Cassandra has worked in the homelessness and affordable housing arena for more than 30 years – as a direct service provider, executive director, organizational capacity builder, and most often as a philanthropic funder. Through her consulting firm, she develops and manages national grantmaking initiatives, facilitates learning communities, and supports cross-sector partnerships. She has published numerous reports on philanthropy’s role in preventing and ending homelessness and increasing housing affordability and developed and implemented these grantmaking strategies for many foundations. Most recently, she served as Interim Director of Affordable Housing & Homelessness at the Marin Community Foundation and the Project Director/Author of Growing Together: Advancing Housing Solutions for Workers in West Marin. She earned her Master’s degree in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco; Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan; and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Executive Nonprofit Management Program.