Mrs. Geraldine Gonsalvez is the founding chair of the Australian Indian Innovations Inc (AIII)since its inception. Geraldine was the former Councillor of the Dandenong City Council. She is a committed worker for the communities in Dandenong area and has worked on various local and environmental issues.

In October 2008. she received the Victorian Parliamentary Friends of India of the Parliament of Victoria “Award of Excellence”.