Meet our leadership team...
The VacSeen Project was founded in 2020, and is now led by a team with diverse backgrounds in medicine, law and commerce; but a common passion for health advocacy and a shared vision of health care as a fundamental human right.

Varun Karnik
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Hannah Bates
Director and Co-Founder

Lili Wackwitz
Chief Finance Officer and Co-Founder

Michael Fielding
Chief Compliance Officer and Co-Founder

Mira Prashar
Director

Bridget Seawright
Director

Sophie Watson
Director

Kaitlin Bates
Director
Meet the people who make it happen...
The VacSeen Project is entirely volunteer run, and without our amazing team, none of the work we do would happen. If you need to get in touch with someone from a specific part of the organisation, please find them below!
Local Operations

Max Brennan
Head of Brisbane and Ipswich Operations

Chandira Gardiyehewa
Brisbane Operations Consultant and Immediate Past Head

Kat Balis
Co-Head of Wide Bay Operations

Jevin Gunawardana
Co-Head of Sunshine Coast Operations

Ishara Wijesinghe
Co-Head of Gold Coast Operations

Elliot Hunt
Co-Head of Sunshine Coast Operations

Mira Prashar
Co-Head of Gold Coast Operations

Tor Demmers
Head of Western Australian Operations

Oliver Wightman
Co-Head of Wide Bay Operations

Sanjay Yapabandara
Head of New South Wales Operations

Allison Midson
Immunisation Nurse and Advisor
We Give A Rat

Julia Bradford
Program Director, We Give A RAT

Sharlene Yap
Program Director, We Give A RAT
Pharmacy Pilot

Lachlan Sperling
Chief Pharmacist
Media and Marketing Team

Becky Davies
Head of Social Media

Sam Benjamin
Head of Design