Alison Cadman

Past Chief Executive

Alison began working for Wellington Housing Trust in 2003. She became Chief Executive of Dwell in 2013 and held that role until 2024. 

Alison was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2013 and studied the growth of not-for-profit social housing organisations in the UK and Australia. Her findings can be found in the report Unravelling Housing. 

Alison was on the national council of Community Housing Aotearoa – the peak body for community housing organisations in NZ – and was co-chair.

Alison was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in the 2022 New Year's Honours List for services to housing and community.