Susie Sinclair-Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Susie Sinclair-Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless. Susie’s entire career has focused on ending homelessness through her work as an advocate for the homeless and a nonprofit leader in her field... Read more
Jennifer Schiller
Chief Programs Officer
Jennifer Schiller brings 15 plus years of experience working within social services. She has served as the Director for the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter in Fairfax, VA where she oversaw daily operations of the family emergency shelter as well as rapid re-housing and community case management... Read more
Swati Shah
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Swati Shah brings to MCCH over 20 years of experience in organizational finance, most of which is in the non-profit sector. Her background includes working closely with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and with the HUD 811 program that funds permanent housing...Read more
Endrias Afework
Program Director, Seneca Heights Apartments and Cordell Place
Endrias Afework has 20 plus years of experience working with at-risk youth in different capacities. Prior to MCCH, Endrias worked as a Program Director for community-based youth services at Family Services, Inc. in Gaithersburg. For more than 10 years, Endrias...Read more
Aneka Bellamy
Director of Human Resources and Operations
Aneka Bellamy brings 15 years of Human Resources, Operations and Administration experience to MCCH. Most recently, she worked as the HR consultant for a healthcare education association in Washington, DC. She has consulted on a variety of HR &... Read more
Jennifer Blackwell
Program Director, Home First & Hope Housing
After ten years of working in higher education, Jennifer Blackwell joined MCCH as a Case Manager for Home First. Her work included serving chronically homeless individuals with mental health disorders, developing relationships...Read more
Marcus Brown
Program Director, Partnership for Permanent Housing (PPH) and the Vulnerability Initiative Program (VIP)
Marcus Brown has worked extensively across domains in the human services arena which includes the empowerment of homeless single adults and families in Montgomery County and the.... Read more
Karen Caffery
Program Director, Keys First, Creative Housing Initiative Program
Karen Caffery brings over twenty years of experience working in the human services field. Prior to MCCH, Karen was Senior Program Manager for one of the largest Housing First permanent supportive housing programs in Washington, DC, which provided services for the most vulnerable adults... Read more
Karin Corea
Program Director, Archways
After working in the human services field for over twenty years, Karin Corea joined MCCH as a Temporary Case Manager for Adrianne’s Safe Haven before being promoted to her current role as Program Director. Her work included extensive experience managing program operations with adults... Read more
Debbie Ezrin
Chief Development Officer
Debbie Ezrin brings 25 years of fundraising and communications experience to MCCH. Most recently, she served as Director of Development at The Treatment and Learning Centers, a Rockville-based nonprofit serving children and adults with special needs. She oversaw a comprehensive development... Read more
Stefanie Rupertus
Program Director, VA Safe Haven and Operation Homecoming
Stefanie Rupertus, LCPC, brings 20 plus years of experience in the mental health field as a program director for Psychiatric and Residential Rehabilitation Programs. During this time, she oversaw the daily operations of several mental health community... Read more
Jay Scopin
Program Director, Home Builders Care Assessment Center Men’s Emergency Shelter
Jay Scopin retired from the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, where he ended his tenure as a Deputy Chief of Pretrial Services and Manager of the Pretrial Supervision Unit. Prior to this position, he held several positions, including Resident... Read more
Troy Swanda
President, Coalition Homes, Inc. (MCCH Chief Real Estate Officer)
Troy Swanda brings over 20 years of social services experience to MCCH. Most recently, he worked as the Chief Housing Development Officer for SOME (So Others Might Eat) where he led an initiative to develop safe, supportive-service affordable housing for hundreds of families... Read more