Charlie Souma

Charlie Souma

Charlie is a highly accomplished executive leader with over 20 years of experience in managing residential property portfolios in the private and not-for-profit sector. He has extensive experience in business development, driving growth, and leading  and mentoring high performing teams. Charlie led the establishment of Evolve Housing’s profit-for-purpose real estate agency, EchoRealty, which specialises in…

Melissa Scardino

Melissa Scardino

Melissa is an enthusiastic and experienced Executive, Board Director and admitted solicitor.  As a leader with significant expertise in delivering on both the commercial and legal functions of a business, she is uniquely positioned to successfully lead both the Strategy, Growth & ESG functions and the Legal, Governance and Compliance functions of Evolve Housing. Melissa is…

Brett Manwaring

Brett Manwaring

Brett is an experienced Director and C-suite executive with a broad background across sectors including manufacturing, financial services, accounting, management consulting, government, sporting associations and not-for-profit organisations.  He brings deep expertise in financial risk, corporate finance, and strategic planning. He has a passion for helping organisations build sustainable business models that embrace people, culture, data, and…

Jo Henderson-Brooks

Jo Henderson-Brooks

Jo is a commercially astute and energetic executive leader with over 27 years of experience in and managing corporate services functions including Human Resources, Information Technology and Project Management. Jo’s career has focused on leading workforce solutions, deploying process and system solutions, people strategy, talent management and development and organisational structure design. She is a…

Jo Lang

Jo Lang

Jo Lang brings over 30 years of social housing knowledge and experience as an Executive and Leader working in the NSW Government and Community Housing sector. She specialises in social policy, implementing large scale multiple projects and programs through building strategic partnerships and has a proven track record of leading high performing teams to operationalise…

Jitender Balani

Jitender Balani

Jitender is a dynamic leader of social housing and human services in both an operational and strategic context, with a proven track record in influencing and negotiating outcomes, building partnerships and delivering timely results. He holds an Executive Master of Public Administration, Bachelor of Building and tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering. He is able to…

Lyall Gorman

Lyall Gorman

Lyall Gorman is the Group CEO of Evolve Housing, one of Australia’s largest community housing providers, supporting more than 11,000 residents across 5,000 properties. He brings over 35 years of senior executive experience across the business, government, sport, and not-for-profit sectors, with a focus on purpose-driven leadership and strategic transformation. At Evolve Housing, Lyall is…