Team

Alyssa Weist

Alyssa brings a combination of 9 years of experience as a property manager in the affordable housing field. She has overseen various communities as an on-site manager and regional manager including, Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), multi-family communities, and HUD senior housing. Most recently, Alyssa worked for a non-profit organization and partnered with various community agencies to help end homelessness. She’s excited to begin her career as a Housing Specialist for HOM, Inc., and looks forward to helping make a difference and end homelessness in Arizona. Alyssa is currently finishing her Associates degree in Business Management.

Alyssa is an Arizona native, a mom of two sons, two step-daughters and two fur babies. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, going to the movies, cooking, being active outdoors, and volunteering with her local Little League.

Angela Ciavattone

Angela joined the HOM, Inc., team in December of 2018, as a Housing Specialist. Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Angela became a Certified Occupancy Specialist in 2012 and comes to HOM, Inc., with over five years of housing experience as a Property Manager for low income housing in Dubuque, Iowa. Angela believes that everyone deserves a place to call home and is excited to be an intentional part of the process of helping others to obtain and retain safe and affordable housing.

Angela was born in Detroit, Michigan and is very proud of her Motor City roots. She and her husband of nearly 30 years have four children, a grandson, two grand kitties, the world’s best Goldendoodle, and a couple more well-loved critters. In her spare time she enjoys taking road trips to explore new places, visiting family and friends, cooking, reading, encouraging others through written word, attending concerts and cheering on her favorite sports teams including the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions and Iowa Hawkeyes with her family.

Brian Petersen

Dan “Zach” Zachman

Dawn Busch

Dawn joined HOM, Inc. as a Housing Specialist in September 2019. Her responsibilities consist of assisting clients, providers and landlords with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Dawn has worked in the housing industry for (15) fifteen years. She started in New Jersey as a Resident Services Coordinator, assisting seniors to find services that could help them live on a restricted income. Dawn also worked as a Property Manager for a complex designated by HUD as Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly. For the past (7) seven years, Dawn has been a Community Manager for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties. She moved to Arizona in December 2016 and continued working as a Community Manager for LIHTC properties. As a community manager, Dawn partnered with various housing programs and providers to help end homelessness. She is excited to continue the work of ending homelessness as a member of the HOM, Inc. team.

Dawn is a mother of two fur babies, a Yorkie and Silkie Terrier. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and attending concerts and comedy shows with her fiancée.

Denise Gonzalez

Denise started at HOM, Inc., in February 2020, as a Housing Specialist.  Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Denise is new to HOM, Inc., but not to the housing industry.  She brings a combination of 10 years of experience as a Housing Counselor for non-profit organizations that strived to maintain neighborhood stabilization. She has worked with several programs during her tenure as a Housing Counselor with services designed to help individuals and families reach financial fitness, identify affordable housing, maintain housing stability, and develop an individualized financial action plan.  She also helped home buyers and owners with pre-purchase home ownership counseling, mortgage delinquency counseling, and pending foreclosure counseling. She’s excited to begin her career as a Housing Specialist for HOM, Inc. and looks forward to helping make a difference and end homelessness in Arizona.

Denise is a mother of three children.  In her free time, Denise enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, cooking, baking, watching basketball and soccer.  She is passionate about volunteering at St. Vincent De Paul and making a positive impact in her community.

Erin Cochran

Erin started at HOM, Inc., in March 2020, as a Housing Specialist.  Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Erin is new to HOM, Inc., but not to homeless services.  She brings a combination of 12 years of experience in client services and advocacy.  She started as a Client Care Coordinator at the Human Services Campus in 2013 before helping develop and implement a variety of service training for the Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness (now known as the Arizona Housing Coalition).  While at the Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness, she helped organize their annual conference, a statewide conference focused on best practices in affordable housing and ending homelessness. She’s excited to begin her career as a Housing Specialist for HOM, Inc., and looks forward to continuing to help bring an end to homelessness in Arizona.

In her free time, Erin enjoys spending time with her dog, Sadie, and they can often be found exploring every park and dog-friendly patio in central and downtown Phoenix. She also enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, reading, listening to true crime podcasts, and binging documentaries and cooking shows on Netflix.

Hosea Steele

Janet Flores

Janet started with HOM, Inc., in April of 2015 as a Housing Specialist. Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications and other housing needs.

