The Team
David Pearson
Chief Executive Officer
David recognises that ending homelessness is possible and that it’s not normal for communities to have people sleeping rough or be something we should accept. He has worked towards this goal in a range of roles in the community, government, university and philanthropic sectors, including currently as the CEO of the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH). He is also a senior advisor for the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH), a 2020 Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellow and a 2021 Churchill Fellow. In 2025 the Advance to Zero efforts of the AAEH that David supports were recognised with a UN World Habitat Award.
Katie Feeney
katie.feeney@endstreetsleeping.org
General Manager Systems Change & Executive Director NSW Alliance to End Homelessness
Katie is an experienced senior leader with a passion for creating positive social change. She has 20 years’ experience working in both the public and private sector on driving evidence-based policy reform.
Over the past few years, Katie led the NSW Office of Social Impact Investment working with not-for-profit service providers to deliver new ways of addressing complex social issues affecting vulnerable people including children in care, offenders, those at risk of homelessness and Aboriginal communities.
Katie is passionate about using data and evidence to achieve better outcomes for vulnerable people. So, as well as helping to establish new community collaborations, Katie will be assisting the analytics team to develop insights into areas for systems change.
Sacha Zunic
sacha.zunic@endstreetsleeping.org
Community Impact Advisor, Northern Rivers Zero
Sacha has over 20 years of management and frontline experience across the public and community sectors. This experience has included counselling and therapy with disadvantaged communities, front-line crisis and homelessness assertive outreach, as well as community project management and policy development across multiple regions of NSW.
From 2022 to 2024, Sacha was part of the Assertive Outreach program in the Northern Rivers which won the Premiers Award for Connecting Communities.
Sacha is passionate about the power of communities and collaborative practice to enable positive social systemic and structural change, and to strengthen service delivery in support of individuals experiencing homelessness.
Damian Royce
damian.royce@endstreetsleeping.org
Community Impact Advisor
Damian is a dedicated and values-driven leader with nearly a decade of experience managing frontline homelessness services.
His expertise extends to community development, where he strategically focuses on creating meaningful and sustainable change.
Passionate about fostering strong partnerships, Damian is committed to driving continuous improvement within the homelessness sector.