The coalition is made up of volunteers and partner organizations that meet regularly to take action to address Housing and Homelessness in our community.
Executive Committee
- Tara Prahl, Chair
Director of Social Services, Ecumerical Partnership for Housing - Beverly Scow, Vice-Chair
Executive Director, Wise Women Gathering Place - Amanda Abury, Secretary
Grants Coordinator, House of Hope Green Bay - Julie Pahnke, Treasurer
Grants and Scholarships Manager, Appleton Education Foundation - Jennifer Allen, HMIS Representative
HMIS Manager, Institute for Community Alliances
- Noel Halvorsen, Past Chair
President & CEO, NeighborWorks Green Bay - Shannon Wienandt, BOS Board Representative
Executive Director, House of Hope Green Bay - Patrick Leifker, Ad Hoc Member
Executive Director, Brown County Housing Authority - Tony Schneider, Ad Hoc Member
Director of Community Engagement, St John’s Ministries - Josh Benti, Homeless Initiative Project Director
Green Bay Blueprint to End Homelessness
Committee Chairs
- Advocacy Committee
Jared Gagner, Chair
House of Hope Green Bay - HOT (Homeless Outreach Team) Committee
Jerry Bader, Chair
Samaritans Heart Mission Church - Service Providers Committee
- Lola Skendore, Co-Chair
Brown County United Way - Brooke DeCoster, Co-Chair
House of Hope Green Bay
- Lola Skendore, Co-Chair
- Systems Committee
- Beth Hudak, Co-Chair
House of Hope Green Bay - Brooke DeCoster, Co-Chair
House of Hope Green Bay
- Beth Hudak, Co-Chair
- Veterans Task Force
Adam Groskreutz, Chair
Center for Veterans Issues
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Patrick Leifker, Chair
Brown County Housing Authority - Marketing Committee
Erika Ritchie, Chair
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation - Housing Development
Lydia Van Thiel, Chair
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority - Membership Committee
- Mental Health and AODA Committee
Melissa Viste, Chair
Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist,
Bellin Health
Learn More About the Committees
Coalition leadership is voluntary and chosen by coalition members annually. If you are interested in joining our Executive Committee, please use this form: