Steering Committee

The NYC Continuum of Care (CoC) Steering Committee provides overall leadership to ensure the CoC carries out its vision and meets all HUD mandates and requirements. The Steering Committee provides direction to, and coordinates the efforts of CoC Committees, approves and sets policy priorities, and communicates with the public and external stakeholders to build their understanding of homelessness and the solutions required to prevent and eradicate it.

The Steering Committee is comprised of seventeen (17) members, composed of two (2) at-large, three (3) coalition, four (4) government, four (4) persons with lived experience, and four (4) non-profit organization representatives. The members are elected for two-year, staggered terms. The Annual Election takes place in the fall of each year.

For more information on the Steering Committee, please see the NYC CoC Governing Documents.

Co-Chairs:

Kristen Mitchell - Associate Commissioner, Homelessness Policy and Innovation, NYC Department of Social Services (DSS)

Tierra Labrada - Associate Director of Advocacy, Supportive Housing Network of NY (SHNNY) 

Gabriela Sandoval Requena - Director of Policy and Communications, New Destiny

2024 Voting Members:

At-large

Lauren Velez (entity) - Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)

Michelle Mulcahy (entity) - Enterprise Community Partners 

Coalition

Nicole McVinua - Association for Community Living (ACL)

Kristen Miller - Homeless Service United (HSU)

Tierra Labrada - Supportive Housing Network of New York (SHHNY/The Network)

Government

Anthony (Tony) Lee - NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

Samantha Dawkins - NYC Dept. of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)

Alexandra (Ala) Warren - NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)

Andrea Reid - Human Resource Association (HRA)

Non-profit

John Betts - Breaking Ground

Michelle Sanderson - Goddard Riverside

Nicole (Nikki) Grant - HousingPlus

Jose Cotto - Urban Pathways

Persons with Lived Experience - General

Cameron Craig

Kadisha Davis

Persons with Lived Experience - Youth

Shandra Rogers

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