Our Leadership.
Our Board
Uniting Housing board.
Uniting Housing is a subsidiary of Uniting Vic.Tas. We have a single board of governance. You can find details here.
Our Staff
Senior Leadership team
Executive Director, Housing & Property
Kristie Looney
Kristie is a highly experienced executive with a strong track record in delivering housing solutions across the private, government, and not-for-profit sectors. She has extensive expertise in real estate, housing policy, urban planning, governance, and business strategy. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Policy & Research), a Master of Urban Planning, and is a Licensed Estate Agent. As co-founder of a pioneering social enterprise real estate business and the driving force behind Uniting’s expansion of housing outcomes in Victoria, she combines commercial acumen with a commitment to deliver positive social impact within communities. Kristie is highly skilled at navigating complex regulatory environments, securing investment, managing risk, and building cross-sector partnerships to deliver innovative and sustainable housing outcomes. She is deeply committed to redressing inequality in the housing sector and developing practical, long-term solutions to help end homelessness.
Chief Financial Officer
Alice Kent-Brown
Alice is a senior finance professional with extensive experience across both for-profit and purpose-driven sectors, including community housing.
She leverages commercial acumen, technology, and a process improvement mindset to help organisations deliver meaningful, long-term change in a financially sustainable way.
Alice is technically strong and her expertise includes leading organisational change and project delivery, complex financial feasibility analyses, and providing strategic advice across both statutory and commercial matters.
Head of Growth and Development
Jason Brettell
Jason has extensive experience as a property development leader across the private and public sectors, delivering projects and creating places that have real, lasting impacts, and communities where people can thrive. With a Masters in Planning and Environment, Jason has worked across all aspects of property development and construction from acquisitions and stakeholder engagement, procurement, design, project management, financial forecasting, problem-solving, leadership and project delivery. Jason believes that housing isn’t just about buildings but about delivering security, opportunity and dignity.
Head of Operations
Sylvia Dwerryhouse
Sylvia is an accomplished property and operations executive with over 20 years of experience spanning government, corporate, and housing sectors in Australia and internationally. She brings deep expertise in property strategy, asset and portfolio management, large-scale program delivery, and operational transformation. Sylvia’s career includes senior leadership roles with Australia Post, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield, where she partnered with major organisations such as BHP, Westpac, Treasury Wine Estates, and Victorian Government departments. She is widely recognised for her commercial acumen, calm and decisive leadership in high-risk environments, and ability to bring clarity and momentum to complex challenges.
Governance and Strategic Risk Lead
Nicola Clarke
Nicola is an experienced governance and risk professional who is passionate about supporting purpose-driven organisations to operate with integrity, resilience and impact
With more than 10 years’ experience in company secretarial, corporate governance and risk roles, she works collaboratively with Boards, executives and teams to build strong governance practices that support organisations to achieve their purpose.
Nicola leads governance and enterprise / strategic risk at Uniting Vic.Tas, where she has played a key role in developing frameworks and systems that support effective decision-making and accountability. As part of her role she is the Company Secretary for Uniting Vic.Tas and Uniting Housing.