He was a divisional manager at the Development Bank of Southern Africa until October 1996, when the Transitional National Development Trust appointed him as General Manager. Paul then joined the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) in January 1999, where he was Operations Manager responsible for new development and financial strategy.

Paul left the JHC in June 2003 to lead the Trust for Urban Housing Finance (TUHF) as the organisation's Chief Executive Officer.

He launched his career at the Directorate for Development Planning in North West Province in 1992, after which he moved to the South African Housing Trust in 1994.

Nano joined TUHF when it was still known as the Inner City Housing Upgrading Trust (ICHUT), in 1999. He has consequently benefited from thorough exposure to, and experience in, the residential dynamics of Johannesburg's Inner City.

His residential market expertise is an important asset on the TUHF team.

He then joined the Department of Trade and Industry's Spatial Development Initiative Team as project manager on the Coast2Coast corridor. In 2000 he started an independent consulting practice as a regional economist. During that time he worked on the Mozambique - Zimbabwe - Malawi Growth Triangle for the United Nations Development Programme.

Rekwele joined the Trust for Urban Housing Finance in June 2003 as one of its Loan Officers. He contributes a wealth of expertise in development finance and urban spatial planning to the team.

Lusanda holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Science degree (in Development Planning). She has also completed a Higher Diploma in Development Planning.

In 2001 Lusanda started her career as a Credit Controller at Cope Housing Association (COPE) where she remained until 2005. During this time she held the positions of Projects Coordinator, Senior Projects Coordinator, Community Development Manager and Housing Services Manager.

In December 2005 she left COPE to join the Support Programme for Social Housing where she worked as a Grants and Procurement Manager. In July 2007 Lusanda moved to TUHF to take up the position of Portfolio Manager.

Pressage resigned from ActStop in March 1992 to focus on the 7 Buildings Project, which was formed in 1989. This led to his appointment as General Manager of the 7 Buildings Company, a position he held until July 2000. Pressage consequently added experience in property administration and financial management to his considerable skills in inner-city development activism during this time.

Pressage has worked with TUHF's Loans Office since mid-July 2003. He accepted a position as Inner City Liaison Officer, on the company's permanent staff, in January 2004.

Med holds a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering obtained from Makerere University in East Africa in 1984, a Graduate Diploma in Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the University of the Free State, a Certificate in Estate Agency from the EAAB and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

Med has worked in Uganda (as civil engineer), Zambia (as lecturer at Copperbelt University), Lesotho (construction and development) and South Africa (Wits, Sanlam Life). Over the past 23 years Med has garnered a wide range of experience in fields as diverse as engineering, house sales, construction and infrastructure development, lecturing, consulting and financial planning.

From 1994 to 1998 Med was a Research Fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand where he pioneered research into national public works programs, construction, employment creation and the development of small contractors. Med joined TUHF at the start of 2007.