Team Members

Alisa Orduña has been a practitioner, policy analyst, collaborator and thought leader in the urban community development field.

Anna Bialik  brings over 15 years of experience working within the housing and homeless services community. She advises communities across the country in system improvement work

John Engstrom is the General Manager for Ascent Populi, and a Sr. Consultant for Population Change. John Engstrom is a public interest attorney

Peggy Edwards brings more than three decades of experience working with government agencies, non-profits, and private industry

Alynn Gausvik  brings a passion for developing and delivering courses that help anyone build their practice of ending homelessness.

Connor T. Johnson has spent the last 13 years working with extremely vulnerable individuals in supportive housing, program development

LaCheryl Porter brings 20 years of experience in housing for vulnerable communities experiencing homelessness, mental health needs

Téo (T) Ortega (they/them/theirs) Trans Masc, Nonbinary, Queer, Latine Born & raised as a 6th generation resident of the Mesilla Valley Region

Amber Roth, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has devoted her career to serving difficult-to-reach populations and underserved

Eve Rutzick began her legal career as an eviction defense attorney for low-income tenants in Los Angeles County. She then transitioned to working at the Social Security Administration

Lori has had had the privilege to work with the public sector at every level of government, elected officials, federal entities, Tribal Nations

Whitney Lawrence is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and leads Tribal Engagement for The Change Well Project,