Housing for All Working Group

Cathryn Callaghan is the principal policy officer for Shelter NSW, an independent, non-profit, member-driven organisation that advocates for better housing outcomes.

Dan Cutler is the Director Housing Policy and Codes at the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The team works to develop State level planning policies that can help to increase the supply of diverse and affordable housing to meet the needs of a growing population.

David Jeffrey is a social justice advocate with lived experience of homelessness. He currently sits on the Premier’s Council for Homelessness and on Street Care. He brings an understanding of Family and Community Services and lived experience of social and affordable housing.

Dom Rowe is the CEO of Homelessness NSW, a not-for-profit organisation operating as a peak agency for its members to end homelessness. Dom is a communications and campaign specialist with a successful track record of advocacy on social and economic issues.

Katie Stevenson is a NSW Executive Director at the Property Council of Australia. Katie recently joined the Property Council after serving five years as the Chief of Staff to former NSW Minister the Hon. Rob Stokes MP, working across the portfolios of education, planning and public spaces, transport and roads, infrastructure, cities and active transport. She has also previously worked as an urban designer at Cititek in Copenhagen, and in planning at Leichhardt, Burwood and Sutherland Shire Councils.

Leo Patterson Ross is CEO of the Tenant’s Union of NSW, the main resourcing body for tenant advice and advocacy services, and a community legal centre specialising in residential tenancies law.

Mark Degotardi is the Chief Executive Officer of Community Housing Industry Association NSW. Based in Redfern, the organisation represents community housing providers across the state including the City of Sydney’s area. Mark is also a member of the NSW Government's Housing 2041 Expert Advisory Panel and sits on the Community Housing Industry Council.

Dr Michael Zanardo is a registered architect, urban designer and director of Studio Zanardo. He has been involved in the design of affordable and diverse housing, has in-depth knowledge of housing planning policy and is also on the City of Sydney Design Review Panel Residential Subcommittee.

Paul Coe is the Chief Executive Officer of Birribee Housing, the state’s fastest-growing Aboriginal social housing provider. Birribee supports Aboriginal communities in Moree, Orange, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga and across the Sydney Basin. Birribee is linked through its parent organisation to the network of Local Aboriginal Land Councils, the largest Aboriginal member-based structure in Australia.

Stacey Miers has lived experience in affordable housing and has worked on complex social equity projects through the interface of town planning. She has used the visual narrative of film to explore issues such as the concept of home and homelessness.