Executive Team
- Chief Executive Officer – Nerita Waight
- Acting CEO – George Selvanera
- Executive Advisor – Lauren McGhee
- Director Legal and Client Services – Moricia Vrymoet
- Chief Financial Officer – Trevor Plowman
- Acting Director Executive and Corporate Services – Barry Westhorpe
- Statewide Community Justice Program Leader – Lee-Anne Carter
Policy, Communications and Strategy
- Patrick Cook – Senior Communications and Media Officer
- Matthew Witbrodt – Policy, Research and Advocacy Officer
Community Justice Programs
Manager, Community Justice Programs
- Lee-Anne Carter
Community Justice Programs Team Leaders
- Andrew Arden (Regional)
- Kathryn Morris (Metro)
Metro Client Notification Officers (CNO’s)
- Four staff members operate in this space
Regional Client Service Officers (CSO’s)
- Bairnsdale – Lyn Morgan
- Ballarat – Danny Ilsley
- Mildura – Stephan Gocol
- Shepparton – Jasmine Day
- Swan Hill – Charmain Anton
BAGGARROOK (Aboriginal Women’s Transitional Housing) Program
- Baggarrook Housing Officer – Tahlia Zayat
- Baggarrook Housing Officer –
VALS Family Violence Client Service Officers Program
- Senior Family Violence CSO – Tenisha Ellis
- Regional Client Service Officer (Swan Hill) – Charmain Anton
- Client Service Officer –
Community Legal Education (CLE)
- Community Legal Education Officer – Loretta O’Neill
Legal Practice Staff
Civil and Human Rights Practice
Principal Legal Officer –Alex Walters
Senior Practitioners
- Siobhan Doyle
- Nicole Stobart (CALC/VALS intergrated partnership)
- Tali Rechtman
Practitioners
- Cyndi Tomlinson
- Chris Davies
Civil and Human Rights Practice Paralegal:
- Jacksen Dulvarie
Civil and Human Rights Practice Secretary:
- Madison Lawry
Disability Royal Commission – Disability Legal Support
- Civil Lawyer – Anna Potter
- National Helpline Officer – TBA
Criminal Practice
Principal Legal Officer – Kin Leong
Senior Practitioners:
- Jamie MacConnachie (Mildura Office)
- Brianna Dennis
- Sarah Gall
Practitioners
- Andrew Vincent
- Emily Yates
- James Forrest
- Jennaye Dodd
- Neghar Panahi
- Tamsin Khor
-
Edward Davis
Criminal Legal Practice – Paralegal
- Morgan O’Sullivan
Criminal Practice – Legal Secretaries:
- Senior position – currently vacant
- Vincenza Galati
- Kalinda Kwan
- Monika Burgess
Aboriginal Family Practice
Principal Legal Officer – Juergen Kaehne
Senior Practitioners
- Lachlan Whitnall
- Genevieve Yarak
Practitioners
- Aly Butchers
- Grace Franzese
- Ivana Blekic
- Julia Suddenly
- Orietta Surace
Aboriginal Family Practice Paralegal:
- Brittany Stanford
Aboriginal Family Practice Secretary:
- Frances Lovel
Specialist Legal and Litigation Practice
Principal Lawyer
- Nik Barron
Senior Lawyer
- Sarah Schwartz
Specialist Legal and Litigation – Paralegal
- Jacquelin Simondson