Services and Supports
Senior Manager, Service Delivery
Karen Peters
Karen Peters is an experienced product and service delivery manager with over 15 years in the non-profit sector. Prior to working at Down Syndrome Victoria, Karen spent nine years leading a national team delivering programs to families of premature and sick babies.
Karen is passionate about providing services that educate, support, and empower individuals to advocate for themselves and others.
At DSV, she continues to lead and collaborate with the services team, delivering impactful programs that promote inclusion, support and empowerment for individuals with Down syndrome and their families, helping them to live their fullest lives.
Family Support Manager
Sonia Bonadio
Sonia is a social worker and a parent of a child with Down syndrome. She has worked with services in the disability sector, mental health and community based prenatal services. In 2016 Sonia worked as a MyTime Facilitator for DSV and thoroughly enjoyed her time facilitating the group, providing her with a great opportunity to gain understanding and knowledge in many areas relating to families who have or who are caring for children who have Down syndrome.
Adult Support Manager & FitSkills21 Facilitator
Debby Fraumano (she/her)
Debby is a social worker who has been working in a range of social services in Victoria for the last thirty years. She started out in family services supporting vulnerable families before specialising in disability. Debby has experience in working in direct service with people with disabilities, case management and advocacy, information sharing and training.
Debby is a parent of an adult with a disability, and as such also experiences the trials of the disability world, having firsthand experience of navigating the NDIS, health, housing, education, employment and ageing. Debby is also a keen equine enthusiast and loves spending time with her herd of horses.
Project Manager, Health
Zoe Shearer
Zoe has worked in the not-for-profit sector for the last 16 years, delivering projects in a wide range of sectors in workforce capacity building. In particular in the last three years Zoe has worked in the health and aged care sectors to build capacity of professionals to work with people with disability and complex support needs and the NDIS to facilitate getting supports to live an ordinary life in the community.
She is passionate about working with communities that facilitates real change founded on social justice, equality and inclusion, as well as ensuring information is targeted, practical and brings about better outcomes for people with disability and those that support them.
Employment Connections Manager
Bree Mills
Bree has worked in the disability sector for 25 years, including the past 20 years in disability employment. She has an deep understanding of the benefits open employment can bring to the lives of people with disability as well as the broader community.
Growing up with an aunt with Down syndrome ignited Bree’s passion for making a positive contribution to the lives of people with disability and she feels privileged to work at DSV and is committed to providing the best possible service to the DSV community.
Regional Coordinator
Linda Jungwirth
Linda lives in country Victoria and has five children (mostly adults now). She has a teenage son with Down syndrome and is passionate about inclusion and opportunities for all people. She has been a member of DSV for many years and is excited to be a part of the DSV team. Linda strongly believes in working to create the world she wants to live in, and has engaged in volunteer work and many community projects over the last twenty years.
As the Regional Family Network Coordinator, she works with family networks around the state.
Club21 Manager
Helen More
Helen began at DSV as a volunteer with the Club21 program in 2013 and jumped at the chance to take on the role of Club21 Coordinator in 2018. Down Syndrome Victoria and Victorian Council of Social Service gave her the opportunity to complete a Certificate IV in Disability at RMIT graduating in 2019.
Helen is passionate about Club21 and promoting the inclusion of people with Down syndrome in the community.