Staff and Board of Directors

Housing Alliance Staff

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Rachael Myers
Executive Director
rachaelm(at)wliha(.)org |

Michele Thomas
Director of Policy and Advocacy
michelet(at)wliha(.)org |

Ma.Caroline Lopez
Director of Equity, Racial Justice, and Culture
Macarolinel(at)wliha(.)org |
425.414.2000

Teresa Clark
Deputy Director
teresac(at)wliha(.)org |

Itzchel Bazan
Development and Events Manager
itzchelb(at)wliha(.)org |

Kathy Lynn
Finance and Operations Manager
Kathyl (at) wliha(.)org |

Duaa-Rahemaah Hunter
Statewide Organizer
duaarahemaahh(at)wliha(.)org |

Po Leapai
Advocacy Organizer
pol(at)wliha(.)org |
425.465.3244

Rob Huff
Communications Specialist
robh(at)wliha(.)org |
253.229.5769

Organizational affiliation listed for identification purposes only.

Emily Alvarado
Enterprise Community Partners

Lee Murdock
Homeless Network of Yakima County

Jennifer Bereskin
Resident Action Project

Mercedes White Calf
Native America Youth and Family Center

Mark Blatter, Treasurer
Community Volunteer

Kresha Green
YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish

Karolynn Tom
Heritage University

J. Peter Shapiro
Community Volunteer

Lisa Byers, Strategic Planning Committee Chair
OPAL Community Land Trust 

Kim Toskey
Home and Hope Community Land Trust

Paula Carvalho, Vice President and Equity and Racial Justice Committee Co-Chair

Liz Trautman, President
Stand for Children Washington

Julio Cortes
City of Everett

Sol Villarreal
Windermere Real Estate

Pam Duncan, Equity and Racial Justice Committee Co-Chair

Mindy Woods, Resource Development Committee Chair
Resident Action Project

Poppi Handy, Secretary
third place design co-operative

Bretrand “Mr. B” Harrell
Resident Action Project

Adria Buchanan
Fair Housing Center of Washington