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Dignified Rentals

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Connected Communities

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About Housing In Action

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Who We Are

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The Land We're On

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We invite people of all spiritual and religious beliefs, genders, orientations, abilities, cultural and class identities to join us in this fight.
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AsaleSol Young

Executive Director

Anne Ketz

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Paul Vliem

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Shane Wethers

Finance & Operations Director

Temi Ogunrinde

Equity & Engagement Director

Our Staff

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Real Estate Development Project Manager

Emily Kelson

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Fatima Buri

Executive Assistant and Office Coordinator

Katie Herrick

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Yuri Harper

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Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs

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Erinn Valine

Board Member | Attorney, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A

Jason Hetland

Board Member | Partner, Bleakley Financial Group

Kenya McKnight-Ahad

Board Member | CEO & Founder, Black Women’s Wealth Alliance (BWWA)

Tiffany Dykes

Board Member | Director of Development, Black Visions

Troy Bowman

Board Member | Community Development Officer, Old National Bank

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