Senior Leadership Team

Karen Stuart

Chief Executive

BA(Hons), PG Cert in Leadership and Management: Homelessness and Housing, MCIH

‘I believe in recruiting staff locally and supporting them to progress.’

Layo Salako

Director of Finance

BA (Hons), MBA, FCCA, MCIH

Layo manages both the finance and IT departments. She has been working in finance in housing association for over 15 years. She ensures that the Board has up to date financial results and planning information to inform PRHA’s strategies.

‘I am responsible for ensuring that PRHA’s finances are well managed and support its core mission to provide good quality housing and support services’

Abdi Wakil

Assistant Director Resident Services

BSC (Hons), MCIH

Mary Kneafsey

Assistant Director Client Services

Dip (Drug and Alcohol), ENG, MCIH

Mary has been leading the supported housing services at PRHA for 20 years. She started her career in nursing and then working for homelessness charities. She is responsible for all of the staff and residents in our Rough sleepers, mental health and young people’s services. Mary works in partnership with a wide range of agencies to provide coordinated services for our residents.

‘We are constantly looking for new ways to support our residents to lead more fulfilling, healthier, independent lives’.

Stewart McPhillips

Head of Business Development

Stewart is responsible for PRHA's building developments, environmental strategy, fundraising and tendering.