Raising Up the Voices of Community Developers

We’ve recruited a diverse group of community development leaders to react to major current events impacting underserved communities and the community development field. These representatives provide reactions and insights that we share with the press, policymakers, and other decision makers.

 

Representatives 

 

 

Trell Anderson
Executive Director
Northwest Housing Alternatives
Portland, OR

 

Vanessa Calderón-Rosado
Chief Executive Officer
Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción
Boston, MA

 

Nick Mitchell-Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
Come Dream, Come Build
Brownsville, TX

 

Amber Lynch
Executive Director
Invest DSM
Des Moines, IA

 

JohnDre Jennings
Executive Director
Druid Heights CDC
Baltimore, MD

 

Emmet Pierson
President & CEO
Community Builders Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

 

Garrett Jackson
Director of Philanthropy 
& Communications
True Ground Housing Partners
Arlington, VA

 

Larry Fisher
Executive Director
ACE Networks
Athens, OH

 

Kersy Azocar
President & CEO
Greenline Access Capital
Philadelphia, PA

 

Katy Davenport
Chief Strategy Officer
CommunityWorks Carolina
Greenville, SC

 

Dorothy Hassan
Chief Executive Officer
Our Helpers
Columbus, OH

 

Liz Gutierrez
CEO & Founder
Enterprising Latinas, Inc.
Wimauma, FL

 

George Huynh
Executive Director
VIET AID
Boston, MA

 

Kathy Flanagan Payton
President & CEO
Fifth Ward CRC
Houston, TX

 

Steve Glaude
President & CEO
CNHED
Washington, DC

 

Terri Murray
Executive Director
Neighborhood Renaissance
West Palm Beach, FL

 

Nina Rainero
President & CEO
Housing & Community
Development of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ

 

Essence Wilson
Chief Strategy Officer
Communities First Inc.
Flint, MI

 

Mike Nguyen
Executive Director
VN Teamwork
Houston, TX

 

Chris Casillas
Executive Director
Regenerating Sonora
Superior, AZ

 

Melanie Faison
Chief Operating Officer
Quest CDC
Atlanta, GA

Sandy Deters
ERBA Housing Counseling
Greenup, IL

Kentrell Jones
Executive Director & CEO
East Tammy Habitat for Humanity
Slidell, LA

Lyn Hikida
VP, Corporate Communications
& Public Relations
MidPen Housing
Foster City, CA