Jenn Lopez is president of a small consulting firm and works throughout the Southwest on affordable housing and homeless programs. Prior to launching this small business, Ms. Lopez was the Director of Homeless Initiatives for Governor John W. Hickenlooper. Jenn worked across state agencies to implement outcome-based policies and programs that prevent and end homelessness in Colorado. Her initiatives included managing the Pathways Home Supportive Housing Toolkit, implementing the first-ever Medicaid Academy to train service providers on ways to bill Medicaid for supportive services, serving as a social innovation bond fellow through the Sorenson Impact Center at the University of Utah, sponsoring the Coming Home Colorado Action Lab series to reduce veteran’s homelessness in Colorado and managing a joint underwriting initiative between the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and the Colorado Division of Housing (CDOH) to increase permanent supportive housing statewide. Her efforts resulted in over 200 million in housing investments and over 530 units of Permanent Supportive Housing investments over 2 years. Prior to this work Jenn had spent several years working a variety of affordable housing programs for small urban centers and rural communities. She has a Master's in Community and Regional Planning and completed the Achieving Excellence Program at Harvard University in 2010.
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