Dr Marija Maher has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre since 2022. She arrived in Australia as a refugee from the former-Yugoslavia conflict.

Marija is an experienced non-executive director recognised for her Board contributions in corporate strategy, talent management, business innovation and governance and risk.

As a senior executive, Marija’s expertise is in organisational performance through people-led technology transformations. Marija is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Lead Auditor in Quality Management Systems and has a Doctorate in Business Administration which focused on talent management, organisational capability, capacity and talent management of technical experts who move into management.

Marija has high personal integrity and is passionate about human rights, social justice, equity and access.