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Michigan Interagency Council on Homelessness

Executive Order 2015-2, issued by Governor Rick Snyder in January of 2015, created the Michigan Interagency Council on Homelessness. The Council is designed to develop, adopt and update a 10-year plan to end homelessness. The 10-year plan shall include evidence-based improvements to programs and policies that will ensure services and housing are provided in an efficient, cost-effective, and productive manner. The plan shall be coordinated and tailored with the Federal Strategic Plan, "Opening Doors," to meet the needs of this state's homeless population. The Council will consist of 13 members and is housed within the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. 
 

Statute

Contact Information

Jason Weller
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
wellerJ5@michigan.gov

Current Members

Kristin Brady, Traverse City
Represents the general public
Term expires 1/31/22

Patrick Patterson, DeWitt
Represents the general public
Term expires 1/31/22

Cylenthia LaToye Miller, Detroit
Represents the courts
Term expires 1/31/22

Michelle Williams, Rockford
Represents the designee of the Director of the Michigan Department of Education
Term expires 1/31/22

Mark H. Hoffman, Mason
Represents the designee of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Term expires 1/31/22

Philip M. Cavanagh, Redford Township
Represents the general public
Term expires 1/31/22

Crissa Blankenburg, Ingham County
Represents the designee of the Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections 
Term expires 1/31/22

Paula Kaiser Van Dam, East Lansing
Represents the designee of the Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Term expires 1/31/22

Sarah, Goad, Okemos
Represents the designee of the Executive Director of the Children's Services Agency
Term expires 1/31/23

Kelly Wilcox, Lansing
Represents the designee of the Director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget
Term expires 1/31/24

Kelly Rose, DeWitt
Represents the designee of the Director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Term expires 1/31/24
 
Erika Hoover, White Cloud
Represents the designee of the Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Term expires 1/31/25
 
Ryan Hertz, Huntington Woods
Represents the general public
Term expires 1/31/25