Our Team


Meet the EchoRealty team

Charlie Souma

Charlie Souma

General Manager

Lucinda Cathie

Property Manager
Joel Flowers

Joel Flowers

Team Leader

Stacy Natoli

Team Leader

Victoria Osborne

Senior Property Manager

Meet the Executive team

Our Group Executive Team (GET) are highly qualified professionals responsible for strategic development and leadership, operational plan execution, and the high-level management of people and performance. Our GET Team manages these functions across Evolve Housing and EchoRealty.

Lyall Gorman

Group Chief Executive Officer
Jitender Balani

Jitender Balani

Group General Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Programs and Asset Management
Jo Henderson-Brooks

Jo Henderson-Brooks

Group General Manager, People, Culture & Corporate Services

Jo Lang

Group General Manager, Resident Services

Brett Manwaring

Group CFO and General Manager Corporate Finance

Melissa Scardino

Group General Manager Growth, Governance and Legal & CoSec
Charlie Souma

Charlie Souma

Group General Manager Affordable Housing Services

Meet the Board

Our skills-based board brings a wealth of industry and related professional expertise to Evolve Housing and EchoRealty. Their leadership and experience helps us to create sound and ethical legal, governance and financial management policies for sustainable, impactful organisations. 

Chris Eccles

Board Chair

Dr Robert Lang

Non-Executive Director

Kay Veitch

Non-Executive Director

Chris Regan

Non-Executive Director

Davina Rooney

Non-Executive Director

Tim Spencer

Non-Executive Director

Professor Andy Marks

Non-Executive Director

Kate Melrose

Non-Executive Director