People

Board Members

Shirley Southgate – Chair
Ruth Barson – Deputy Chair
Alice Chiew – Treasurer
Kelly Hinton – Secretary

Caroline Gowan – Member
Tina Lavranos – Member
Sophia McNamara – Member
Maryum Chaudhry – Member

WLSV Staff

Joanna Fletcher – Chief Executive Officer
Helen Matthews – Principal Lawyer | Accredited Family Law Specialist
Elisa Whittaker – Senior Lawyer | Outreach Coordinator
Emily Clark – Senior Lawyer
Gwen Yeoh – Senior Lawyer
Henrietta Barclay – Senior Lawyer
Lara Guarino – Lawyer
Bonnie Renou – Lawyer | Project Coordinator
Danielle Wisniak – Lawyer | Legal Advice Line Supervisor
Ahalya Thiru – Lawyer
Jacinta Dwyer – Lawyer
Brenna Powney – Lawyer
Andreia Monteiro – Lawyer
Nina Ulasowski – Policy Lawyer
Rebecca Helberg –  Lawyer
Carol Mellords – Lawyer
Laura Keenan – Lawyer

Belinda Li – Lawyer
Donna Letchford – Financial Counsellor
Eila Pourasgheri – Senior Lawyer | Manager – Legal Education
Lynda Memery – Manager – Legal Education (part year)
Rachel Shulkes – Lawyer | Legal Educator
Abigail Sullivan – Lawyer | Legal Educator
Agata Wierzbowski – Manager – Policy & Projects
Emma Smallwood – Manager – Policy & Projects (part year)
Vanessa Doake – Operations Manager
Anna Barnes – Communications Coordinator
Elaine Shallue – Project Coordinator
Estelle Petrie – Project Coordinator
Menaka Bandara – Finance Manager
Genie Abramoff – Bookkeeper | Administrator
Amber Harrington – Administration Assistant
Tammy Madex – Administration Assistant
Caitlin Watson – Office Administrator