Members

Membership prioritizes individuals and organizations using or administering state-funded supportive housing resources and must include the following:

Commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or designee;
Commissioner of Human Services or designee;
Two representatives from the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless with lived experience;
One representative from Hearth Connection;
One representative from the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Network;
One representative from the Minnesota Housing Stability Coalition;
Five representatives from organizations providing or administering state-funded supportive housing resources to people experiencing homelessness including organizations that provide services to youth experiencing homelessness, veterans experiencing homelessness, populations that disproportionately experience homelessness, and a provider that participates in a coordinated entry system and demonstrates statewide geographic representation;
One representative from the Minnesota Tribal Collaborative;
One representative from Hennepin County;
One representative from St. Louis County;
Two members from the House of Representatives - one appointed by the Speaker of the House, the other appointed by the minority leader;
Two members from the Senate appointed by the senate committee on committees - one representing the majority caucus, the other representing the minority caucus.

Below are current members of the working group:

Working Group on Simplifying Supportive Housing Resources
Position or Seat	Name
Commissioner of Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or Designee	Rinal Ray
Commissioner of Human Services or Designee	Eric Grumdahl
Minnesota Coalition for Homeless Representative #1	Claudette McDowall
Minnesota Coalition for Homeless Representative #2	Jason Urbanczyk
Hearth Connection Representative	Laura Craig
Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Network Representative	Ruth Buffalo
Minnesota Urban Indian Directors Network Representative	Chris LaTondresse
Representative from Organization Providing or Administering State-Funded Supportive Housing Resources to People Experiencing Homelessness	Wendy Wiegmann
Representative from Organization Providing or Administering State-Funded Supportive Housing Resources to People Experiencing Homelessness	Caroline Hood
Representative from Organization Providing or Administering State-Funded Supportive Housing Resources to People Experiencing Homelessness	Gina Kautz
Representative from Organization Providing or Administering State-Funded Supportive Housing Resources to People Experiencing Homelessness	Jaime Wilkins
Representative from Organization Providing or Administering State-Funded Supportive Housing Resources to People Experiencing Homelessness	Janayah Bagurusi
Minnesota Tribal Collaborative Representative	Christina Olsen
Hennepin County Representative	David Hewitt
St. Louis County Representative	Laura Birnbaum
Member of House of Representatives	Alicia Kozlowski
Member of House of Representatives	Bernie Perryman
Member of the Senate	TBD
Member of the Senate	TBD