Mary

CEO & Director

Mary Awata is the CEO and Director at BoraCare, and the driving force behind our organisation which was founded by her unwavering belief is that everyone—regardless of age, culture, race, gender, abilities, or status—deserves to reach their full potential. With a heart for supporting marginalised groups, Mary champions equitable access to essential services.

She is an industry expert in intercultural issues specialising in cultural capability training with 25 years’ experience in both Corporate and human services sector.

Mary holds a Masters in Disability Policy and Practice, and Post Graduate Diploma in Research Design and a Bachelor of Social Work from Flinders and UNISA University respectively. She is involved in various Boards in South Australia and was recently appointed by The Minister for Education to the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee to represent CALD Children and Community.

She has contributed to various research projects in collaboration with Flinders University including “Engaging Culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the NDIS”, authored a thesis on “Facilitators to Successful Service Engagement of people with Disabilities from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background”.

Prior to founding her own agency, Mary worked in Community Services sector in large NGO’s. Her commitment to positive change continues with her involvement as a consultant.