Our Team
Shelter WA’s staff share a passion for creating an effective housing system for everybody in Western Australia.
The small multi skilled team have a wide range of experience in housing and homelessness research, policy and advocacy, service delivery, marketing, media and event planning.
Learn more about who’s who at Shelter WA office.
Paula O’Leary
Head of Policy and Sector Development
Paula through a COVID-19 Grant by Lotterywest is working to build the capacity of the four WA based Aboriginal community housing organisations.
Yvonne Atkinson
Business Manager
A vibrant and results drive business manager Yvonne is committed to bringing a commercial focus to a ‘for purpose’ organisation.
Dr Johanna Mitchell
Policy and Special Projects Officer
Johanna is a policy researcher who has recently completed her PhD exploring the rhetoric and reality of urban consolidation interventions.
Rhiannon Bristow–Stagg
Regional Engagement Manager
Rhiannon is an engagement and strategic planning professional with over 15 years’ experience in state and local government, not-for-profit and microbusiness sectors.
Dr Donna Turner
Senior Project Officer
Donna is a sociologist who looks forward to the day when people who require support only need to ask once in order to be properly heard.
Erika Everitt
Senior Project Officer
Erika is the Senior Project Officer for the Local Government Homelessness Knowledge Hub.
Heather Bush
Head of Communications and Marketing
Heather is keen to drive Shelters core values clearly through communications and dispel myths surrounding social housing and homelessness.
Chantal Caruso
Media, Advocacy and Campaigns
With experience across government, academic, non-profit and startup sectors, Chantal has been a passionate advocate in the housing and sustainable planning space for over a decade.
Royceton Hardey
Online and Social Media
Royceton comes to Shelter WA through his media work with The WA Alliance to End Homelessness.
Lyn Lord
Administration and Business Support Officer
Lyn Lord specialises in Administration and Business Support encompassing everything from HR, Finance and Administration.
