Introductions and why you came or keep coming back (I know a couple of these names aren’t quite right – sorry about that)

• James Pogue, Comprehensive Life Resources
• Calvin Kennon, Comprehensive Life Resources
• Roseann Martinez, UW Tacoma
• Larry Seaquist, League of Women Voters – creative energies in the room – headlines get you depressed – get undepressed here
• Pamm silver, Molina Healthcare – come for compassion – we all want to make a change for the good
• Michaela Woodmansee, Goodwill – support young people in community
• Kristen Smith – Goodwill, job developer for youthbuild
• Kelly Blucher, Goodwill – I’m here because Hire253 is on Tuesday – I love this group
• Rodney Richardson, first meeting – want to reach out
• Angelina Thompson, Associated Ministries - filling in for Tammy Boros
• Patricia Menzies – Tent City Tacoma – come even though I’m not a morning person – will be here until we have a tent city in Tacoma
• LaVada Napier, entrepreneur – in business over 30 year as a general contractor and food service – moved to Tacoma and saw a high need – hope the development and networking are here and do a tent city project
• Brendan Baker, Veterans Administration – come to learn about latest resources and the actions being taken to helpl folks find housing – enjoy being around like minded people with a similar sense of urgency
• Charleen Fitzgerald, Coordinate Care – how I and my employer can make a different – lots of good energy here
• Catherine Rupp, Coordinated Care – First meeting
• Brian Wilson, Catholic community Services
• Byron Corzo, Tacoma Rescue Mission – I like to hear every success we have – big or small – very inspiring
• Lynn Jones, Catholic community Service – coming here makes me aware of the resources in the community
• Valentinya Germer, Community Youth Services, learn more about resources
• Jason Gauthier, Habitat for Humanity – come from a homeless service background – we seeing that more and more, want to serve everyone
• Sheila Miraflor, Sound Outreach – network and community
• Maureen Howard – housing activist - started housing and employing the homeless in 1982 – didn’t do a very good job because there are still folks experiencing homelessness – I come because I want to understand what the system looks like now, and I have a good 10 years left to get a right to housing approach adopted
• Angela Delgado, Sea Mar, come for resources
• Sarah Appling, Pierce County Human Services - come so I can better understand what everyone is doing and to be a resource
• Paul Carlson, RI International – here for resources to know what is up an coming – many of the folks you take care of, I take care of.  Crisis center is often the closest place they can get to. 
• Al Ratcliffe - come because I’m stubborn.  Am amazed how much folks penetrate the walls each agency.  The willingness to work together is great
• Matthew Jorgensen – city of Tacoma TPD hot team – learn about resources
• Marybeth McCarthy, come because homelessness in students is alarming.  It is amazing what I’m seeing and hearing, and need to get into this issue at the system level
• Sharon Movik – need to find more resources because I’m homeless right now. 
• Alice Sonasdiakonos, Industrial Workers of the World, come on behalf of IWW since job justice and housing justice are tied together.  I come here because I’m unemployed  - but have job interview on Monday.  Will still be involved
• Nathan Blackman, Comprehensive Life Resources, come because I have, and for the resources
• Greta Brackman – Comprehensive Life Resources, hope is believing in spite of the evidence and watching the evidence change
• Audrey Oliver, Comprehensive Life Resources – Here for the reasons everyone said – for the resources and tiki apartment support
• Candace Madlena, Career Path Services – love the energy and passion
• Rosemary powers – New Connection – I love to come for the hope – this is where the synapsis are
• Greg Walker – Valeo Vocation – come because sherri made me – come back because the people in this room are special and inspiring –like being around that kind of energy
• Sarah Ciambrone, STRAPWA/Rebuilding Hope  – resources for clients
• Joanna Gutierrez – STRAPWA/Rebuilding Hope – first meeting to learn more and see what I can take to clients
• Joseph Denton, Sound Outreach – nowhere I’d rather be than with all of you beautiful, live changing people – and the food.  Unity, connection, education
• Sherri Jensen –Valeo Vocation – I want to be part of the solution to end homelessness and make a dent in poverty – jobs are my thing
• Benjamin Feldbush, Comprehensive Life Resources – RAIN program – diverse community of resources – and bring hope to my clients and families.  Any day could be a client’s last.
• Daryl Jones, Recovery foundation - for resources
• Dawna Bryant, Comprehensive Life Resources - ditto
• Stephanie Wright, Adonai counseling – god keeps blessing me with the ability to get up and be part of change
• Dru Gonia, Salvation army – every Friday I get uplifted and I meet new people
• Samie Iverson, Tacoma Public Schools – Human connections – the closer we are the better we serves our clients
• Bonnie Rico, Comprehensive Life Resources – excited to be here and get paid for it – network and meet folks that help me do my job better
• Kenny Moultry, Recovery foundation – I believe in helping – folks need lots of resources
• Gerrit Nyland, Catholic Community Services – I can’t remember what I said. 
• Melissa Moss – CCS – I love the collaboration and find new resources and help our guests better
• Brenda, DHSH – come despite ice breakers – for the collaboration, to know what the resources are, and to find ways to alleviate the homeless problem
• Someone from ACH whose name I should know– here for resourcing and the great activism in the room
• Carrie Ching – Molina Healthcare – come here every Friday – feel good Fridays – love being in this room because of the all the passion in the room.  You aren’t ignoring the marginalized  - you are there.  Thanks to the Salvation Army for the hospitality
• Brian Fullerton – CCS – here because everyone wants to make the world a better place and like to see that collaboration
• Effran Davis, Courts – Here for the coffee and the collaboration.  Trying to help people help themselves
• Ken Patterson – going to sponsor some property on the south end for a homeless encampment – seeing how things are progressing – protecting the city’s interests and mine.