Ann Wollner
Family Lawyer, Family Violence Lawyer, International Child Abduction Lawyer, Child Clinical Psychologist, Educator, Advocate, Board member
Qualifications
Doctori of Child Clinical Psychology (Uni Melb), Master of Comaparative Law (Washington DC)
Areas of Expertise
Advocacy / Lobbying, Community services and engagement, Education, Gender equality, Governance, Law and justice, Leadership, Mental health and wellbeing, Psychology, Social justice and human rights, Volunteer work
My Biography
Dr Ann Wollner is an experienced Family Lawyer, Child and Adolescent Psychologist, advocate and educator, with expertise in international children’s matters, trauma, and family violence. Ann was the founder and manager of the legal unit of International Social Service Australia, a national not for profit organisation that specialises in International Parental Child Abduction and champions child rights and connects families across the world. Ann has a Doctorate in Child Clinical Psychology from Melbourne University and a Masters of Comparative Law from George Washington University, Washington DC and is a trained collaborative lawyer and cross border mediator. Ann has practised law and psychology in the private and public sectors, including the law faculties of Melbourne, Monash and Victoria Universities. She has consulted and lectured nationally and internationally on International Parental Child Abduction. Ann has sat on numerous boards and committees of professional and not for profit organisations and has been the President of Mt Scopus Memorial College, one of the largest and most successful day schools in the southern hemisphere.