Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker Margaret Salazar, the Executive Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services Department.  Margaret oversees the state’s efforts to build affordable housing, open the door to homeownership, prevent and end homelessness and expand housing stability.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Margaret Salazar, the Executive Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, where she oversees the state’s efforts to build affordable housing, open the door to homeownership, prevent and end homelessness and expand housing stability. Margaret also served on the HUD Agency Review Team for the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition team and serves as Vice-Chair for the National Council of State Housing Agencies.

Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker Anne Venezia, the Housing Director of Arlington County in Virginia. Arlington’s main financing program for affordable housing development has helped to create the majority of the county’s more than 8,000 affordable rental units that benefit low-income households.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Anne Venezia the Housing Director of Arlington County in Virginia. Anne has over 20 years of experience in affordable housing finance, budget management and policy analysis. Arlington’s main financing program for affordable housing development has helped to create the majority of the county’s more than 8,000 affordable rental units that benefit low-income households.

Katie concludes her conversation with the co-founder of Brinshore Development, Richard Sciortino.  Richard now serves as President of BCM, the construction arm of Brinshore Development, where he directs acquisition, planning, development, and construction activities.

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker Richard Sciortino, the Co-founder of Brinshore Development, to the podcast. Richard has over three decades of housing and economic development experience and now serves as President of BCM, LLC, the construction arm of Brinshore Development where he directs acquisition, planning, development, and construction activities.

Katie concludes her conversation with ChangeMaker, Manuela Silva, the CEO of the Community Housing Opportunities Corporation. In part two, Manuela talks about how she was able to build her amazing team at CHOC and what the future of the Community Housing Opportunities Corporation looks like.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Manuela Silva, the CEO of the Community Housing Opportunities Corporation. Manuela is a well-known force in the affordable housing industry. Prior to joining CHOC, she was responsible for developing the Fruitvale-BART Transit Village that transformed the Oakland area into a vibrant, livable community for the surrounding residents.

Katie wraps up her chat with ChangeMaker, Sister Donna Markham, the President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. Sister Donna leads a network of agencies throughout the U.S. that advocate for social justice and provides services for people in need: from adoption and pregnancy care to housing, senior care, disaster relief, and more.

Our ChangeMaker this week is Sister Donna Markham, the President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. She is the first female president in the organization’s 110-year history, that is one of the largest nonprofit charitable organizations in the country. Sister Donna leads a network of agencies throughout the U.S. that advocate for social justice and provides services for people in need: from adoption and pregnancy care to housing, senior care, disaster relief, and more.