Although very new to HOM, Inc., Janet is not new to the housing industry bringing with her over 6 years of HUD housing program experience. She has held Housing Specialist positions in the Housing Choice Voucher program and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing (HPRP) program with the San Diego Housing Commission. Janet also worked on ending homelessness among Veterans as a Housing Program Representative for the HUD-VASH Program at the City of Phoenix Housing Department.

Janet was born and raised in San Diego, California and moved to Arizona in 2014. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and two sons. Janet enjoys spending time at the baseball fields with her boys, traveling and reading.

Janet is extremely excited to be a part of the HOM, Inc. family. She looks forward to being active in an organization that believes in giving a hand up!

Jarrod Brown

Jennifer Pimienta

Jennifer started at HOM, Inc., in January 2018, as a Housing Specialist. Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Jennifer is new to HOM Inc., but not to the housing industry. She has worked in the housing industry for the last 18 years as Community Manager at Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. With her prior communities, she was able to offer housing to low income households and partnered with various housing programs and providers to help end homelessness. This is when Jennifer noticed the need to help others in their housing needs that was lacking in the industry. She is excited to begin her career at HOM Inc., and is looking forward to making a difference and helping to end homelessness throughout the Valley.

Jennifer is a mother of five children and one fur baby. In her free time, Jennifer loves spending time with family and friends, cooking, traveling, watching movies, lending a helping hand and attending sporting events.

Joe Baker

Joe started at HOM, Inc. in April 1999. Joe started as our Administrative Assistant and moved to the position of Occupancy Clerk shortly thereafter. Joe spent four years in the Occupancy Clerk position where she honed her skills in working with program participants and landlords concerning lease renewals, telephone service and other aspects of the program. In 2005, Joe accepted the challenge of the Housing Specialist position.

Joe’s responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfers, annual recertifications and other housing needs.

Joe was born in Crockett, Texas, but has lived in Arizona for the past 50 years. She volunteers for the First Food Bank Organization and the American Diabetes Association. She is an avid reader; she loves to cook in her spare time and enjoys spending as much time as possible with her grandchildren.

Jonah Gerle

Jonathan Figueroa

Jonathan started HOM, Inc., in December of 2019 as a Housing Inspector. His primary responsibilities include performing initial move-in inspections, annual inspections, special inspections and home visits to ensure participating units meet Housing Quality Standards.

Jonathan is new to HOM, Inc., and to the housing industry. He brings with him years of experience of leadership as a demolition foreman and shipping and receiving manager. He is very excited to begin his career as a Housing Inspector for HOM, Inc. Jonathan looks forward to helping make a difference and ending homelessness in Arizona.

Jonathan has been married for 3 years with one daughter. In his free time, Jonathan loves playing volleyball and is a Head Coach for a West Valley volleyball club. His motivation for everything he does is watching and helping people grow.

Joselyn Wilkinson

Joselyn started at HOM, Inc., in January 2019, as a Housing Specialist. Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, holding briefings, and other housing needs. Joselyn is new to HOM, Inc., but not to the housing industry. She brings a combination of 16 years of experience in social services and 3 years as a Housing Specialist. She has worked with several programs during her tenure as a Housing Specialist; including Nan McKay and Associates, the Housing Authority of Maricopa County and City of Phoenix Housing Department. Joselyn started her housing career with Nan McKay and Associates in the Housing Choice Voucher Program in El Cajon, California. This is where she discovered her passion for housing and making a difference in the lives of others through affordable housing. She’s excited to begin her career as a Housing Specialist for HOM, Inc., and looks forward to helping make a difference to end homelessness in Arizona. Joselyn is an Army brat and has lived in many different states in her lifetime. She believes this lifestyle has afforded her several qualities such as; strong communications skills, showing empathy and good judgement. It is also her core belief to treat others with dignity and respect. She is a dedicated mother to her children. In her free time, Joselyn enjoys the simple things in life with her family being the center of her happiness, she also enjoys reading, music and cooking.

Kathy O’Donnell

Katlyn Taylor

Katlyn joined HOM, Inc., in April of 2019 as a Housing Specialist. Her responsibilities consist of assisting clients, providers and landlords with their initial move-ins, interim and annual re-certifications, unit transfers and other housing needs.

Katlyn comes from single-family property management and non-profit organization background history where she worked directly with those in the behavioral health system to be a mental health advocate and educator. She believes that by providing access to education and awareness on mental health, we can work to end the stigma around the community.

