Our Team

Leader. Learner. Listener. Partner. Advocate. Educator. Connector. Critical thinker. Challenger. Championer. Problem-solver. Avid coffee-drinker. Wife. Mother. Sister. Caregiver of a bunch of furry characters. Inspired by those who can translate ideas into action and who are willing to take risks and try something new to get better outcomes for people. Recovering academic with a strong value for research and data. Believer in housing as a right and housing as a social justice and public health solution. Grounded in community driven work and champion of collective impact.

Vision for Change, CoC and CHIP strategic plans, Blueprint Council and CHIP Board of Directors, System Planning, Public Policy and Advocacy, Funding and Funding Alignment, Coordinated Investment Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Cross-system Strategies, Collective Impact, Housing First, CoC and CHIP progress and performance

Adaptable. Pragmatic. Honest. Determined. Action-oriented. Social interventionist. Extrovert. Artist. Food enthusiast. Erstwhile academic. Aspiring data nerd. Recovering case manager. Rage enlightens, data informs. Motherdad to 6 incredible humans. Surrounded and sustained by partners, pets, coffee, and art. Practitioner of and believer in radical hospitality. Housing is a human right, homelessness is a political decision. Community care is everything. Mutual aid and direct-action proponent. Passionate about providing and protecting sustainable work environments for direct service providers to better serve clients and reduce homelessness.

Indianapolis Continuum of Care structure and onboarding, Collective Impact, Program Models 

Determined to be the best version of myself. Mom. Wife. Inspired. Vibrant. Motivated to helping others. Ambitious. Imaginative. Loving. Passionate about family and cooking. Considerate. Thoughtful. Creative. Self-care advocate. Adventurous. Roadie who enjoys the beach and a quick vacation. Hulu/Netflix binge watcher. Sophisticated foodie who binges on sonic ice at times. Caring. Avid believer in accepting others for exactly who they are. Dedicated to impacting all lives that I encounter.

General Inquiries, Street Reach Indy, Handbooks of Help, and CHIP Board support

Partner. Daughter. Sister. Aunt x3. Caregiver of six rescue fur kiddos. Early riser. Believer in the magic of a slow, soft morning. Salted caramel connoisseur. Amateur backyard chicken farmer. Romanticizer of every passing moment. Amplifier of voices that have been denied their pulpit. Seeker of answers, even when there are none. Energized by sunshine and often only reminded to slow down by the rain. Collector of new experiences, connections, and knowledge. Keeper of trinkets, and relics of memories past. Recognizer of the power of the human/animal bond. Passionate about harm reduction access within our community. Believer that housing is a Human Right.

Sponsorship and partnership opportunities, volunteer and community engagement, CHIP fundraising and development strategies, CHIP social media and communications, CHIP campaigns, Celebration, Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service, how to best support CHIP’s mission, and all things community engagement.

Experimenter. Problem solver. Implementer. Passionate advocate for ending Veteran homelessness. Early riser and consumer of java. Social butterfly. Sea explorer. Lover of John Prine, Trop Rock and other classics. Avid reader. Feels beauty in the small moments.

CES Daily Operations, CES Policies and Procedures, CES Training, Case Conferencing Support, CES Helpdesk, CES Knowledge Base Article Expansion, Veteran Technical Assistance

Listener. Curious to a fault. Believer in trauma informed care, harm reduction, and the importance of mutual aid. Anxious and earnest. Logophile, linguaphile, and cinephile (not always in that order). Long walk enthusiast. Unapologetically queer. Father of a sensitive dog and petulant cat. Only through innovation and collective community action can we address the societal failure that is homelessness.​

All things HMIS, New User Onboarding, Help Desk, Learning Management System (LMS)

Introvert. Leftie. Coffee powered. Sometimes anxious. Often holding a grudge from game night. Always on Spotify. Amateur plant parent. Professional nap taker. Linda Belcher impersonator. Proved you can forget how to ride a bike. Consumer of newsletters, engaging visuals, and red wine. Supporter of harm reduction, mutual aid, local libraries, and the Oxford comma. Housing is a human right. Housing is healthcare. Housing for all. Be kind to each other. Tell your dog Abe says hi.

HMIS Knowledge Base, PIT and Housing Inventory Counts, Data Dashboards and Data Requests, HMIS Data Quality Plan, HMIS Technical Assistance, Educational Engagement Opportunities

Passionate about many things. There’s nothing I can’t learn. Ambitious. Flexible but stubborn. All about family. Ari’s Mommy. Caring. Loyal. Risk Taker. Persistent. A sleepy girl. Critical thinker. Challenger. Team Player. Passionate about equity and pushing everyone to reach their full potential. A nurturer.

All things Indianapolis Continuum of Care (COC)- The Blueprint Council, COC Workgroups, Convenings, Grants, Policies, COC website section, and more.

Full of energy and mom to 3 teenagers. Caring spirit, always eager to support those in need. An early riser but still enjoys the company of her bed. Avid TV and movie binge watcher. Love to read a good murder mystery book even though it has been a while. Romanticizer of life and tries to think on the bright side of things. Overthinker in the best way possible. Driven by a deep love for learning and a passion for helping others. Empathetic and nurturing nature.

All Things HMIS

Abolitionist. Community-focused. Book collector. Intermittent reader. Stubbornly optimistic. Experimenter. Process-oriented. Curious. Parent to the sweetest pit bull you’ve ever met. More plants than friends. Believer in the social change ecosystem where everyone has a purpose, and each person’s contributions are meaningful and valued.

Coordinated Entry System. The Housing Pool. Referral Tracking. Improving Operations and Processes. CES Help Desk Support.

Advocate. Activist. Ambitious. Risk Taker. Disrupter. Visionary. Competitive. Environmentalist. Traveler. Anti-racist Practitioner. Servant Leader. Dedicated to leaving the world a better place.  Believer in the connection we all have with each other and the earth. Passionate about ensuring equity for all and promoting anti-racist practices and principles. Driven to serve my community and create change through a trauma informed lens. Homelessness is a human right and it’s one we not only can change but have a responsibility to do so.

Action driven, community organizer, housing is a human right, lover of animals, data driven, Star Trek nerd, history buff, philosophy nerd, recovering case manager, coffee nerd, pizza nerd, lover of the state of Maine, lover of the ocean, lover of lighthouses, originates from the east coast, global traveler, homelessness is a political decision, life is full of surprises, supporter of public education, advocate for those who don’t have a voice, gaymer, unapologetically queer, tech nerd, friends are my family, believer in trauma informed care, harm reduction, music nerd, pop culture nerd. Josiah says hi!