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
Amber Austin
Director of Performance Management
Rebecca Hickom
Senior Director of Crisis Response
Damon Immanuel
Director of Communications
Wendy Mora
Director of Grants & Contracts
Yolanda Williams
Director of Grants & Contracts
Freda Nelms
Director of Data Management & Reporting
Hannah Sims
Director of Crisis Response
Leah Williams
Director of Housing Initiatives
Danielle Wireman
Senior Business Analyst
Rachel Wilson
System Transformation & Policy Lead
Philip Force
HMIS Administrator
Lisa Heise
HMIS Administrator
Nathesia Browder
Training & Performance Specialist
La’Johna Carter
Housing Initiatives Coordinator
Hattie Crayton
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Sandra Toussaint
Housing Locator
Tamara Patrick
Rental Assistance / Flex Fund Manager
Hendrika Jacobs
Senior Accountant
Padma Mishra
Flex Fund / Rental Assistance Coordinator
Allie Martinez
CAS Coordinator
Felicia Thornton
Flex Fund / Rental Assistance Coordinator
Rosario Smith
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Ladeadria Gonzalez
Manager of Operations
Samuel Zivan
Grants & Contracts Manager
Ayanna Robertson
Program Coordinator, Housing Initiatives
Kela Welch
Housing Locator
Stephanie Demar
Manager of Coordinated Access System (CAS)
Tyress Williams
Housing Locator
Eryca Peters
HMIS Manager
Tasha Davis
Rental Administration Coordinator
Quinton Fowlkes
CAS Coordinator
Kelly Phoumivong
Executive Coordinator
Emmett Altsman
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Administrator
Alesia Cate
Senior Manager of Housing Initiatives
Kaiya McGaw
Grants & Contracts Manager
DeKisa Okoi
Performance Management Specialist
Diaria Ervin
Grants & Contracts Coordinator
Samantha Alvarez
Grants & Contracts Coordinator
Tamiya Dowell
Accountant
Catherine Light
Outreach Coordinator
Solomon Parker
Outreach Coordinator
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