Currently, Katlyn is finishing up her Masters in Communication Studies, with plans to start her PhD in Health Communications shortly after. Born and raised in Northern California, Katlyn has traveled for the past 6 years and finally calls Arizona home. When she is not working or actively researching, she enjoys road trips and hiking, as well as being home with her cat and dog. In her spare time she likes to travel with her fiancé across the world and explore different cultures, traditions, and food.

Kendall Yee

Kendall Yee joined HOM, Inc., in October 2015 as an administrative assistant to the Lead Housing Program Specialists for the Special Programs Division. He has several years of experience in office administration and customer service. An Arizonan native, Kendall graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Although he is new to the housing industry, he is very eager to learn as much as he can and help out his fellow co-workers. He is also very interested in giving back to the community and strongly believes in what HOM, Inc. achieves on a daily basis. An avid music fan, Kendall regards The Beatles as the sole reason why he loves music and picked up a guitar. In his spare time, he also likes hanging out with friends and family, watching movies, and cheering on his Suns, Diamondbacks, and Sun Devils.

Leah Bond

Leah started with HOM, Inc., in May 2016 as a Housing Specialist.
Leah is extremely excited to move into the Lead Housing Program Specialist position August 1, 2017.
Her responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting clients, providers and landlords with their initial move-ins, interim and annual re-certifications, unit transfers and other housing needs.

Leah is not new to the housing industry and brings with her 7 years of experience working with HUD through Public Housing Authorities and Project Based Contract Administration Services out of Washington state serving the states of Washington, Nebraska, Utah, Hawaii and Southern California.

Leah decided to pursue her passion to help others and joined the HOM, Inc., team enthusiastically relocating to the Phoenix area in 2016 and is enjoying all the sights and adventures Arizona has to offer. She loves adventure and likes to explore and experience new things and places. Leah is originally from Colorado but has lived in Virginia, San Diego and Washington and is now excited to call Arizona home. Leah’s daughter is in college at Western Washington University in Bellingham so she still has ties to family and friends in the Great Northwest when the summers get too hot.

Leah is excited about growing with a progressive organization, working with community partners to end homelessness and looks forward to being an active part of a great team that believes in giving a hand up!

Lucia Plazola

Lucía Joined HOM, Inc., in February of 2020 as a Housing Specialist. Her responsibilities consist of assisting clients with their initial move-in, annual re-certifications, interim, and other housing needs.

Although new to HOM, Inc., she brings four (4) years of experience as a HUD certified housing counselor and twenty (20) years of banking/mortgage experience. She moved to Arizona in November 1990 from her native country and learned English as a second language. She is passionate about helping others and believes in the Golden Rule “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Lucía is a mother of four children, stepchildren, and has eight (8) beautiful grandkids. Lucía enjoys cooking, reading, volunteering, and spontaneous trips with her husband.

Marcie McFarlin

Marcie began her career with HOM, Inc., in October 2014, bringing twenty years of professional and project management experience with her. She takes pride in building and maintaining relationships in her professional life. Her tenure with the HOM, Inc., Special Programs Team built her foundation for program overview as well as operational knowledge.

Marcie is now the Supportive Housing Program Supervisor. Her primary responsibilities will be providing exceptional customer service to her internal team to meet not only program compliance, but also their own professional goals. She is honored to be a part of the great work HOM, Inc. is doing to end homelessness.

Marcie loves reading, listening to music, and cooking, though her favorite thing is camping with her family. She also spends every school year cheering on her Ohio State Buckeyes! O-H!

Maritza Pina

Maritza Pina joined HOM, Inc., as a Housing Location Specialist in August 2019. Maritza’s responsibilities include owner outreach, housing search assistance, and other housing location needs. Maritza has previous experience in this role at HOM, Inc., and is excited to return to the role.

Maritza has years of experience in ending homelessness, previously working as Housing Stability Specialist for UMOM New Day Centers and Family Advocate for a Domestic Violence Shelter.

Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Maritza enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and exploring new adventures. Maritza lives in West Phoenix with her daughter and husband.

Maritza is extremely excited to be a part of the HOM, Inc., family again and is thrilled to continue the mission in ending homelessness.

Michael Shore

Michael Shore is President and CEO of HOM, Inc., a leader in permanent housing solutions for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.  HOM, Inc., partners with nonprofit and public agencies to operate Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Re-Housing programs to stably house over 3,500 formerly homeless households throughout Maricopa County.  Michael also works closely with public housing authorities in Maricopa County to increase access to mainstream housing programs for homeless and vulnerable households. 

