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Community Roots Housing Foundation

Helping Community Roots Housing Grow

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.

  • Josephine

    Josephine Wong

    President

    Chief Operating Officer, PolicyLink

  • Cassandra

    Cassandra Mitchell

    Vice President

    DEI Strategy and Engagement Leader

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    Jon Weil

    Treasurer

    Senior Counsel, Philips North America (retired)

  • Jeff

    Jeff Reibman

    Secretary

    Principal, Weber Thompson Architects

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    Sara Bago

    Senior Production Analyst, CBRE

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    Robin Devlin Lien

    Business advisor

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    James Hunter

    Employer Engagement Broker, Seattle Housing Authority

  • Alex.kettering

    Alex Kettering

    Resident Physician, Virginia Mason Medical Center

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    Max Koziol

    Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase

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    Kelly Price

    President, MainStreet Property Group LLC

  • Andy Post

    Andy Post

    Housing Developer, Beacon Development Group

Josephine

Josephine Wong

President

Chief Operating Officer, PolicyLink

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Josephine is the Chief Operating Officer of PolicyLink and has over 20 years of experience in effective operations and administration in organizations. Previously, she served as the Chief Financial Operating Officer at the Seattle Foundation––overseeing $1.2B in assets––where she supervised investments management, finance and administration, information technology, and human capital to achieve transformative growth and increase community impact. 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.

Cassandra

Cassandra Mitchell

Vice President

DEI Strategy and Engagement Leader

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.

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Jon Weil

Treasurer

Senior Counsel, Philips North America (retired)

Pronouns: he/him/his

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.

Jeff

Jeff Reibman

Secretary

Principal, Weber Thompson Architects

Pronouns: he/him/his

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.

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Sara Bago

Senior Production Analyst, CBRE

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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.

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Robin Devlin Lien

Business advisor

An accomplished business leader and trusted advisor, Robin has amassed a 22+ year track record of success driving revenue and market share for one of the world’s top tech organizations. In her career at Google as a leader in the National Top Partners Group, Robin grew revenue by over $1B in under 5 years and led a 20-member team to deliver digital transformation strategies to Retail and Travel Fortune 50 companies. She worked closely with Google Product and Cloud teams to develop commercially successful solutions and go-to-market strategies that drove profitable sales to her partners.

After 18 years, Robin left Google in July 2023 and is currently utilizing her experience to serve in boardrooms and as an advisor. She is an acting business advisor to several start-ups of female/non-binary founders with investments supported by Graham & Walker, Madrona, Alliance of Angels and others. Robin is currently serving on Seattle Foundation’s Board of Trustees within the Governance Committee and also gives her time to Community Roots Housing’s Property Development Committee.

Robin earned a BA Degree in Communications, with a Minor in Business from the University of Washington and built her foundation in tech and marketing working in her early years as a Marketing Manager (Resident Technology Group) and as a Media Buyer within the Bay Area office of Razorfish. Outside of work, Robin enjoys spending time with her husband, Scott, and two young children. She cares deeply about quality of life in the Puget Sound region and devotes considerable time and investment to projects focused on helping the homeless and catalyzing the development of affordable housing throughout the Seattle metro area.

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James Hunter

Employer Engagement Broker, Seattle Housing Authority

Pronouns: he/him/his

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.kettering

Alex Kettering

Resident Physician, Virginia Mason Medical Center

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.

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Max Koziol

Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase

Pronouns: he/him/his

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.

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Kelly Price

President, MainStreet Property Group LLC

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.

Andy Post

Andy Post

Housing Developer, Beacon Development Group

Andy Post is a Housing Developer with Beacon Development Group where he assists projects at all stages of development from funding applications to lease up and close-out. Prior to joining Beacon, Andy worked as a grant writer for housing stabilization, nutrition education, and statewide advocacy programs at Solid Ground. He assisted with the predevelopment community engagement for Community Roots Housing’s Pride Place, documenting the need for LGBTQ senior housing in Capitol Hill. Andy believes in affordable housing development that honors the local history and knowledge of a place and connects people to a shared purpose. He studied Political Science at Colorado College and was a Humanity in Action Fellow in Warsaw, Amsterdam, and Seattle.

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