Anna-Kate Chervatin is the Director, Reform, SA Housing Trust, responsible for leading a range of strategic projects to achieve the SA Housing Trust’s reform priorities and long-term goals.

Anna-Kate Chervatin has worked for the SA Government in various leadership, policy, project roles across the housing and homelessness portfolio since completing her studies in Public Administration in 2009.

Anna-Kate is passionate about delivering improved outcomes for people living with disability and/or at risk of homelessness through accessible housing and integrated policies and programs, informed by lived experienced and service providers.

Michael is the Principal Adviser in Disability Policy and Reform at the Department of Human Services, with a focus on disability housing. He has more than 20 years’ experience across federal and state government in both public service and political roles — from the frontline at Centrelink to the Office of the Premier.

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Before joining the public sector, Michael worked in the private sector across banking, telecommunications, and energy retail, giving him a unique understanding of customer and community needs.

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His professional passion lies in welfare economics — particularly designing systems that make it easy for people to do the right thing and help create a fairer, more productive society for those at the margins.

Over the past decade, Michael has played a key role in disability housing policy and program development, including Specialist Disability Accommodation initiatives with the South Australian Housing Trust and the Department of Human Services.

Outside of work, Michael is the fourth of five children, a proud uncle to nine, and preparing to welcome a new canine companion after recently farewelling his two long-time dogs.

Sally Kingsborough leads the SA Housing Trust’s work with the not-for-profit and community housing sectors, community, and interagency partnerships to improve housing outcomes for South Australians.

The Partnerships and Market Solutions lead in finding innovative and pragmatic housing solutions to the challenges that South Australians face.

Sally brings almost 20 years’ experience in community and international development, partnership brokerage, change management, communication, research, and policy making across projects and government, academia, the not-for-profit and private sectors in 15 countries. 

Kim Herbert is the State Manager for Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) and Homelessness Services at The Salvation Army South Australia, where she oversees the delivery of critical support programs across the state.

She leads services including crisis accommodation, case management, and outreach programs for individuals experiencing homelessness or affected by substance use.

Kim is dedicated to a person-centred, trauma-informed approach, emphasizing dignity, respect, and long-term stability

Under her leadership, The Salvation Army has strengthened initiatives that provide immediate support, safe accommodation, and pathways to long-term recovery for vulnerable South Australians.

With extensive experience managing complex human services programs, Kim is recognized for her leadership in homelessness and AOD services, advocating for practical, sustainable solutions that improve participant outcomes and community wellbeing

Meridee Evans, BSW, MSW, is a Senior Social Worker for the Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Mental Health Clinical Program.

Meridee has held clinical, operational and project roles within this program across the last 16 years. One of her recent roles was Clinical Project Lead to support the development of the interface between the Mental Health Clinical Program and Kurlana padnipanya.

Currently, Meridee holds the role of NGO Coordinator, where she remains involved in supporting the referral pathway from hospitals into Kurlana padnipadninya.

Meridee is a strong advocate for the professional development of others, continuous service delivery improvements and person centred care. 

Michael Kromwyk is an experienced NDIS senior leader and CEO with over 25 years commercial experience.

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Currently Michael is the Deputy CEO of Cara, one of SA’s largest NDIS Providers and is responsible for strategic leadership and growth of the brand with direct responsibility for client services, product development, sales, marketing, quality, safeguarding and people.  

Prior to Cara Michael was CEO of niche SIL provider Lutheran Disability Services and a Senior Executive at Bedford.  

Prior to joining the NDIS Sector Michael had over 25 years experience in the commercial sector in strategy, sales and marketing for brands like RAA, TAB and SA Lotteries.

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In his spare time Michael is a Board Director for several charities in SA and operates a consulting business specializing in strategy, sales & marketing and leadership.

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Michael skills are in strategic development, ensuring organizational capacity and capability alignment with the strategic intent to grow and develop brands that are financially sustainable, high growth and are driven by client centricity.
 

Kirsty is a Director of Khab Architects, a South Australian firm recognised for its thoughtful, community-focused approach to design.

Under her leadership, Khab has designed around 30 Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) dwellings, including Robust, Fully Accessible, Improved Livability, and High Physical Support (HPS) homes.

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With a growing portfolio in Robust SDA, Kirsty and her team are deeply engaged in exploring the unique design challenges and opportunities of this housing type.

She recently led a collaborative workshop with the Department of Human Services and a Community Housing Provider to refine spatial priorities and design intent — reflecting her commitment to co-design and user-centred outcomes.

Kirsty brings an empathetic, organised, and collaborative approach to every project, ensuring that each design contributes meaningfully to both people and place.

As the Founder and Managing Director of Jazcorp Australia since 2007, Lynn had a clear mission: to break down communication barriers between industry sectors, creating opportunities for collaboration, education, and solution-focused dialogue.

Her work spans human services, social impact, disability housing, resource and environmental sectors, water quality, safety, mining and the built environment.

With an entrepreneurial mindset, Lynn demonstrates exceptional expertise in researching and designing content for conferences and events, while effectively liaising with government bodies, industry associations, universities, and sector experts.

She is highly skilled at building and sustaining multidisciplinary industry networks, ensuring stakeholders remain informed, engaged, and connected.

Her work also encompasses relationship building, business development, marketing, and training, strengthening sector collaboration and capability.

Drawing on extensive experience in human services research, content development, and cross-sector network establishment—including the NDISDA, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), NDISLINK, and Aged Care sectors—Lynn has successfully hosted over 100 Major  Conferences across Australia for Health2Ageducate, SILSDA, NDISLINK, Specialist Disability Accommodation Conferences and Events, and the Impact Housing National Strategic Alliance.

Her work consistently bridges sectors, promotes collaboration, and drives meaningful outcomes across disability, housing, and human services.

These programs address sector-specific challenges through education, collaboration, and strategic engagement, advancing housing, support, and service outcomes for people with disability and other vulnerable communities across Australia.

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