Our Team

Our skills-based board brings a wealth of industry insight and professional expertise to Evolve Housing Vic, overseeing the direction of our organisation and ensuring that our policies and practices are sound, ethical and effective.

Read on to learn more about our directors below.

Lyall is a highly successful and well-regarded business leader with more than 35 years’ experience in senior management, project management and administration.  His career has spanned the public and private sectors, and his most recent position was CEO of the Manly-Warringah Rugby League Football Club.

He has also worked as the Group CEO of the Cronulla Sharks, the founding Executive Chairman and CEO of the Western Sydney Wanderers, the Head of the Hyundai A-League and was the former Executive Director of an ASX listed company specialising in corporate finance, corporate advisory and mergers and acquisitions.

He previously held a position at the Association of Independent Schools NSW, where he established education programs that were values-driven, sustainable and innovative and managed that organisation’s Commonwealth Government Capital Grants program.

Lyall also holds non-executive roles and serves as President of the NSW Business Chamber, Chairman of the Parramatta Parklands Trust, Board member to Greater Sydney Parklands and a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.  He was formerly a Director of Cricket NSW, and also served as Advisory Board Chairman of Western Sydney University’s Centre for Research.

Brett brings more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive and board director across a variety of industries including professional services, finance, manufacturing, sports administration and the not-for-profit sector.

He is skilled in cash-flow and risk management and has a passion for assisting businesses develop and implement sustainable strategic plans that embrace people and culture, data and technology and diversification of revenue streams whilst ensuring strong risk management.

Brett is the current Vice President of the NSW Business Chamber, chair of their Audit and Risk Committee and Joint Trustee of the Illawarra First Fund.

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.

Jitender holds an Executive Master of Public Administration, Bachelor of Building and tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering. He is able to effectively manage and inspire direction and purpose with a large, diverse group of internal and external stakeholders. He has over 30 years’ experience in a range of social housing management roles both in Australia and overseas.

Prior to joining Evolve, Jitender was responsible for managing Wentworth Community Housing and Community Housing (FACS) asset portfolio and asset system, including portfolio supply, developments and quality assurance and major asset improvement initiatives.

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 strategic priorities.

Jo has worked with Evolve Housing for 5 years to achieve operational excellence and innovation to achieve positive social outcomes for our Evolve residents.

Melissa is a highly capable executive leader with diverse sector experience and capabilities having worked in private practice, as an in-house Lawyer and in government.

Melissa’s wide experience spans across Housing, Real Estate, Property Development and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Leading a team to create and implement frameworks to improve both the processes and the engagement between CHP’s and industry partners, Melissa has a strong passion for community service, having worked at the Department of Communities and Justice, and Land and Housing Corporation for over 4 years.

Previously, Melissa was General Council and Company Secretary leading a team of 18 across a broad span of governance and legal responsibilities.

Jo is a commercially astute and energetic executive leader with over 20 years of experience in the design, implementation and management of people and culture services. Her broad experience includes talent management, organisation structure design, performance frameworks, recruitment and talent attraction, remuneration analysis, and capability and development. She is a subject matter expert in human capital change programs, driving values driven culture and optimal productivity of workforces. She is passionate about continuous improvement, wellbeing services and providing value back to our community. Jo possesses a Bachelor Arts degree, majoring in Psychology and Diploma in Project Management and is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and the Australian Institute of Management.

Charlie is a highly accomplished and motivated senior manager with over 20 years’ experience in managing residential property portfolios in the private and not-for- profit sector. Specialising in affordable housing, he has extensive experience in business development and growth as well as leading and mentoring high performing teams. Charlie holds a Diploma in Property, Certificate 4 in Project Management and Certificate 4 in Frontline Management. He also holds a real estate license in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.