MEET OUR TEAM

Alex joined Southern Cross Housing (SCH) in 2016 and brought with him over 30 years of experience in the property, construction, and housing industry, and an extensive qualification portfolio. Prior to this, Alex held many senior executive and advisory positions within private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, that supplied him with a wealth of knowledge relating to Housing NSW, property portfolio planning, NRSCH, and Community Housing Provider (CHP) accreditation. Alex holds a master’s degree in Property Development, a graduate diploma in Urban Estate Management, Clerk of Works qualifications, and is a licensed Builder and a registered Certified Practicing (property) Valuer (CPV).

As CEO, Alex is responsible for the services we provide, the governance we practice, and the growth of the organisation. He is committed to achieve and maintain SCH’s overall vision, ensuring ‘A home for everyone as a foundation to a fulfilling life’, by providing strategic focus and support to all SCH staff, based on operational decisions made by our board of directors.

Eric has worked in operational and management positions with Southern Cross Housing (SCH) for over a decade.

His experience includes working with clients from diverse backgrounds, specialising in social housing, crisis assistance, men and women’s refuges, domestic violence crisis, youth homelessness, indigenous housing, disability services and mental health services.

Eric has strong people management and communication skills, which is demonstrated by his rapport history with support within the Shoalhaven area, and he strongly believes better partnerships with external service providers leads to better outcomes.

Eric is passionate about ensuring our most vulnerable within our communities have a safe and secure house to live in, and that SCH continues to provide services to the local indigenous community.

Hannah is our CFO and brings over 11 years of experience in the social housing sector, and an impressive qualification attainment summary. Whilst working in the sector, Hannah obtained a bachelor’s degree in Commerce, with a major in Accounting and a minor in Business Law.

Hannah’s extensive knowledge of the social housing sector, coupled with her detailed comprehension of the business (at a granular level), makes her an integral member of our Executive Team.

Hannah’s inspiring ability to think strategically and develop detailed financial modelings for future planning, allows Southern Cross Housing (SCH) to continually grow, thus creating more employment opportunities and increasing our service provisions to the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, and Snowy Monaro communities. Hannah has recently demonstrated her financial management expertise by successfully winning large tenders and implementing organisational mergers.

As the CFO, Hannah reports directly to the CEO and is required to provide clear and accurate assessments of SCH’s current and future financial situations to managers and the Board of Directors, to facilitate informed decision-making.

Hannah also serves as the SCH Company Secretary in all board meetings and has recently taken on the Humans Resource role to develop new and innovative protocols for people and culture management.

Stephen has recently joined the Team at Southern Cross Housing as Executive Manager Development and Construction. He holds a Diploma in Project Management and has senior management experience over 20 years in asset management. He has extensive experience in planning and delivering construction and complex upgrading programs across a large metropolitan and regional portfolio with the NSW Land and Housing Corporation.

He has been extensively involved in portfolio planning and realignment to ensure that housing assets match the needs of a changing demographic and are renewed and maximised to deliver the best outcomes for diverse client groups. He has extensive experience in affordable housing design and program delivery with a focus on new housing being fit for purpose and representing best value for money.

Aaron has worked in the social housing sector for over 6 years, gaining knowledge and skills in project and property management that led to his current role within SCH of Executive Manager Property Services.

Aaron joined Southern Cross Housing in 2018 after working in facilities maintenance for over 10 years, and is a qualified and licenced electrician, with further qualifications in work health and safety.