Steering Committee Members

  • Jen Campbell, Co-Chair
    • Executive Director, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition
  • Shawn McMillen, Co-Chair
    • Executive Director, First Step House
  • Laurie Hopkins, Vice Chair
    • Executive Director, Shelter The Homeless
  • Sarah Strang [Client Focus]
    • Chief Operating Officer, The Road Home
  • Maygan Martinez [Client Focus]
    • President, Youth Advisory Board
  • Jillian Olmsted [Crisis Response]
    • Executive Director, The INN Between
  • Liz Owens [Crisis Response]
    • Executive Director, YWCA Utah
  • Rob Ferris [Employment & Education]
    • CEO, Advantage Services
  • Brooke Coster [Employment & Education]
    • Metro Employment Center Manager, Utah Department of Workforce Services
  • Janida Emerson [Health/Wellness]
    • CEO, Fourth Street Clinic
  • Tammer Attallah [Health/Wellness]
    • Executive Clinical Director, Behavioral Health Clinic Program, Intermountain Health
  • Krysta Niemczyk [Housing]
    • Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Housing Connect
  • Sue Ativalu [Housing]
    • Vice President of Program Operations, Volunteers of America, Utah
  • Andrew Johnston, [Legal Rights and Safety]
    • Director of Homelessness Policy and Outreach, Salt Lake City
  • Lt. David Waldron, [Legal Rights and Safety]
    • Oxbow Programs Lieutenant, Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office
  • Pamela Atkinson, Advocate Advisor
    • Advisor to the Governor
  • Mike Harman, Education Advisor
    • McKinney-Vento Liaison, Salt Lake City School District
  • Yixiao Burke, Youth Advisor
    • President, Youth Action Board
  • Rob Wesemann, Former Co-Chair Emeritus Advisor
    • Executive Director, NAMI Utah
  • Tricia Davis, Technical Advisor
    • Director, Utah Office of Homeless Services
  • Kelly Jorgensen, Technical Advisor
    • HUD State Director, Utah Field Office