ChangeMakers with Katie Goar

Katie revisits one of her most popular episodes with ChangeMaker, Zack Giffin. Zack is at the forefront of the tiny house movement and host of Tiny House Nation. Zack is also the Vice President of The Tiny Home Industry Association and Board Member and National Spokesperson of Operation Tiny Home, a national non-profit that supports people struggling with housing instability and homelessness throu...

Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker Tony Kimbrough, the CEO of VEO, the Veterans Empowerment Organization, the largest nonprofit in Georgia providing direct services to military veterans in need. Tony is a decorated veteran, having served in the national guard as a military intelligence officer. Following his military career, Tony found success as a civilian in nonprofit management, a...

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker Tony Kimbrough to the podcast. Tony is the CEO of VEO, the Veterans Empowerment Organization, the largest nonprofit in Georgia providing direct services to military veterans in need. Tony is a decorated veteran, having served in the national guard as a military intelligence officer. Following his military career, Tony found success as a civilian in nonprofit management,...

Katie wraps up her discussion with ChangeMaker, Janet Abrahams, the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City. Over the course of her 20-year career, she has played key roles in developing innovative approaches to improving affordable housing communities and the quality of life for their residents.

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker, Janet Abrahams, the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City. Janet joined Baltimore housing in 2017 after years of serving at three of the largest housing authorities in the country: Chicago, Newark, and New York City. Over the course of her 20-year career, she has played key roles in developing innovative approaches to improving a...

Katie wraps up her discussion with ChangeMaker, Kathryn Monet, the CEO of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency and supportive housing for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker Kathryn Monet, the CEO of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency and supportive housing for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year. Kathryn has spent over a decade in the public and nonprofit sector working to address housing instability and homelessness among veterans.

Katie wraps up her talk with ChangeMaker, Elizabeth Rosin, the founder of Rosin Preservation. Since 2006, Elizabeth has helped clients secure federal and state historic tax credits for over $3 billion dollars of building rehabilitation. Sixty of these projects, to date, have invested over $356 million to create or refurbish affordable housing.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Elizabeth Rosin, a nationally recognized expert in historic preservation and the founder of Rosin Preservation. Since 2006, Elizabeth has helped clients secure federal and state historic tax credits for over $3 billion dollars of building rehabilitation. Sixty of these projects, to date, have invested over $356 million to create or refurbish affordable housing.

Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker, Catherine Buell, the Director of Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund. Catherine helped launch and oversees Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund, a more than $2 billion commitment to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units.

Katie sits down with ChangeMaker, Catherine Buell, the Director of Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund. Catherine helped launch and oversees Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund, a more than $2 billion commitment to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units. Before joining Amazon, Catherine chaired the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board and served as president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing A...

Katie wraps up her discussion with ChangeMaker, Barbara Fields, the Vice President of Housing and Asset Building at Abt Associates, a global consulting and research firm that combines data and bold thinking to improve the quality of people's lives. 

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker, Barbara Fields, the Vice President of Housing and Asset Building at Abt Associates, a global consulting and research firm that combines data and bold thinking to improve the quality of people's lives. Barbara brings 30 years of experience in executive roles in federal and state government and nonprofit organizations.

Katie concludes her conversation with ChangeMaker Peter LiFari, the Executive Director of Maiker Housing Partners, a socially conscious public housing authority based in Adams County, Colorado. Maiker Housing Partners provides individuals and families with access to affordable housing, support programs and by engaging in community development.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Peter LiFari, the Executive Director of Maiker Housing Partners, a socially conscious public housing authority based in Adams County, Colorado. Peter and his team are committed to ending the cycle of generational poverty by providing individuals and families with access to affordable housing, support programs and by engaging in community development.

Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker, Eric Price, the President of the NHP Foundation, a publicly supported not-for-profit real estate corporation that has invested nearly $3 billion in the preservation of affordable housing.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Eric Price, the President of the NHP Foundation, a publicly supported not-for-profit real estate corporation that has invested nearly $3 billion in the preservation of affordable housing. Eric provides the NHP Foundation with over 30 years of experience in the development and financing of affordable housing and community development.

Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker, Hunter Kurtz, one of the founding partners of Washington, DC area-based advisory firm, Gate House Strategies. Over the course of his career in affordable housing, Hunter has held several positions at HUD and is a leading expert in both Public Housing and Community Development programs.

This week’s ChangeMaker is Hunter Kurtz, one of the founding partners of Washington, DC area-based advisory firm, Gate House Strategies. Over the course of his career in affordable housing, Hunter has held several positions at HUD and is a leading expert in both Public Housing and Community Development programs.

Katie wraps up her conversation with ChangeMaker, Robert Graham, the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Authority, where he manages about 3,000 affordable housing units throughout St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John.

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker, Robert Graham, to the podcast. Robert is the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Authority, where he manages about 3,000 affordable housing units throughout St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John.

Katie revisits one of her most popular episodes with ChangeMaker, Deborah De Santis. Deborah is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), the country's largest community development financial institution devoted to housing solutions for those at risk of homelessness. On her watch, CSH has tripled its lending and support toward the creation of more t...

Katie concludes her conversation with ChangeMaker, Mary-Margaret Lemons, the President of Fort Worth Housing Solutions where she currently manages 38 properties with nearly 7,000 units.

This week's ChangeMaker is Mary-Margaret Lemons, the President of Fort Worth Housing Solutions. FWHS was established in 1938 and currently manages 38 properties with nearly 7,000 units. Mary-Margaret joined the Fort Worth team as General Counsel in 2015 and became president in 2017.

Katie concludes her conversation with ChangeMaker, Jeff Olivet, the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness – the only federal agency with a sole mission focused on preventing and ending homelessness in America.