Marilyn Brown – President & CEO Marilyn joined the Coalition in January 2012 in the interim position of President & CEO. In 2013, she happily accepted the permanent position as the Coalition’s President & CEO. She has worked in the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors throughout her career. Not a native Houstonian, Marilyn was transferred to Houston in the late 90s when she worked for BFI, Inc. She later worked as Director of Community Relations for Waste Management, Inc. Moving back into the nonprofit world, Marilyn worked at the Greater Houston Community Foundation and was the President & CEO of Leadership Houston. Her love of community led her to law school at the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in December 2010. She has a B.S. in Education from the University of Tennessee and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Memphis. mbrown@homelesshouston.org

Ron Jeffers – Chief Financial Officer Ron currently serves as CFO of the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County. Prior to joining the Coalition, he served as CFO of the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP). Prior to joining the GHP, Ron served as Controller for Neighborhood Centers, Inc. and has also held financial leadership positions with Career and Recovery Resources and the Alzheimer’s Association’s Houston and Southeast Texas Office. Prior to entering into nonprofit work, Ron worked on the tax staff of a big eight accounting firm, served as Corporate Counsel for a diversified group of oil and gas companies and founded and operated a private law practice. rjeffers@homelesshouston.org

Erol Fetahagic – HMIS Administrator Erol joined the Coalition HMIS team in July 2008 after being the housing coordinator/database administrator at a local homeless provider agency in Houston. Erol is originally from Bosnia, which he left at the end of the war in 1995. For the past fifteen years, Erol worked in various roles related to HUD-funded transitional and permanent housing programs, community outreach, agency-wide reporting, local database administration, and finally the HMIS. He currently manages most activities behind our successful HMIS implementation and supervises five dedicated members of the HMIS team. Erol graduated from a technical high school , studied civil engineering and computer science, and spent over 3 years in the Bosnian Army. efetahagic@homelesshouston.org

Jeff Sokoloff – Director of Development Jeff Sokoloff received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and he later received his master’s degree from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. A “transplant Houstonian” since 1985, Sokoloff has led or been a part of high-profile fundraising teams for more than 25 years such as the American Heart Association, Anti-Defamation League, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. He has an extensive professional background in fund development, strategic planning, budgeting, event management and outreach for a wide spectrum of non-profit organizations. His chief responsibility at the Coalition is to oversee the management and growth of the annual fund and operating program. jsokoloff@homelesshouston.org

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