BA (Education)
Evelyn is a respected leader with 27 years’ executive experience across corporate, not-for-profit and government sectors. Since 2008, she has been CEO for one of the State’s largest not-for-profit peak bodies, leading the volunteering sector in South Australia and the Northern Territory. A passion for community and culture has led Evelyn to the not-for-profit sector after a career spanning many sectors and industries, including working overseas in the United Kingdom and Greece.
Evelyn currently serves as the CEO of St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies) South Australia. Her other board and governance appointments include Premier’s Council for Women, Volunteering Strategy for South Australia, Flinders University Business School Advisory Board and Motivation Australia. She has also been recognised on the South Australian Women’s Honour Role. In 2019 Evelyn was a State finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards.