Executive Team

Executive Director

Angela Damianopoulos

Family Lawyer | BA(SS); PgDipPubLol; JD; GDLP

Angela has worked in the areas of government, public policy, organisational governance, service development and future planning over the past thirty years. She sees her role as a driver of effectiveness and efficiency within RelateWell, and has a major focus on change and development in the areas of service delivery, governance, management and collaborative relationships. 

Her professional strengths are in strategy, planning, business operations, critical thinking and execution. And her solid business acumen and experienced service knowledge of the social, health and legal sectors, have furthered the business growth of RelateWell services.

For Angela, the core business of RelateWell is the development, management and delivery of early intervention and preventative programs at significant family transition points across the lifecycle. She understands that RelateWell operates within a complex social context—from the interpersonal dynamics and embedded biases that shape individual behaviour, to the broader structural and regulatory forces that influence community wellbeing. Drawing on her social sciences background, Angela applies these principles to understand human functioning and the relational patterns that emerge within families and society.

Angela's legal training sees her interests focused on the impact mental illness, trauma and family violence can have on outcomes for people engaged with the family law system and the legal system as a whole; and how the application of sociological and psychological principles can lead to improved person-centred outcomes in the legal system. 

Angela is a practising Family Lawyer. She holds a Juris Doctor from Deakin University and completed the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice required for admission to legal practice. She also holds tertiary qualifications in sociology, psychology and public policy, including a Bachelor of Arts in the Social Sciences from La Trobe University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy from the University of Melbourne.

Angela has previously sat on the Psychology Courses Advisory Committee for Cairnmillar Institute; and on the Advisory Committee for the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (Victoria University) and Benevolence Australia for the development of primary prevention resources for Victoria's Muslim communities. She was a stakeholder in Moreland's Early Years and Youth Plan. And is frequently called upon to advise stakeholders in the social services and mental health space. 

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Office Manager 

Donna Cossio

Cert Bus Admin; DSS Administrator

Donna has been in managerial roles since 1995. She has a strong background and extensive experience in managerial and financial administration in both the private and public sectors. Working with all levels of Government to ensure funding milestones are met.

Donna’s strengths are in efficiency, reliability and managerial adaptability to succeed as an administrative professional; empowering the team to reach farther. And ensuring that best practice is adhered to in all facets of the organisation.  

She brings to her management role both decisiveness and accuracy in overseeing a diverse set of administrative tasks in the organisations various service streams; and in integrating and managing the Department of Social Services (DSS) Data Exchange (DEX) requirements into existing service and administrative practices. 

Donna holds a Certificate III in Business Administration. 

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