Currently Cluster Lead Women, Children & Families at Micah Projects, Brisbane - Supporting the Healthy & Safe Start (Pregnancy & Early Years Team) Targeted Family Support Team, BDVS Children & Young People Counselling team and Family Pathways Program ( Adolescent to Parent Violence) Jo Villa has over 30 years experience in the community sector. Jo was previously a Team Leader with Brisbane Domestic Violence Service. Jo has worked as a woman’s advocate within a women’s counselling team and in a Men’s Behaviour Education and Intervention Program. Prior to 2021, I worked in NSW with Barnardos Australia for over 15 years, as a manager for a regional Permanent Care & Adoption Program and a multi discipline family support program. Jo has worked with Legal Aid NSW in Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services as a Safety Action Co-ordinator, leading the multi agency approach to women identified at serious threat.