Team

Alana Kanafa
Manager, Community Housing Futures Program

Alana has over 11 years’ experience in Community Housing and has a comprehension understanding of the Community Housing greater operating environment. Most recently, she worked for the South Australia Government SA Housing Authority in the Housing Partnerships Team which works directly with all Community Housing Providers in South Australia. Alana feels fortunate to work in an industry she is deeply passionate about and believes Community Housing Providers are pivotal in the housing system.

Murray Benton
Sector Capacity Lead, Community Housing Futures Program

Murray has a wealth of experience in the not-for-profit sector with a strong focus on housing and support services in regional areas. Prior to working with QShelter, Murray was leading a Crisis Youth Service for a Tier Three organisation in regional Queensland and remains a respected spokesperson for his community. As the portfolio manager of Crisis Accommodation and Specialist Housing Services Murray also gained essential skills in housing and homelessness, emergency relief, crisis management, domestic and family violence, and public relations.

As a proud Barkanji man from Central West New South Wales, Murray has strong ties to his local community and the ‘Gubbi Gubbi Kabi Kabi people’ and welcomes the opportunity to connect with all communities. Through advocacy and connection Murray continues to be actively involved in the development and sustainability of his regions cultural identity. ‘I have close ties to the Stolen Generation and therefore understand how the loss of connection to family, identity, land, language and culture underpins much of the grief and trauma that affects many First Nations people across Australia’.