Our Team

Desirée Wilkins Finch

President & CEO

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Michele Ogden

Office Manager

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Sheree Cooks

Director of Family Engagement & Male Involvement Program

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Corey Orvold

First-time Homebuyers Workshop Lead - Managing Broker

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Samantha Bagley

HUD Certified Counselor

Pathways to Homeownership - Housing Counselor

(Habitat for Humanity)

Board of Directors

Board Chairperson

LaTasha Wortham
Tacoma Public Utilities
Regional Relations Manager

Vice Chair

Faaluaina Pritchard
Executive Director
Asia Pacific Cultural Center

Secretary

Phyllis McElroy
Communications Manager
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Board Treasurer

Halley Knigge
Director, Co-Op Communications
REI Co-Op

Board Member

Clifton “Cliff” Brown
Retired

Board Member

Alexandra Mather
Gov’t & Relations Administrator
Pierce Transit

Board Member

Ria Johnson Covington
Executive Legal Assistant
Seattle Law Firm

Board Member

Djibril Dioph
Director, Government Relations
Washington Education Association

Board Member

Effenus Henderson
HenderWorks, Inc.
President & CEO

Board Member

Sara Irish
Community Engagement Director
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center

Board Member

Kenita Demery
RN Case Manager
Davita Healthcare

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