Michael served as Director of Operations for the 100,000 Homes Campaign, a sector-building movement that helped to transform the nation’s response to chronic homelessness from 2012-2014.  He continues his involvement at the national level through speaking and consulting engagements and in the deployment of his new technology product, Padmission, a web-based housing search platform that helps connect participants in homeless housing programs with landlords and available units in communities.

Michael has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Arizona State University.  He also proudly serves as Chair of the board of directors for the Crisis Response Network.

Michele Deppe

Administrative

Michele joined HOM, Inc., in March of 2016 as our Accounting Specialist. Michele is the first to hold this position at the company and is excited about co-creating this role. One of her most critical duties is processing housing and utility assistance payments to landlords and utility companies for participants in the Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) programs. Michele also supports our CFO with processing of accounts payable and the monthly bank reconciliation process.

Michele was born and raised in Ohio and attended Edison State College and the George Washington University. In 1998 she moved to Arizona where she met and married her best friend and now husband.

She is new to the housing industry, but she brings attributes from her experiences in Large Machining, Mining and Aerospace. She previously performed duties as a Project Manager, Machine Shop Scheduler, Estimating, Sales and Payroll. Additionally, she has been recognized in Who’s Who Among American High School Students and Strathmore’s Who’s Who and several awards for her Sales Support and Management.

Fun Facts: In high school she participated in a German exchange program and spent several months in Germany learning all about the history, culture and people. In her free time, Michele enjoys traveling, live music, reading, ethnic foods, target shooting and spending time with her amazing family, which consists of two Australian Shepherd rescue dogs and Green Cheek Conure. She is extremely passionate and involved with several animal rescues and is very excited to work with all of the staff at HOM, Inc., to end homelessness in our communities.

Misty Anderson

Monique Latoure

Monique joined the HOM, Inc., team in February of 2017 as a Housing Specialist. Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Although Monique is new to housing she has over 10 years of experience in customer service. Monique takes pride in helping others, giving back and fighting to end homelessness. Monique is excited to join our team and looks forward to the new chapter in her career.

Monique is currently working on obtaining a degree in Elementary Education.

Monique was born and raised in San Diego, California and moved to Phoenix in March of 2011. Some of Monique’s hobbies include catching up on the newest series on Netflix, baking, spending quality time with her fur babies, and traveling which includes visiting San Diego as often as possible.

Monique Lenoir

Monique started at HOM, Inc., in February 2020, as a Housing Inspector. Her primary duties include performing initial move-in inspections, annual inspections, special inspections, and home visits to ensure participating units meet Housing Quality Standards.

Monique is new to HOM, Inc. and the housing industry. However, Monique has extensive experience conducting inspections for the property insurance industry.  This experience has helped her develop an understanding of standards that help keep people safe.  Monique is looking forward to this awesome opportunity to work with great people and learn new skills.  She looks forward to being part of the HOM team and ending homeless in Arizona.

Monique is new to Arizona, originally from Chicago. In her spare time, she enjoys fishing, traveling, and exploring the great state of Arizona.

Morris Young

Nickcol Severado

Nickcol started with HOM, Inc., Feb 2020 as a Housing Specialist.  Nickcol is responsible for assisting clients, providers and landlords with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Nickcol is new to HOM, Inc., and the housing community.  However, she is excited to start a new adventure. Nickcol has worked with individuals with a disability for over eighteen (18) years, and specifically with individuals with Serious Mental Illness for fifteen (15) years.  She has experience working with Arizona Crisis Team (ACT), Supportive Care, General Mental Health Care, Long Term Care, and Connective Care.  She brings clinical experience and knowledge to the housing community. She is looking forward to continuing to assist clients in securing and maintaining housing in the community.

Nickcol was born and raised in California but has been in Arizona for thirteen (13) years. She and her husband have been married for seventeen (17) years.  They have three (3) daughters and a Shorkie. In 2011, Nickcol received her BS degree in Business Management.   She enjoys spending time with her family and traveling whenever possible.  Nickcol likes cooking, going to the movies, bowling, and trying new things.

Noa Bailey

Noa joined HOM, Inc., in August of 2017 as a Housing Specialist. Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertification.

Noa has spent a majority of her career in property management where she developed a passion for providing great customer service. In this capacity, she helped end homelessness by partnering with various housing programs and providing housing units to individuals and families exiting homelessness. Noa strives to treat everyone with kindness and compassion as she provides invaluable service.

