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Staff

Our staff members live in cities and towns across the country. Their local roots strengthen our national-scale work advancing inclusive housing programs and policies.

Executive Leadership

Tony Pickett

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Tony Pickett is a LEED accredited professional with over 30 years of real estate experience in planning, financing and implementation of large scale urban redevelopment initiatives.

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Rachel Silver

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Rachel Silver brings more than 15 years of experience working with public and private agencies to create new affordable housing opportunities.

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Dave Smith

Chief Program Officer

Dave Smith is Chief Program Officer for Grounded Solutions Network, responsible for ensuring and monitoring that we meet our goal of building or preserving one million homes with lasting affordability over the next 10 years.

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Development

Cielo Contreras

VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT

Location: Washington, D.C.

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Operations

Kaddara Humphrey

HR PRINCIPAL

Location: New York, NY

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Tiffany Panganiban

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Gabriela Ilabaca

OPERATIONS AND FINANCE SPECIALIST

Location: Oakland, CA

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Alex Robbins

ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE Contact

Stephen Schiavone

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Location: Silver Spring, MD

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Sector Growth

Jerusha Daniels

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRINCIPAL

Location: Milwaukee, WI

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Rachel Enwright

TRAINING MANAGER

Location: St. Paul, MN

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Katie Sherman

TRAINING AND EVENTS SENIOR SPECIALIST

Location: Richmond, VA

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Jason Webb

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRINCIPAL

Location: Orlando, FL

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James Yelen

DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Location: Chicago, IL

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Communications

Adam Abraham

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Location: Atlanta, GA

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Brandon Fields

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Location: Atlanta, GA

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Innovative Finance

Alex Cabral

SENIOR PRINCIPAL OF INNOVATIVE FINANCE

Location: Washington, D.C.

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Devin Culbertson

VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATIVE FINANCE

Location: Austin, TX

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Cara Purcell

DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE FINANCE

Location: Allentown, PA

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HomeKeeper

Lindsey Griggs

USER EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING MANAGER, HOMEKEEPER

Location: Denver, CO

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Pahniti (Tom) Tosuksri

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, HOMEKEEPER

Location: Cleveland, OH

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Haley Wotzka

SENIOR MARKETING AND OUTREACH SPECIALIST

Location: Minneapolis, MN

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Research & National Strategy

Amanda Bennett

SENIOR RESEARCH & POLICY ASSOCIATE

Location: Oakland, CA

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Sophia Corugedo

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Location: Miami, FL

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Doug Ryan

VICE PRESIDENT OF HOUSING POLICY

Location: Washington, D.C.

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Colby Sledge

LOCAL POLICY PRINCIPAL

Location: Nashville, TN

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Brian Stromberg

NATIONAL POLICY DIRECTOR

Location: Washington, D.C.

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Research Fellows

Ruoniu (Vince) Wang

RESEARCH FELLOW Contact

TechOps Team

Larry Rose

Director of Technology

Location: Tempe, AZ

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Kathryne Lebell

CRM Database Administrator

Location: Chicago, IL

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Ways to Learn

National Conference

We bring together practitioners and community leaders for meaningful conversations about building inclusive communities.

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Learning Events

We train and connect people to share best practices, overcome challenges, and nurture innovation and new approaches.

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Join our national network of people building strong, equitable communities.

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