Consulting Team
Consulting Team
Written by Administrator Sunday, 13 July 2008 03:58
Who We Are
The Building Changes Consulting Team possesses the skills, expertise, and experience needed to manage a range of complex and unique projects.
Mark Putnam
Director of Consulting and Technical Assistance
Mark Putnam leads Building Changes’ Consulting Services and its Economic Opportunities Initiative. Mark has focused his entire career on helping people experiencing homelessness find a pathway out of poverty through education, employment, and stable, affordable housing.
Mariah Ybarra
Senior Technical Assistance Specialist
Mariah Ybarra brings over 20 years of extensive management and housing operations experience to her role as Senior Technical Assistance Specialist. Mariah provides a broad range of information, training, and consultation about the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program and AIDS housing funding, operations, and supportive services to HOPWA grantees and project sponsors and other housing and service providers across the country. Mariah is also Building Changes' lead trainer and consultant for McKinney-Vento-funded homeless programs.
Nick Codd
Senior Economic Opportunities Specialist
Nick Codd develops curricula and provides training and technical assistance to the 25 nonprofit grantees of Building Changes’ Economic Opportunities Initiative. He is also a trainer for our Washington Families Fund and Sound Families programs. Nick has expertise in the areas of social enterprise and employment programs for people with disabilities.
Sarah Cotton Rajski
Training Specialist
Sarah Cotton Rajski develops curricula and provides training to our Washington Families Fund and Sound Families grantees. She is also a trainer for our Economic Opportunities Initiative. Sarah has expertise in the areas of job development, vocational assessment and career planning, and employment programs for families and youth.
Margaret Hennings
Performance Measurement Specialist
Margaret Hennings manages the monitoring and evaluation efforts for Building Changes' programs. She is currently leading the evaluation efforts for Washington Families Fund High- and Moderate-Needs Family Service Models. Margaret is also involved with the design and implementation of a performance measurement plan focusing on Building Changes’ other program work with government and nonprofit clients.
Kari Murphy
Homeless Programs Specialist
Kari Murphy provides research, needs assessment, planning, and consultation in the areas of public housing, HIV/AIDS housing and homelessness. She works with Public Housing Authorities and other entities across the country to articulate needs and develop strategies for addressing community-wide, systemic issues. Kari has expertise in the areas of community development and program management.
