Hala Abdelnour

CEO and Founder of the Institute of non-violence, Hala Abdelnour is a highly qualified and experienced group facilitator, trainer, and practitioner. She has completed a Bachelor of Science (Psychology); Bachelor of Arts (Criminology); Master of Social Work (equivalent); Advanced Diploma in Group Facilitation; and Certificate IV in Training, Assessment and Education. She is a Vincent Fairfax Fellow; she has completed the Company Director’s Course and has held various NFP board roles. Hala has lived, worked and/or travelled in over 50 countries and speaks 6 languages. Since 2003, Hala has consulted with and delivered training on cultural responsivity and family violence to Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police, Department of Communities and Justice Victoria, Port Phillip Prison executive team and correctional officers, as well as educators, health practitioners and corporate leaders. In 2012-13 Hala held the role of Communications Executive in a boutique event management and marketing firm in Doha, Qatar. Her role there involved creative content design, tender submissions, presentations to Qatari government bodies, as well as general event management. Hala acknowledges that she lives and works on unceded Aboriginal lands and pays her respects to the elders past and present.