Creative programs that transform lives
Our Team
The Creativity Australia team (from left to right): Sally, Chris, Andrea, Rhian, and Enya.
General Manager: Enya Cai
Enya is honoured to be leading the team at Creativity Australia, and feels strongly that With One Voice choirs are a life-changing way of bringing diverse communities together for a greater good.
Starting her journey with Creativity Australia in 2008 as a volunteer, Enya has since had a multifaceted career spanning public policy, workplace inclusion, business consulting, and the arts.
With a background in social policy within the Victorian government and as the former Oceania Diversity and Inclusion Advisor at EY, Enya is deeply committed to driving social inclusion initiatives across various sectors. As a freelance Producer and Consultant, she offers specialised guidance on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to corporate clients while also enriching the creative realm through theatre production and choir facilitation.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting, and really loves visiting new restaurants and hanging out with her cat, Jelly.
Connect on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enyacai/
National Choir Program Manager: Chris Blain
Chris is passionate about building sustainable, harmonious communities through music.
Beginning his musical journey in boys choir, Chris forged a path into contemporary a cappella singing with his man-band Suade. Whilst performing, recording, producing, and touring for sixteen years, Chris set about building Vocal Australia – a national hub for contemporary a cappella singing that creates festivals, competitions, and resources for a cappella singers.
His work in remote indigenous communities as Operations Manager of MusoMagic helped him understand the profound benefits music can have on society, and led him to found Melbourne Singing Events, running weekend singing get-a-ways and singing workshops.
He is the musical director of Men In Suits – a musical men’s shed / comedy choir, he conducts With One Voice Whitehorse, and works as a wedding celebrant and DJ on the weekends. If there’s ever any spare time, and his two young daughters are asleep, you’ll find him in his studio making funny noises.
National Community Music Coordinator: Sally Rehfisch
Sally has been involved with music almost her whole life, starting piano lessons at the age of four. Since then she has gone on to study music at a high level, completing a Bachelor of Music and a Graduate Certificate in Arts & Cultural Management.
Sally’s passion is providing people with inclusive opportunities to participate in the arts. She is a firm believer that everyone can make music. She is thrilled to be able to express this passion through her work with Creativity Australia, as well as a number of other organisations such as Community Music Victoria and Melbourne Singing Events.
Choir Program Administrator: Rhian McKernan
Music has always played a central role in Rhian’s life. Growing up in a musical family in Wales, she couldn’t help but be inspired when she overheard her mum learning a 12-bar blues on the electric guitar and quickly begged to learn herself. She played in a variety of bands through her teenage years before earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Musicianship and Music Management. Over the years, Rhian has had the chance to write and perform her own music around the world. In 2021, she made the move to Melbourne, where she now performs her original blues/rock songs under the name Rhian Elin. When she’s not performing, Rhian enjoys teaching blues guitar lessons, as well as running family music classes at The Rhythm Tree in CERES, Brunswick East, where she helps inspire and shape young musical minds.
Rhian sees the value and importance of creativity as a vital outlet in life. With plenty of experience in office administration and management, she’s delighted to join Creativity Australia and With One Voice choirs, deeply aligned with the values of connecting people through music.
Finance Officer: Andrea Guo
Andrea Guo is Creativity Australia’s longstanding and much-loved Finance Officer. She helps manage our bookkeeping, payments, invoices and keeps the cogs turning! Without her we couldn’t do it all – thank you Andrea!
Conductors
Kym Dillon
Ashburton | Geelong
Robert Teicher
Sydney
Elizabeth Lecoanet
Chatswood
Lila Meleisea
Break O’Day
Daniel Brinsmead
St Kilda
Mary Kiani
Redfern
Jennifer Bee
Mackay & Surrounds
Liz Walsh
Riverina
Chris Blain
Whitehorse
Wendy Toulmin
Mt Druitt
Kate Lewis
Adelaide CBD
Katie Pomery
Adelaide CBD
Lady Shaula Salathe
Bayswater
Elly McKinnon
Sunbury
Steph Payne
Hobson’s Bay | Wyndham
Cherie Baxter
Greater Dandenong
Judith & Barry Woods
Mornington
Joe Davis
North East VIC
Rhys Bates
Perth
Michelle Kerin
Kingston Park
Kristiana Withers
Ballarat
Ellie Ferguson
Sunshine Coast