Om Dhungel is a consultant, mentor, trainer and speaker who helps people and organisations explore and unleash their full potential using a strength-based approach. He is the author of Bhutan to Blacktown – Losing everything and finding Australia, a memoir about how being forced from his home country shaped his life and character.
Om, his wife Saroja and daughter Smriti have lived in Blacktown for twenty years. Smriti’s new baby has brought a third generation into their Blacktown homes.
Om is a renowned community leader in Western Sydney who serves on several committees and boards including the NSW Health Ministry, NSW Police, Multicultural NSW and Blacktown City Council. He has been instrumental in the settlement of more than 5000 Bhutanese refugees, one of the most successful refugee initiatives in Australia’s history.
He is an Honorary Adjunct Fellow at UTS and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
We are Blacktown is a UTS Impact Studios production.
Producers: Britta Jorgensen, Jane Curtis, Celine Teo-Blockey
Executive Producer: Olivia Rosenman
Sound design: Melissa May
Research: Jackie May
Podcast artwork: Alexandra Morris
Theme music: Beaming by FRIDAY
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