2026-2027 Board of Directors
Board of Directors: Officers
Lawanda Williams
Baltimore Health Care for the Homeless
Baltimore, MD
President
Van Yu
Center for Urban Community Services
New York, NY
President-Elect
Joseph Benson
Healthcare for the Homeless Houston
Houston, TX
Immediate Past President
Kim Despres RN, DHA
Circle the City
Phoenix, AZ
Treasurer
Nadia Fazel
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
Secretary
Board of Directors: Members
Sarah Ahern
CHOiCE Recovery Coaching, Inc.
Springfield, MA
Joseph Benson
Healthcare for the Homeless Houston
Houston, TX
Pooja Bhalla
Illumination Health + Home
Santa Ana, CA
Tracey Burdine
Harris Health
Houston, TX
Gargi Cooper
Lynn Community Health Center
Lynn, MA
Catherine Crosland
Unity Health Care
Washington, DC
Rodney Dawkins
Heartland Alliance Health
Evanston, IL
Kim Despres
Circle the City
Phoenix, AZ
Sharon Dipasupil
Circle the City
Phoenix, AZ
Valarie Dowell
Nadia Fazel
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
Laurie Gavilo-Lane
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Amy Grassette
Family Health Center of Worcester
Worcester, MA
Laura Guzman
National Harm Reduction Coalition
San Leandro, CA
Eunice Hines
Community Health of South Florida Inc.
Miami, FL
Nathalie Interiano
Care For the Homeless
New York, NY
Richard Johnson
Washington, DC
Padmini Meda
Healthcare for the Homeless – Houston
Houston, TX
Maureen Neal
Nonprofit Management Services
Richmond, VA
Laurel Nelson
Center for Respite Care
Cincinnati, OH
Miriah Nunnaley
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Denver, CO
Beverly Raudales
Comunilife
New York, NY
Amanda Richer
Uplift Consulting
Seattle, WA
Colleen Ryan
Heartland Alliance Health
Chicago, IL
Jonathan Santos-Ramos
Care For the Homeless
New York, NY
Kendra Sutton
The Learning Source – Denver Housing Authority
Denver, CO
Katherine Diaz Vickery
Hennepin County Health Care for the Homeless
Minneapolis, MN
Lawanda Williams
Health Care for the Homeless
Baltimore, MD
Deidre Young
Health Care for the Homeless Houston
Houston, TX
Van Yu
Center for Urban Community Services
New York, NY