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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Ms Voula Messimeri-Kianidis AM Voula has been involved in the community services sector for nearly 25 years, with a particular focus on multicultural affairs and women’s issues. As Executive Director of Australian Greek Welfare Society (AGWS) she manages an agency with a diverse range of programs including aged and disabilities, childcare, training, counselling, community education and policy. Previous positions have included family counselling in country Victoria, co-ordination of a service that focused on occupational health and safety, equal opportunities for girls in secondary education and genetic counselling. Tertiary Qualifications: • Bachelor of Social Work Voula has a strong commitment to social justice and community building and to this end she has served on a number of Boards and advisory bodies, including the following: • Inaugural Chairperson of the Women’s Health Service in the North Refugee Women’s Coalition (VIRWC) advocating for a cohesive, culturally diverse Australia Current Positions: • Honorary President, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) www.fecca.org.au Other: • Participant in the Leadership Victoria Program, (1995) range of multicultural organisations and advocacy roles on behalf of migrants, refugees and women.
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER - Ms Tina Douvos-Stathopoulos Tina is the Deputy Director and Manager Community Services and has been with the organisation for18 years. During this time she has held a number of positions within AGWS gaining great knowledge and expertise within the Greek and wider community. Previous positions within AGWS have included direct client work, counselling, group work, community education, community development and project work. More specifically her expertise is in the areas of aged care, families, women and domestic violence. During her time at AGWS Tina has been responsible for the development of innovative programs and services in response to community needs. These have included the Greek Legal Information and Referral Service, problem gambling education and counselling services and Men’s and Family Relationship Program. Tina was a committee member of the Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition and is a current committee member of the Buoyancy Foundation. Over the years she has represented AGWS and the Greek community on many state and local government committees and networks. Qualifications: Graduated from Monash University with Bachelor of Social Work Degree.
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AGED & DISABILITY SERVICES MANAGER - Ms Stavroula Mavroudis Stavroula Mavroudis is the Manager of the Aged and Disability Services Unit. Her professional experience within the social welfare field has included a number of appointments within the government and non-governments sectors. Stavroula has obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work (University of Melbourne) and has developed extensive expertise in aged care and disability, migrant and refugee settlement and training and education. Through her current role Stavroula continues to advocate and represent the issues impacting on ageing CALD communities at an individual and systemic level.
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COORDINATED CARE & TRAINING MANAGER - Ms Nikki Efremidis |
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CHILDREN'S SERVICES MANAGER - Mr Stelios Piakis Stelios has been the manager of the AGWS Alpha Child Care Centre since 1992. During this time the Centre saw the establishment of a Kindergarten program, the enhancement of its bilingual (Greek) program through close collaboration with the Greek Consulate and the out posting of a Kinder Teacher from Greece. Stelios has participated in committees of management including:
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Stelios is strongly committed to bilingualism, language acquisition and cultural maintenance and to this end has made a number of conference presentations including the following:
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FINANCE/HUMAN RESOURCES/ ADMINISTRATION MANAGER - Ms Maria Bellos Maria has over 20 years experience in Finances, Human Resource Management, and Administration. She holds a Diploma in Accounting and Management, and a Certificate in Human Resources. After working in the private sector in a number of positions including as Credit Controller and Co-ordinator of sales representatives for a total of 10 years, she joined AGWS in 1986. She was first associated with AGWS through the child care centre as a parent where she was actively involved on the parents committee for several years while both her children attended AGWS child care in Richmond. Maria remains passionately interested in the welfare and wellbeing of the Greek community. Her love for the Greek culture and its people remains central to all her work and commitment to AGWS.
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BUSINESS & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - Mr John Lioupas John has been with AGWS since 1992 and is currently the Manager of the Business and Program Development Unit. Over the years John has held a number of different positions within AGWS, giving him an indepth working knowledge of the organisation and the Australian-Greek community. In his current role, John is responsible for developing innovative programs that target the ever increasing needs of the Australia-Greek community. Some of the programs that John has managed in recent years have included the Falls Prevention Project for the Greek Community in Australia, Australian-Greeks Against Childhood Obesity Project, National Childhood Obesity Schools Project for Australian-Greeks Greeks Against Gambling Project and the Healthy Active Solutions for Australian-Greeks project. In fulfilling his role as the Business and Program Development Manager, John is also required to seek new funding opportunities, develop appropriate partnerships and prepare all relevant written submissions. John's involvement with the other community organisations has been quite extensive and over many years he his volunteered his time serving on Committees of Management. Tertiary: Bachelor of Education (Melbourne University)
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