We work together with the All Neighbors Coalition to ensure no one is forced to sleep outside.

OUR MISSION

Housing Forward is the backbone organization leading one of the nation’s most innovative and successful homeless response systems.

Through the All Neighbors Coalition, we align more than 150 public, private, and nonprofit partners around a coordinated, data-driven approach to resolving homelessness across Dallas and Collin counties.

WHO ARE WE

336 Participating Properties

 Together, we can solve homelessness and create a community where every person has a safe and stable place to call home.

Senior Leadership Team

Sarah Kahn

President & CEO

Rae Clay

Chief Program Officer

Shante Joseph

Chief Financial Officer

Sara Craig

Vice President of Development

Staff

Luis Acuña-Pilgrim

Senior Director of Housing Initiatives

Emmett Altsman

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Administrator

Philip Force

HMIS Administrator

Lisa Heise

HMIS Administrator

Samantha Alvarez

Grants & Contracts Coordinator

Diaria Ervin

Grants & Contracts Coordinator

Amber Austin

Director of Performance Management

Nathesia Browder

Training & Performance Specialist

La’Johna Carter

Housing Initiatives Coordinator

Alesia Cate

Senior Manager of Housing Initiatives

Hattie Crayton

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Rosario Smith

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Tasha Davis

Rental Administration Coordinator

Stephanie Demar

Manager of Coordinated Access System (CAS)

Tamiya Dowell

Accountant

Kelbert McGee

Accountant

Quinton Fowlkes

CAS Coordinator

Allie Martinez

CAS Coordinator

Ladeadria Gonzalez

Manager of Operations

Rebecca Hickom

Senior Director of Crisis Response

Damon Immanuel

Director of Communications

Hendrika Jacobs

Senior Accountant

Catherine Light

Outreach Coordinator

Solomon Parker

Outreach Coordinator

Kaiya McGaw

Grants & Contracts Manager

Samuel Zivan

Grants & Contracts Manager

Padma Mishra

Flex Fund / Rental Assistance Coordinator

Felicia Thornton

Flex Fund / Rental Assistance Coordinator

Wendy Mora

Director of Grants & Contracts

Yolanda Williams

Director of Grants & Contracts

Freda Nelms

Director of Data Management & Reporting

DeKisa Okoi

Performance Management Specialist

Tamara Patrick

Rental Assistance / Flex Fund Manager

Eryca Peters

HMIS Manager

Kelly Phoumivong

Executive Coordinator

Ayanna Robertson

Program Coordinator, Housing Initiatives

Hannah Sims

Director of Crisis Response

Sandra Toussaint

Housing Locator

Kela Welch

Housing Locator

Tyress Williams

Housing Locator

Leah Williams

Director of Housing Initiatives

Rachel Wilson

System Transformation & Policy Lead

Danielle Wireman

Senior Business Analyst

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