The Community Roots Housing Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds to sustain operations and support specific initiatives of Community Roots Housing. The Foundation also leads communications and supports advocacy outreach activities in the community.
President
Chief Financial Operating Officer, Seattle Foundation
Vice President
DEI Strategy and Engagement Leader
Treasurer
Senior Counsel, Philips North America (retired)
Secretary
Principal, Weber Thompson Architects
Immediate Past President
Attorney, MBE Law Group PLLC
Senior Production Analyst, CBRE
Director and General Manager, Amazon Web Services
Community member
Employer Engagement Broker, Seattle Housing Authority
Resident Physician, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase
President, MainStreet Property Group LLC
Josephine has over 20 years of experience in effective operations and administration in organizations. Josephine oversees Seattle Foundation’s investments management, finance, accounting information technology, and human capital to achieve transformative growth and increase community impact. Previously, she was Deputy Director of the King County Department of Community & Health Services, overseeing an annual department budget of $940 million and 500 employees. From 2008-2013 Josephine served as Chief Operating Officer of Capitol Hill Housing (now known as Community Roots Housing), overseeing the Property Management, Compliance, IT, and Office Administration departments. She is a Children and Family Fellow with the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
As the KeyBank Vice President and Corporate Responsibility Officer for Washington, Cassandra is responsible for executing Washington’s Community Engagement Strategy through partnerships with local non-profit and community-based organizations. Her passion and focus is on advocating for diverse and inclusive communities and work environments where organizations thrive and people excel. Cassandra received her Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Colorado State University and completed her Professional Human Resource (PHR) certification. She is originally from Portland, Oregon but has called Puget Sound home for over 15 years with her three daughters, Sierra, Kamryn and Kadyn.
Jon Weil is Senior Regulatory Counsel at Philips North America, the U.S. arm of one of the largest health technology companies in the world, which manufactures and markets a wide range of medical devices and health technology solutions. He has been an attorney focusing on regulatory issues involving medical devices, the environment and telecommunications for both private and public-sector clients for over 30 years. He has also served on federal CMS and FDA advisory committees and taskforces intended to ensure patient access to life-saving medical technologies. Originally a New Yorker, Jon has lived in Leschi for over 15 years.
For twenty-five years, Jeff has been working in the Seattle area with focus on residential design of all kinds. He has a particular interest in working with senior and affordable housing developers and organizations to help them maximize their opportunities to provide safe, healthy, affordable homes. For the past several years, he has led Weber Thompson’s low-income housing group including the firm’s advocacy and volunteer efforts. He is also a former board member for Great City and served as an inaugural member of Seattle’s Urban Forestry Commission.
Margaret has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including commercial disputes, employment-related claims, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, and real property disputes. She has been recognized as a Rising Star and Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine. Prior to MBE Law Group, Margaret practiced at a large national law firm in San Francisco and a boutique litigation firm in Seattle. Margaret also enjoys teaching law to a diverse and talented group of students at Seattle Central College.
Sara Bago is a Puget Sound native and an accomplished real estate finance professional with over a decade of lending experience. After completing her bachelor’s degree at Western Washington University, she chose to moonlight as an onsite apartment manager, while working full-time as a mortgage underwriter. She quickly progressed to positions of greater complexity in real estate finance advancing from junior underwriter, to underwriting manager, and then multifamily underwriter. In 2018, with a drive to understand the larger commercial real estate industry, she returned to school to earn the Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Washington, graduating March 2020. Currently, Sara works at CBRE on the Affordable Housing team. Sara believes contributing to the community is a “must do”. She is a board member of CREW Seattle and a member of the leadership team for the UW Real Estate Alumni Association.
Sam Dwarakanath leads one of Amazon’s cloud computing businesses. He has worked at Amazon for the majority of his twenty-year career. His experience spans staff development, organizational scaling, customer service, user experience, pricing, logistics, and P&L management, as well as product management, go-to-market, and engineering. Sam holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University with a double major in physics and computer science.
Briana Evans is a growth leader, business strategy disruptor, and innovation enthusiast. Evans has a deep background in growth initiatives, with a specialized focus on startups and technology organizations. Evans additionally enjoys her involvement in organizational development, particularly around diversity and inclusion, and for her high achievement has won awards such as Employee of the Year, Rising Star, and the Founders Award – for most embodying the cultural traits of the organization. Evans was an undergrad at University of Virginia, received her MBA from American University, and after a 20+ years in the DC metropolitan area moved to Seattle in Spring of 2020. She has spent time working in meetings and events technology, healthcare, real estate technology, business data & analytics, and most recently as the Head of Account Based Marketing at Slack, a Salesforce company. When not busy with work and volunteering, Evans spends her free time with her fiancé and their puppy, Reagan National, named after the DC airport.
James P. Hunter is an accomplished real estate broker with Skyline Properties Inc. He specializes in residential, single family, new construction, multi family, vacation, and investment properties. He has over 20 years in the real estate and lending industry. His top priority is to make sure that every buyer and seller’s experience is a great one. His motto is: “Work with some who cares.” James believes that home ownership opportunities should be made available to all, which is why he partners with several nonprofit organizations to help educate their clients. James graduated from Ingraham High School in Seattle and then ventured to Nashville, Tennessee, and is a proud alumnus of Tennessee State University. James majored in Speech Theater and Communication and is a member of the Phi Bata Sigma Fraternity.
James currently works for Seattle Housing Authority as an Employer Engagement Broker in the JobLink program. His current role helps to assist the participants enrolled in the program with employment opportunities.
Alex relocated to Seattle with his family in 2019 to complete his residency in Internal Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center. With over a decade of experience working in public health and quality improvement both domestically and internationally, Alex aims to bring his experience to Community Roots in order to propel the organization’s vision forward. Alex graduated with High Honors from Dartmouth College with dual degrees in Psychology and Spanish Literature. He went on to earn his MD from Dartmouth Medical School, where he served as Student Body Vice President and senior member of the school’s board of Medical Education.
Max has two decades of experience in finance and people management. He relocated from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest in late 2021 to take on a position as a Home Lending Regional Manager for Washington and Oregon. Max oversees a team responsible for home loan originations, while executing the Racial Equity Commitment that JP Morgan Chase has made in 2020. Max passionately believes that all folks should have access to a place to call a home. His philosophy is to always assume positive intentions. He has been with his partner Justin since 2006.
Kelly Price is the Co-Founder and Executive leader of a vertically integrated family of companies focused on real estate development, construction, and property management in the greater Puget Sound region. Mr. Price is the President of MainStreet Property Group LLC, a leading real estate development company, the Chief Executive Officer of GenCap Construction Corp., a commercial general contractor, and the Chief Executive Officer of Insite Property Solutions LLC, a boutique property management firm. Mr. Price is a seasoned real estate executive with nearly 30-years of experience in all aspects of real estate development, construction, operations, and financing. He has completed billions of dollars in residential and commercial projects, financing, and other real estate transactions during his career.
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