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Melissa Milner

People & Culture Lead • ASRC

WHY THEY MADE THE LIST

Melissa Milner leads People & Culture at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, one of Australia's most politically visible refugee advocacy organisations.

She has pioneered a refugee-employer model, creating employment pathways for refugees and asylum seekers as paid staff inside the very organisation that advocates for them. This work has been referenced as best practice by the Refugee Council of Australia.

Great Place to Work Certification (ASRC). VCOSS Employer of Choice. Refugee employment model referenced as best practice by Refugee Council of Australia.

From the judges

"Melissa is one of the most compelling profiles in this entire cohort. The refugee-employer model is a genuine HR innovation with measurable social impact. That she does this at Senior Manager level, not CPO, makes it more notable, not less."

— Rudy Crous, CEO of Compono