Our Staff

Sarah Cain

Sarah Cain

Executive Director

Sarah is a dedicated social worker and advocate for the unhoused….

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Maliha Raza Khan

Maliha Raza Khan

Director of Development & Operations

Maliha is a strategy and fundraising consultant who proudly identifies as a woman of color, first gen immigrant and Muslim….
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Sarah Cain

Marla LeMae MSW, JD

Housing Advocate

Marla received her MSW from WMU in 2000 with a concentration in policy, planning, and administration….
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John Stage

John Stage

Bookkeeper

John is a student at Western Michigan University, currently studying to get a bachelor’s degree in accounting….
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Jacob McCann

Jacob McCann

Intern

Jacob McCann is interning with Kalamazoo Housing Advocates through Western Michigan University….
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Our Board

Pat Maye

Pat Maye

Chair

With a wealth of professional and lived experience of housing instability and homelessness….
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Taylor West

Taylor West LLMSW-Macro

Secretary

Taylor is a 2022 summa cum laude honors graduate of Western Michigan University’s accelerated Social Work program….
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Tracy Whaley

Tracy Whaley

Treasurer

Tracy began her career in real estate and property management
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Kalamazoo Housing Advocates

Kat Sharp

Board Member

Kat has lived experience with housing instability and homelessness and brings that experience to Kalamazoo Housing Advocates….
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Kalamazoo Housing Advocates

Kristin Rinehart Totten

Board Member

Kristin began her career as a legal aid attorney protecting the poor from the devastating impacts of eviction….
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Kalamazoo Housing Advocates

Chris Shepard

Board Member

Chris is a dedicated professional employed at Pine Grove Housing Service, and serves as the MSHDA Housing Agent….
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Tony McReynolds

Board Member

Over the past 25 years, Tony’s personal experience with the housing crisis has shaped his commitment to helping others….
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Reid Williams

Reid Williams

Board Member

Reid serves as Director at NowKalamazoo, a nonprofit community newsroom….
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Maliha Raza Khan

Maliha Raza Khan

Advisor to the Board

Maliha is a strategy and fundraising consultant who proudly identifies as a woman of color, first gen immigrant and Muslim….
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