Noa’s interests are spending time with her family, hiking, traveling and raising her puppies.

Noelle Brown

Noelle joined HOM Inc. in February of 2020. As a Housing Specialist dedicated to helping clients find a place to call home, her duties include assisting clients with initial move-ins, unit transfers, annual recertifications and other housing needs.

Noelle graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Human Communication and is currently working on a Positive Behavioral Support graduate certificate at Northern Arizona University. She plans to obtain a master’s degree in Social Services within the next few years to provide greater service and understanding of our clients. Although new to the housing industry, Noelle does have experience working with the homeless population through her time at Community Bridges Inc. She also has volunteered as a Rehabilitation Advocate for individuals seeking a second chance in society which included housing location.

Noelle is from the Navajo reservation near the four-corners but has lived in Arizona since 2010. When she is not entertaining her husband and two young boys, she enjoys her time at the gym, trying new foods, and watching crime documentaries. 

Nolan Losky

Nolan joined HOM, Inc., in October 2016 as a Housing Specialist and is responsible for assisting clients with their initial move-in, annual re-certifications, unit transfers, and other housing needs.

While new to HOM, Inc., Nolan brings over four years of previous housing experience working to assist families to overcome homelessness as a Housing Stability Specialist at UMOM New Day Centers. In 2014, Nolan received his Master’s degree from Concordia University in Human Services and also became a Certified Occupancy Specialist. Nolan looks forward to continuing his work to assist clients in securing and maintaining permanent stable housing in our community.

Nolan is originally from the Pacific Northwest but has lived in the Phoenix area for the past 10 years. Having grown up around water, he enjoys extended weekends at the beach with his dappled dachshund, Charlie, whenever the opportunity arises. Nolan is very excited about being part of the HOM, Inc., team.

Pamela Ramirez

Pamela is a Housing Programs Supervisor at HOM, Inc. Her primary responsibility is to provide exceptional leadership to her team. She will help them strive to meet program compliance and achieve their own professional goals. She is honored to be a part of the great work HOM, Inc. is doing to end homelessness. Pamela has been in the human services field for over 20 years. She believes that all people deserve to be treated fairly, respectfully, and with dignity. Pamela moved to Arizona in 2012. She graduated from Dickinson State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, an Associate of Applied Science in Human Services & Associate of Arts degrees from Dawson Community College. Pamela is a member of the Arizona chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and she has received certifications from Nan McKay for HCV Rent Calculation and Hearing Officer. Pamela is an avid reader, plays volleyball and loves spending time with my family and friends. She can be found each football season cheering on the Denver Broncos!

Peggy Mangum

Raul Placencio

Raul started at HOM, Inc., in March 2020, as a Housing Specialist. His primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Raul is new to HOM, Inc., but not to the residential housing industry or working with individuals diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness. He brings a combination of over three (3) years of experience working in residential housing and case management within Maricopa County. He has worked with several programs during his tenure as a Case Manager. Raul is excited to begin his career as a Housing Specialist for HOM, Inc., and looks forward to helping make a difference and end homelessness in Arizona.

Raul is a father of three children. In his free time, Raul enjoys spending time with family, camping, hiking, art, movies, watching his favorite NFL team the Dallas Cowboys, and making a positive impact on others.

“Valuable life experiences have provided me with an education that cannot be paid for, which I utilize daily in my personal and professional life.” – Raul Placencio

Shannon Greer

Sharon Shore

Stella Darnall

Stella started at HOM, Inc., in January 2020, as a Housing Specialist.  Her primary responsibilities include assisting clients with initial move-in, unit transfer, annual recertifications, and other housing needs.

Stella is new to HOM, Inc., but not to the housing industry.  She has a background in real estate specializing in residential and property management.  She has worked with several programs during her time in the real estate industry providing education and resources to clients such as first-time home buyers and Veterans.  She’s excited to begin her career as a Housing Specialist for HOM, Inc., and looks forward to helping make a difference and end homelessness in Arizona.

Stella is married and is a mother to her 10-year-old son Elijah, and her fur babies Boris, an Italian Mastiff and Olivia, a Yorkshire Terrier.  In her free time, Stella enjoys traveling with her family, catching up on British TV shows, and volunteering.  She is an avid Chicago Cubs fan and loves deep dish pizza.

Trevor Thundershield