Melanie HopkinsonTreasurer
Melanie has been the Executive Officer at the Financial Counsellors Association of WA (FCAWA) for over two years and before this managed a large counselling and support service in a women’s health organisation. She has a wealth of experience in a range of sectors including, mental health (MH), alcohol and other drugs (AOD), education and women’s health. She holds post graduate qualifications in leadership and management, a master’s in health counselling and worked in a client-facing capacity as a counsellor for over five years in the AOD/MH environment.
Melanie is a staunch advocate for social justice and ensuring the voices of the most vulnerable are heard and is passionate about developing services that are effective in meeting the needs of the people that require them.
Melanie is originally from a small town called Rochdale in the Northwest of England – she relocated to Australia in 2014 and is now a proud Australian citizen living in Bassendean with her three boys, poodle cross Bean, and Maple the cat.