The ICH has launched 2024 Full Council Nominations and Nominations for ICH Committee and Workgroup Leadership Slates!
Nominate yourself for Full Council and/or yourself and others for Leadership Slates of 1 - 3 forums most relevant to your expertise and scope. This is an opportunity to support work to advance priorities and projects.
There are two Nomination Forms:
- Full Council Community Seats: here
- There are nine (9) community seats expiring in 2025 and available for nomination for the 2025-2027 term: 3 Service Providers, 2 People with Lived Experience of Homelessness, 2 Advocates and 2 Business/Philanthropy/Private Sector Representatives.
- Leadership Slates: here
- There will be thirteen (13) slots on each of the sixteen (16) ICH Committees and Workgroups, accounting for Full Council and other standard CoC infrastructure, ICH estimates between 72 – 88 slots open to community members slots.
Deadlines: Nominations of other individuals are due by EOD Friday, 01/03 to allow time for ICH follow up and confirm their acceptance of the nomination. Self-Nominations are due by EOD Friday, 01/10.
If you have more questions or want additional guidance the ICH is holding Office Hours on Thursday, 12/19 to hear and answer questions from District agencies and community members. Check out the meeting calendar for information on times and links to join. Additionally, don't hesitate to email the ICH Team at [email protected] with any feedback and/or questions.
Current Board Members
The ICH Council includes representatives of key government agencies, service providers, advocates, constituents, the private sector, and the Continuum of Care (CoC). Representatives are listed for each category below.
Government Representatives
- City Administrator, Chair
- Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
- Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Department of Human Services
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Department of Behavioral Health
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Child and Family Services Agency
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Department of Health
- DC Housing Authority
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Employment Services
- Office of the State Superintendent of Education
- Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
- Department of General Services
- DC Metropolitan Police
- Office of LGBTQ Affairs
Service Providers
- Amanda Chesney, Catholic Charities (2025)
- Kelly Sweeney McShane, Community of Hope (2025)
- Lynn Amano, Friendship Place (2026)
- Angela Jones Hackley, Covenant House Greater Washington (2025)
- Roxanne Murray, Echelon Community Services, (2026)
- Christy Respress, Pathways to Housing (2026)
- Adam Rocap, Miriams Kitchen (2026)
- Nikila Smith, Street Sense Vendor Program (2026)
Advocates
- Kate Coventry, DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2025)
- Karen Cunningham, Everyone Home DC (2025)
- Rachelle Ellison, Peoples For Fairness Coalition (2026)
- Deborah Jones, Housing Up (2026)
Constituents With Lived Experience Representatives
- Reginald Black, People for Fairness Coalition (2025)
- Qaadir El-Amin, People for Fairness Coalition (2025)
- Rico Harris, Community for Creative Nonviolence (2026)
- Daniel Rico, Sasha Bruce Youth Work (2026)
Business/Private Sector Representatives
- Catherine Crosland, Unity HealthCare (2025)
- Shellon Fraser, National Housing Trust (2025)
- Tobie Smith, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2026)
- Tonia Wellons, Greater Washington Community Foundation (2026)
Continuum of Care Representative
- Sue Marshall, The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness (TCP)
District Council Representatives
- Chairman Phil Mendelson (Committee of the Whole)
- Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. (Committee on Housing)