Our team warmly welcomes our residents, future residents and vistors to our villages. Our Village Managers are on site day-to-day to support residents to live their most independent and fulfilling lives, and our Board Members are dedicated to guiding our organisation forward in a way that is fitting to our mission and to our best future outcomes.
M Sc (Mathematics) BA (Business)Member of the Board since November 2020
Roma brings more than 30 years executive experience to the Board as well as involvement in several not-for-profits organisations in our community at board and committee level.
Her wide range of skills and expertise arise from her years of international and local business experience, largely focused on senior level strategy development and execution. She has managed complex changes in large organisations, including IBM and Kellogg, that involved re-engineering and technology implementation.
Roma has held a wide variety of executive positions in the community, including the JCA, former Vice President of the NSWJBD and the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Roma is also an executive director of a number of companies.
BInSt (SYD) LLB (USYD)Member of the Board since October 2019
Tami is a lawyer with extensive experience in regulatory policy and working in consumer legal practice. Tami commenced at a top-tier commercial law firm before moving into the public sector in civil litigation. Tami has particular expertise in representing vulnerable consumers in complex and sensitive disputes. Tami is currently a Banking and Finance Ombudsman with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.
B.Com LLB (UNSW)Member of the Board since November 2020
Gavin is a partner with Hones Lawyers. He brings many years’ experience in law, focusing on planning and property law, and administrative law. Prior to taking partnership at Hones Lawyers, Gavin worked at Henry Davis York, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Deacons.
B.Com (UNSW), CA, M Property Development (UTS)Member of the Board since 2013
Lyle brings many years’ experience in property development, asset management and investment to the Board. Lyle built his career practising with Deloitte, Stockland, Charter Hall and the Centennial Property Group as well as in private property syndicates.
B.Com & B.A (UNSW) GradDip (CAANZ)Member of the Board since 2023
Michaela was invited to join the Board in 2022 after having been an Observer. She is a Chartered Accountant with many years of finance, tax & business advisory experience working in professional services and industry finance functions. Michaela currently leads the global financial operations & tax divisions of Mr Yum, one of Australia’s fastest growing startups.
B. Com - Accounting (Honours) (UNSW)Member of the Board since August 2018
Appointed to the Board in 2018. Igor Merkin is a Chartered Accountant, with significant experience in the retirement industry. Currently he is the Chief Financial Officer of Camp Australia.
Nir is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with a deep understanding of organisational strategy across all aspects of finance, accounting, legal, HR, and operations. He spent over 10 years at Ernst & Young advising corporate boards and the C-suite before transitioning to the private sector in 2011 with the launch of his first venture.
He recently moved to Australia from NYC with his wife and three children, and is driven by a mission of empowering and enabling access to the residential property market across Australia. Nir holds advanced degrees in Finance, Marketing, and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh in the USA.
Josh is a highly experienced executive in the investment management industry. As an Investment Manager he has a track record of success in long-term, multi-asset superannuation and endowment portfolios.
He is the Chairman of two investment committees – the NSW Aboriginal Land Council and University of Sydney Student Managed Investment Fund.
