Dr Penny Zagarelou-Mackieson is a Partner of Neville Mackieson Consulting. Penny’s social work career spans four decades.

She has worked in a range of practitioner, policy, research and advocacy roles in the Victorian Government and non-government organisations in the child, family and community services sectors.

Penny’s PhD research explored Permanent Care Orders for children in Victoria’s child protection and out-of-home care system.

Penny, who was adopted in Victoria as a newborn in 1963, served from 2014 to 2019 on the board of VANISH Inc., a community-based organisation providing search and support services to family members separated through adoption.