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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