Leadership & Staff

Our Board of Directors offer a wide range of experiences and extensive expertise in addressing homelessness.

Michelle Norris, Chair

Principal, N-Sights Consulting, LLC

Tracey Scott, Vice Chairperson and BPRC Chair

Paula Morabito, Board Secretary and Audit Committee Chair

Morabito Consulting, LLC

Christine James-Brown, Governance Committee Chair

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) (Retired)

Judge Steven Leifman, Policy Committee Chair

Associate Administrative Judge, Miami-Dade County Court

Peggy Bailey

Vice President for Housing and Income Security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)

Jeffrey I. Brodsky

Vice Chairman, Related Companies

Deborah Burkart

Managing Director, Supportive Housing, National Equity Fund

Diana Yazzie Devine

Former President and CEO, Native American Connections (NAC) (Retired)

Deborah De Santis

President and CEO, Corporation for Supportive Housing

Rockette Ewell

Vice President, Community Affairs Manager, U.S. Bank

Donald S. Falk

Former Executive Director, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (Retired)

Kevin Goldsmith

Managing Director for Community Development Tax Credits (CDTC) and Intermediaries Lending, Chase

Carmen Heredia

Owner, Sonora Strategy Partners

Roland Lamb

Former Deputy Commissioner, Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disability Services (Retired)

Ray Charles Lay

NAMI Board of Directors and CEO of SMI Enterprises in Indianapolis

Matthew Morton

Executive Director, The Contellation Lab (CoLab) at The Constellation Fund

Dr. Jim O’Connell

President, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

CSH is led by a Senior Leadership Team with decades of experience.

Deborah De Santis

President and CEO

David Barr

Chief Financial Officer

Liz Drapa

Chief of Staff

Edith Gimm

General Counsel

Barbara Green-Flood

Managing Director, Eastern Region

Brigitt Jandreau

Chief Lending Officer

Nancy Ignall Thorpe

Chief Development Officer

Ryan Moser

Vice President, Strategy & Impact

Brooke Page

Managing Director, Western Region

Irene Peragallo

Managing Director, Federal TA, Training Center and Consulting

Robin L. Robin

Chief People and Administrative Officer

Damián Ruiz

Special Advisor to the President and CEO

Katrina Van Valkenburgh

Managing Director, Central Region