During his career Conrad has worked in a variety of different sectors although there has been a consistent theme of his supporting community empowerment. He has worked for community radio and with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in several different roles. He then worked in policy and national project management with the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, for much of this time managing partnerships with non-government or not-for-profit agencies, particularly those dealing with mental health, multicultural and refugee health. He also worked for a short time in a senior position within a NSW area health service. He was Director of the peak body, the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) for almost four years and for some of this time he was also a visiting fellow at the Australian National University (ANU) convening the Inclusive Cultural Leadership program for the Graduate Studies in Sustainable Heritage Development program. Conrad has tertiary qualifications awarded by both the University of Sydney and the ANU. Over the years he has sat on numerous editorial, program and policy advisory committees and has represented his organisations at conferences and fora both in Australia and overseas.
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