Barry Roeder
Meet Barry Roeder. He is currently working with Google to create an affordable portal called Doorway. He is trying to minimize the inefficiencies currently in the process, such as extensive applications and non-transparent waitlists. Barry also discusses the role developers play in building affordable housing. He has a background in software engineering/coding, but has decided […]
Rick DeGolia
I spoke with Rick DeGolia, a council member and former mayor of Atherton, California. As a student in Atherton, it was fascinating to learn about local politics upfront. We conversed about California’s new housing element, which has many new and lofty housing goals. In Atherton, for example, the state requires local legislators to increase the […]
Dennis Culhane
This past summer, I had the amazing opportunity to have a conversation with Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a homelessness expert. Dr. Culhane has helped pioneer the homelessness response system, creating ways to link administrative data to service utilization patterns of vulnerable populations. He has also worked directly with the […]
