Our Team

Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson After joining the organisation in July 2018, Ben has brought with him a wealth of knowledge in the building industry gained over the past 15 years in the sector. Before joining Centacare Evolve Housing, Ben was the CEO of one of the largest building companies in Tasmania and was actively involved in creating the turnkey finance initiative allowing customers the opportunity to not make repayments during the construction phase of the build. Ben is a qualified Tasmanian Building Practitioner and member of the Tasmanian HIA Regional Executive Committee and Tasmanian Building and Construction Industry Training Board.

Cody Burdon

Belinda Clarke

Belinda is a recognised leader in social entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy. She is committed to driving complex change, specifically for individuals and communities where people experience barriers to thriving. Belinda has diverse executive experience across the not-for-profit, healthcare, community, education, and business sectors. Thinking and working with others to find and take risks with creative solutions to wicked issues is what she does best. Belinda is the proud creator of Build Up Tassie, the successful employment and training program with Centacare Evolve Housing and she is the founding director of CatholicCare Tasmania's place-based Social Impact Program, now adapted as a whole of organisation approach to improving wellbeing. Belinda has held a range of Board roles; including the inaugural Chair of All-Round Health and Community Care, a not-for-profit health care service, and she is currently a member of The Southern Central Trade Training Centre Advisory Board. She has been involved in a range of research and is published in the areas of social impact, social justice and spirituality, leadership and education.

James Norman

James originally hails from the UK and moved to Australia in 1989 during a previous career in international shipping. After graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) he undertook a career change that initially saw him working in remote Northern Territory communities. It was an environment that emphasised the critical role that safe and secure housing plays in people’s lives. This point was further demonstrated during several years managing CatholicCare Tasmania’s Multicultural Service Programs, which focused on the settlement of new humanitarian entrants arriving in Hobart. James took up the role of General Manager, Housing Operations for Centacare Evolve Housing in 2017. He views housing through a broad lens and is particularly passionate about nurturing a service that focuses on developing secure, sustainable tenancies, and which sees the organisation become a trusted and positive contributor to the community.

Donna Haas

As Manager of Grants & Growth Portfolio, Donna manages our incentives initiatives funded through the Department of Communities and Families. These include Rapid Rehousing, the Private Rental Incentive Scheme, prisoner release and mental health housing, along with other programs. Donna also manages transitional and crisis housing for people escaping family violence along with compliance requirements for all NRAS properties with reporting responsibilities to the Federal Government. Donna has been with CatholicCare Tasmania for over 20 years and has over 15 years of experience within the housing program areas. Recently Donna has worked as a tenancy officer for CatholicCare Affordable Housing and as our statewide coordinator of Affordable Housing.

Brad James

Brad comes from a building background and has previously worked as an inspector for Housing Tasmania and spent six years in the Facility Management team with Hazell Bros. Brad started with Centacare Evolve Housing in 2014 and is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of almost 2,400 properties. He has overseen more than 550 kitchen upgrades, about 200 new bathrooms and the installation of over 800 heat pumps.

Christina Augustine

Christina Augustine has over 15 years of experience working in the community sector with a special interest in housing and Homelessness. Christina leads our Community Wellbeing Team. Our ethos is to support people to live their best possible life. We are committed to creating and supporting sustainable social change in the communities we serve across Tasmania. Our focus is on developing better tenant experiences that contribute to individual, family and community wellbeing. We actively involve our tenants in decision making about their community and work actively together to fulfil that vision. Our team is committed to continual community engagement through co-design of the programs, initiatives and spaces we create; with tenants and community partners to enhance the success of social and affordable housing across Tasmania

David Sakko

Moving from the Netherlands to Australia in 2003, David has nearly 30 years of experience in not-for-profit industries, including social housing, disability services and early childhood education and care. David commenced with Centacare Evolve Housing in 2016, fulfilling a number of different roles until taking on the role of Business Performance Manager in early 2022. In this role, David oversees organisational WHS, Risk & Compliance with an added focus on improving systems, processes and the overall performance of the organisation.

Sarah Henley

Sarah’s role involves the introduction of innovative housing products requiring significant planning oversight, liveable housing features and forward planning. Sarah takes responsibility for pre-construction and onsite co-ordination of all building projects to ensure they are delivered within the required timeframes and to the highest of standards. Sarah has had over 15 years’ experience in the residential construction industry. She has an impressive record of delivering high quality cost-effective multi residential homes across Tasmania including being responsible for a $126M new build program.

Adrian Broomhall

Adrian has over 26 years of industry experience, and his background in coaching sports and mentoring young people within the industry makes Adrian a key member of the team. His passion to develop the skills of many young people is seen through his leadership within the Build Up Tassie program a program designed to bring unemployed youth through to a work-ready status, empowering many young people to take the first steps into employment. Adrian is pivotal in the in–house apprentice scheme for St Joseph Affordable Homes.