Meet the Team
Coburg
Seaford
Kathy Papadopoulos
Administration and Human Resources Officer
Kathy has over 6 years experience in the disability sector. Her compassionate nature and eye for detail means she can source the most reliable and suitable staff for Encompass House to continue our vision of providing honest, empathetic and flexible participant focused support
Joanne Williams
Support Coordinator in the North Melbourne region
Joanne has worked at Encompass House for 5 years, and in the Disability sector for 14 years. Joanne has great experience working with people with complex care needs , homelessness. She uses her experience to source the right support for the participant so they can reach their full potential
Gail Abbott
Founder and Director of Encompass House and Support Coordinator for the Southern/ Peninsula, Gail has worked extremely hard to break down the barriers that people with a disability face in their everyday lives. Gail has over 20 years experience, advocating and supporting families and individuals living with disabilities and mental health
Angela Jones
Office Administration
Eastern Suburbs
Angela is the friendly voice you will hear when you call the Seaford office. Angela enjoys supporting local charities in her spare time, handing out packs to the homeless that she makes herself, or supporting the RSPCA by buying toys for the animals. Her caring nature makes her the perfect first point of call for the Seaford office
Joshua Warr
Support Coordinator in the East Melbourne region
Joshua Started with Encompass House a little over two years ago and currently manages our Seaford office. Joshua has over a decade experience In disability specific training and specialises in capacity building supports. Joshua really enjoys a challenge and is always up for helping participants
Mia Nicolaou
Support Coordinator for Western Melbourne
Mia has over five years experience in the disability sector and still enjoys getting out and doing the one on one support where possible she has a good understanding of the mental health space and specialises in supporting people through major crises
Andrea McNeil
Support Coordinator in the North Melbourne region
Andrea has worked at Encompass House for 3 years, and in the disability sector for 4 years. Andrea has a strong commitment to providing quality care so that people with disabilities can live with maximum dignity, comfort and independence
Michelle Martin
Support Coordinator for Western Melbourne
Michelle has been in the industry for over 5 years. Michelle started as a support worker and have now moved into the Support Coordination role. Michelle has experience in Peg feeding, Epilepsy, Mental Health, and Manual Handling. With that, her certificates include Cert IV in disability, Midazolam, First aid and CPR. In her spare time, she loves to garden and maintain her house
Suzy Inglis
Support Coordinator in the East Melbourne Region
With over 5 years experience in one on one support Suzy is a very passionate support coordinator who strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for all her participants. She has an in depth understanding of autism and enjoys working with children
Sam Eliopoulos
Support Coordinator in the East Melbourne Region
Sam started with Encompass House in June this year and works at our Seaford office. Sam has over 6 years working in the disability sector as a Teacher, delivering Certificate 1 Work Education classes at Karingal, MediQuest Pty Ltd, Holmesglen Tafe & Melbourne Polytechnic. Sam is always looking to help and support his participants to improve their life and help them achieve their goals
Maree Harris
Support Coordinator South and Eastern Suburbs
Maree is our newest team member at Encompass House Seaford, having started in July this year. Maree brings with her over 8 years’ experience in aged care, disability support and special education; more recently working in the psychosocial disability sector within NDIS transition, Partners In Recovery and NDIS support coordination roles
Nancy Waruiru
Support Coordinator in the North Melbourne Region
Nancy has worked as the Administration Assistant at Encompass House for over a year and recently started Support Coordination. Her passion for helping and supporting participants work towards their goal can be traced back to her experience in aged care. Nancy also enjoys having a laugh and going to the theatre
The team at Encompass House are here to provide you a high quality service
Collectively we have over 50 years of extensive industry experience and qualifications in supporting, advocating and promoting person centred support.
Encompass House prides itself on being Participant Focused, Participant Directed and flexible to achieve Participant Outcomes.