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
  • Stephen Fanale [Client Focus]
    • Community Engagement Coordinator, SLC Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART)
  • Jillian Olmsted [Crisis Response]
    • Executive Director, The INN Between
  • Mindy Maude [Crisis Response]
    • Vice President of Domestic Violence and Residential Services, YWCA Utah
  • Pastor Shawn Clay [Employment & Education]
    • Director, Salt Lake City Mission (Lived Expert)
  • Taianna Olalde [Employment & Education]
    • Homeless Support Supervisor, Utah Department of Workforce Services
  • Jeniece Olsen [Health/Wellness]
    • Chief Operating Officer, Fourth Street Clinic
  • Tyler Riedesel [Health/Wellness]
    • MPH, Epidemiologist, Utah Department of Health
  • Krysta Niemczyk [Housing]
    • Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Housing Connect
  • Amanda Christensen [Housing]
    • Vice President of Program Operations, Volunteers of America, Utah
  • Tori Yeates, [Legal Rights and Safety]
    • Police Department Social Worker, West Valley City Police Department
  • Captain Cole Warnick, [Legal Rights and Safety]
    • Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office
  • Pamela Atkinson, Advocate Advisor
    • Advisor to the Governor
  • Shannalee Otanez, Education Advisor
    • McKinney-Vento Liaison, Salt Lake City School District
  • Cameron Thompson, Youth Advisor
    • President, Youth Action Board
  • Evan Done, Behavioral Health Advisor
    • Advocacy and Public Policy Director, USANA
  • Andrew Johnston, Municipal Advisor
    • Salt Lake City