Every Role
Makes a Difference

Kate Ogilvie

Kate is an experienced social worker with over two decades of service in housing and homelessness, crisis intervention, program management, and team leadership. Currently serving as the Operations Manager at Women’s Housing Ltd, Kate has experience in overseeing program development, and fostering multiagency collaborations to support vulnerable populations. Before joining Women’s Housing Ltd, Kate worked with the Salvation Army Crisis Support Services, coordinating a 24 hours 7 day a week service supporting people in immediate housing crisis. Kate also worked with Anglicare to develop the Kinship Care Program and managed a Family Support and Child Protection Team in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Chris Carlier

Chris is a Chartered Accountant and experienced finance professional with a technical background and broad range of functional skills gained in the private, public, and NFP sectors. In his role as Chief Financial Officer at Women’s Housing Ltd, Chris supports the organisation to provide safe and affordable housing and to grow housing stock through State and Federal Government funding programs. Chris’ prior work experience includes roles held in the Housing Registrar with the Victorian State Government, the Audit and Transaction Services teams with KPMG, and the legal sector with Maurice Blackburn.

Adam Sandford

Adam has over 15 Years experience working in affordable housing and homelessness sector in Victoria. Adam has extensive knowledge of Asset Management systems and practices, as well as substantial development management experience within social housing organisations. Adam is a Churchill Fellow and travelled to undertake the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship in 2019 to investigate Indigenous Homeownership and support models in Canada. Adam is dedicated to improving housing access, equality, and opportunities for those experiencing housing stress and homelessness as a means to improve life outcomes.

Erica Edmonds

Board Chair

Erica Edmonds has worked as a lawyer and senior HR practitioner for over 20 years. Her business experience spans law, human resources, mental health and diversity. She is currently a founding director of Inclusion@work, an independent workplace investigation and mental health training specialist, and an associate director at mh@work, a successful mental health education company. Erica is an experienced NFP board member and is currently President of Kidsafe Victoria. She recently acted as a consultant to the Law Institute of Victoria in the design and development of the Mental Health and the Legal Profession preventative health and wellbeing strategy for the Victorian legal community.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Arts (Economics and History)
University of Melbourne Graduate,Australian Institute of Company Directors

Peggy O’Neal

Board Member

Peggy O’Neal AO has worked as a lawyer in the superannuation and financial services industry for more than 20 years. She is currently a part-time consultant for Lander & Rogers Lawyers. Previously Peggy was a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She presently serves as a non-executive director on several boards including VicHealth and Infrastructure Specialist Asset Management.  Peggy was also President of the Richmond Football Club between October 2013 and December 2022, the first woman to serve as an AFL club president. She has been named by the AFR peer review survey as one of the “Best Lawyers” in Australia every year since 2010.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA)
Juris Doctor, University of Virginia (USA)
Doctor of Laws (Hon) Swinburne University
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Andrew Cronin

Board Member

Andrew Cronin has 25 years of experience in the professional services sector. He is currently a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he specialises in providing assurance and advisory services to public companies. He works across a range of industries, including the property and construction sectors, and he is experienced in advising companies on appropriate governance and internal control frameworks. Andrew has worked in a number of countries, including over two years in the United States.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne
Chartered Accountant, ICAA
Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australia
Registered Company Auditor, ASIC

Daniel Khong

Board Member

Daniel has over 20 years’ experience of project development, in the property and infrastructure sectors, in a career that spans architectural practice, public sector management, and private sector development and finance. In 2024 Daniel founded FERN, a development and advisory firm specialising in projects that benefit the public and our planet. He has extensive experience of social and affordable housing and has worked with multiple tier 1 providers in NSW and Victoria. His core skill is working across disciplines, navigating complex multi-stakeholder projects and engaging with government, housing associations and financiers.

Qualifications
Master of Business Administration,
MIT Sloan School of Management, 2011
Master of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 2002.