People

Board Members

Samantha Horsfield – Chair
Shirley Southgate – Deputy Chair
Alice Chiew – Treasurer
Meena Singh – Secretary

Ruth Barson – Member
Lisa McMeeken – Member
Caroline Gowan – Member
Tina Lavranos- Member
Joanna Fletcher – Member

WLSV Staff

Joanna Fletcher – Chief Executive Officer
Helen Matthews – Principal Lawyer | Accredited Family Law Specialist
Pasanna Mutha-Merennege – Manager – Policy & Projects
Eila Pourasgheri – Senior Lawyer | Manager – Legal Education
Samantha Watson – Manager – Operations (until December 2015)
Vanessa Doake – Manager – Operations & HR (from May 2016)
Elisa Whittaker – Senior Lawyer | Outreach Coordinator
Henrietta Barclay – Senior Lawyer
Emily Clark – Senior Lawyer
Emma Smallwood – Senior Lawyer | Project Research Coordinator
Danielle Wisniak – Lawyer | Legal Advice Line Supervisor
Brenna Powney – Lawyer
Carol Mellords – Lawyer
Lara Guarino – Lawyer

Jacinta Dwyer – Lawyer
Gwen Yeoh – Lawyer
Nina Ulasowski – Policy Lawyer

Caitlin Watson – Office Administrator

Amber Harrington – Administration Assistant

Ilana Faivel – Lawyer | Legal Educator
Menaka Bandara – Finance Manager (from January 2016)
Elaine Shallue – Finance Manager (until January 2016) | Project Coordinator
Caitlin Watson – Office Administrator
Amber Harrington – Administration Assistant
Donna Letchford – Financial Counsellor
Anna Barnes – Communications Coordinator
Tammy Madex – Administration Assistant
Estelle Petrie – Project Coordinator
Belinda Li – Lawyer
Andreia Monteiro – Lawyer
Ahalya Thiru – Lawyer
Genie Abramoff – Bookkeeper
Rachel Shulkes – Legal Educator Lawyer

Rebecca Helberg – Lawyer

Abigail Sullivan – Lawyer | Legal Educator

Bonnie Renou – Project Coordinator  | Lawyer