My work sits where people, systems and strategy meet: when projects need direction, culture needs care and people need connection.
Whether it’s leading complex projects, guiding cultural change, building capability through education or speaking to move hearts and minds, I help organisations make sense of complexity.
Meet Khayshie
Khayshie is a lawyer by trade, but a storyteller, strategist and educator by heart. She is known for bringing lived experience, strategic insight and practical expertise together to lead complex projects, embed change and catalyse systemic and behavioural transformation.
A well-respected community leader, Khayshie has almost 10 years of experience across governance, strategy and leadership in local government, legal, housing, health, mental health, youth, gender equality and multicultural sectors. She currently serves as Vice President and Deputy Chair of YWCA Australia, and as a Non-Executive Director of Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC), alongside other non-executive board and advisory roles. She is often called on to advise organisations when projects need leadership, capability needs building, or people and systems need alignment.
Khayshie brings a multidisciplinary lens to her work, combining legal, governance, strategic and people-focused expertise to lead change across sectors and systems. She has served two consecutive terms as the Multicultural Youth Commissioner of Victoria, advocating for better outcomes for multicultural communities, and has led DEI and culture initiatives at Australia’s leading beauty destination.
A sought-after thought leader, speaker and commentator, Khayshie combines insight, storytelling and strategy to unlock organisations, align people and purpose and turn complex challenges into lasting impact. Her speaking style is characterised by relatable personal stories, quick-witted humour and practical calls to action.
Khayshie’s pieces of paper:
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
Graduate Diploma of Legal Business Skills
Accreditation in Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Where you can currently find her:
Vice President, Deputy Chair & Non-Executive Board Director of YWCA Australia
Non-Executive Board Director of Gender Equity Victoria
Non-Executive Board Director of The Iceberg Foundation
Advisory Council Member, Australian Multicultural Women’s Alliance
Education and Engagement Advisor at The Equality Institute
National Multicultural Advisory Panel Member at Think HQ
Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT Forward: The Centre of Future Skills and Workforce Transformation
Assessment Panel Member of Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Some things she’s proud of:
South Asian Women Business Awards - Professional Services Finalist 2025
Australian Government Delegate to United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women 68th Session 2024
Independent Delegate to United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women 67th Session 2023
Multicultural Excellence Award for Community Service 2021
Premier’s Volunteer Leadership Award 2019
Named in Top 100 Future Leaders of Australia list
Inaugural Youth Mayor of City of Greater Bendigo
Inaugural Joan Kirner Young and Emerging Women Leaders Scholar 2018
Young Citizen of the Year 2017