Stefan Romaniw OAM
Executive Director, Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations (AFESA)
Stefan Romaniw OAM is the Executive Director of Community Languages Australia. After serving as Chairman of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and the Victorian Government’s Australia Day Committee, he continues his work with key multicultural committees and organisations within Australia, including Multicultural Arts Victoria, and RMIT Languages Advisory Committee.
Stefan is the recipient of many awards, including the Order of Australia Medal for his service to education and language learning for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; the Centenary Medal for voluntary service to the community; and three levels of Orders of Recognition and Medals from the President of Ukraine.