training broadcasters to empower them to create and share their stories. Rebecca

speaks some Formal Arabic and Levantine Dialect Arabic.

Moemina Shukur – 3ZZZ Newsroom & Training Coordinator

Moemina is News and Training Coordinator for 3ZZZ.

Moemina’s passions include journalism, multimedia, and training the community to share their stories. She also speaks Turkish.

Vanessa Gatica – Membership, Reception and Engagement

Vanessa is the friendly face that welcomes everyone who enters 3ZZZ at the front reception.

She handles membership processing and oversees engagement for our many members, conveners and listeners.

Originally from Mexico, Vanessa is fluent in Spanish.