Melo is a senior Parent Peer Leader who brings rich lived experience and heartfelt dedication to his work with families. He has been delivering the Now & Next program for many years and is a highly experienced, certified facilitator of group programs and co-design.
At Plumtree, Melo facilitates a wide range of parent training sessions, including Circle of Security, Tuning into Kids and our Let’s Talk About series. He loves creating supportive spaces where parents can connect, learn, and grow together (see our calendar for upcoming dates).
As an advocate, Melo presents at conferences, participates in NDIS advisory groups, and contributes to inter-agency forums. He is passionate about lifelong learning and helping people be the best they can be. He has a particular interest in supporting fathers to thrive as parents, partners and people, and is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of families.
Melo and his wife Angela have two children, and it is their lived experiences as a family—especially the complex challenges their daughter Victoria has faced, which have deepened his focus not only on his family, but on paying it forward to others, recognising it has been the invaluable support he has received from other parents that have not only inspired him, but who have provided him hope of what is possible.
Professional background: Certified Holistic Life Coach and NLP practitioner. Also certified to deliver parenting workshops, Circle of Security, Tuning in to kids, Now & Next and 123Magic and Emotion Coaching.
Additional language: Greek
Resources Contributions include:
- Podcast: Child-centred Key Principle. National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention
- Videos: Telepractice – Dads supporting dads in My Time l Peer Workers
- Video: Keynote Panel~Including the voice of your child: Building Independence and flourish
- eBook: Support of Developmental Concerns – Parents as peer workers in ECI
