Board Of Directors
Founder & CEO - Amanda (Mandy) Hirvi
In 2023, Amanda "Mandy" Hirvi founded The Manasa Foundation Ltd., initiating a profound shift in mental health care based on her rich background of passion, resilience, and a dedication to driving change.
Drawing from personal experiences and a deep understanding of the sector's complexities, Mandy established the foundation to revolutionize how mental health care is provided, starting at the community grassroots level. Her commitment to affordable, innovative, and effective healthcare drives the foundation's mission forward.
Mandy's leadership, characterized by her comprehensive insight into the challenges faced in the sector and a clear vision for the future, ensures the foundation's ongoing growth and its goal to fundamentally improve mental health care.
Founding Board Director - David Skinner
David is a business entrepreneur with over 30 years experience of having started a number of successful businesses that continue today; including addiction recovery center, sustainable energy, engineering infrastructure and property development sectors.
In his younger years, being very passionate about youth development, David volunteered his time to work with Rotary community leaders, SOCOG upcoming athletes, and leading a young Australian contingents in international study tours.
He is excited to be part of the Manasa Foundation team; building a successful charitable organization that provides a safe environment to support people to grow / develop / heal … to be their best!
They will then be in a better situation to contribute to their local communities whether family, work or on a larger scale.
Founding Board Director - Christina Vlachos
Christina has over 12 years’ professional audit experience working with listed companies, large proprietary limited companies, not-for-profit entities, privately-owned companies, multinationals, managed investment schemes and government departments.
As an Audit & Assurance Partner with KPMG's Fiji office, Christina specializes in external audit within the Enterprise division, with a focus on audit quality maintaining independence and building strong relationships with her clients.
Christina is looking forward to contributing further in the not-for-profit space through her board role with The Manasa Foundation Ltd.