Governing Council
The Governing Council is the TN-501 CoC Board and decision-making body of the Homeless Consortium. It determines the general policies and guidance of the affairs of the Consortium.
2023 – 2024 Term
OFFICERS
Chair:
Kimberly Mitchell
City of Memphis
Immediate Past Chair:
Cornelius Sanders, Promise Development Corporation
Vice-Chair:
Phillis Lewis
Love Doesn’t Hurt
MEMBERS
At-Large Members (Elected by the Consortium)
Mary Hamlett
VP of Family Programs, MIFA
Porsha Goodman
Executive Director, Door of Hope
Designated Liaisons (Appointed)
City of Memphis Government Liaison
Kimberly Mitchell
Administrator, Housing & Community Dev.
Appointed by Mayor of the City of Memphis
Shelby County Government Liaison
Dorcas Young Griffin
Director, Division of Community Services
Appointed by the Mayor of Shelby County
Shelby County Schools Homeless Liaison
Dr. Karen Ball
District Official
Appointed by Shelby County Schools
Homeless Organizing for Power and Equality (H.O.P.E.) Liaison
Tamara Hendrix
Appointed by H.O.P.E.
Shelby County Health Department Liaison
Kharl-Ray Massey
Healthcare for the Homeless Manager
Appointed by Shelby County Health Department
Memphis Housing Authority Liaison
Vernua Hanrahan
Special Projects Coordinator
Appointed by MHA Director
Memphis VA Medical Center Liaison
Jacquelyn Taylor-Mays
Section Chief, Homeless Programs
Appointed by Memphis VAMC
Department of Children’s Services Liaison
Merlene Hyman
Regional Administrator
Appointed by DCS, Shelby County Regional Office
Juvenile Court Liaison
Jessie Dryden
Director of Research and Data Visualization
Appointed by Shelby County Juvenile Court
Appointed Committee Chairs (Appointed by Chair)
CoC Planning Committee Chairs
Katrill Braden, Case Management Incorporated
Darren Bell, Alliance Healthcare Services
Outreach Committee Chair
Tori Jackson
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
HMIS Committee Chair
Shalonda Adams-Young
Door of Hope
Healthcare Committee Chairs
Shirley Bondon, Black Clergy Collaborative
Janice Taylor, Baptist Mobile Outreach
Youth Committee Chair
Joshua Hall
OUTMemphis
Youth Action Board (YAB) Chair
Stellan Knowles
Affordable Housing Committee Chair
vacant
Families Committee Co-Chairs
Charie Carroll, Room in the Inn
Toni Johnson, Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
Veterans Committee Chair: Jeffrey Craig, Memphis VA Hospital
Representatives (Elected by Consortium)
Consumer Representative
Marian Bacon
For-Profit Representative
vacant
Youth Representative
Vacant
Philanthropy Representative
Vacant
Legal Representative
Matthew Schwimmer, Memphis Area Legal Services
Domestic Violence Representative
Martha Jackson
Family Safety Center
Multi-Cultural Affairs Representative
Queen Keskessa
The City of Memphis Office of Community Affairs
LGBTQ Representative
Phillis Lewis
Love Doesn’t Hurt
Designated by Bylaws
Lead Agency Executive Director
D. Cheré Bradshaw
Executive Director
Community Alliance for the Homeless
Lead Agency Liaison (non-voting)
(designated by Lead Agency ED)
Julie Meiman
CoC Planning Director