Our Team
Desirée Wilkins Finch
President & CEO
Michele Ogden
Office Manager
Sheree Cooks
Director of Family Engagement & Male Involvement Program
Brian Gatewood
Male Involvement Program (MIP) Program Manager
Plamena (Plami) Tsanev
Small Business Support Navigator
Corey Orvold
First-time Homebuyers Workshop Lead - Managing Broker
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
