DARRYL BERLIN: Sebastopol, CA
Developing cohousing through community land trusts.
Darryl splits his time between the affordable and market rate housing worlds. As cofounder of CommonSpace Community Land Trust, he is trying to crack the tough nut of making housing truly affordable. As a Project Manager he helped develop an Agrihood in Sonoma County and Fair Oaks Ecovillage Cohousing. Darryl's ideal project would be a mixed income cohousing development on Community Land Trust held land.
LEW BOWERS: Portland, OR
Creating community in Portland
Lew is a founding member of PDX Commons in Portland, Oregon, and is on the Board of the Cohousing Association of the US. He has helped several startup cohousing groups get organized and going in the right direction. During his career he worked with cities promoting development which met public goals. He lives in Portland Oregon and often gives tours of PDXC.
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URBAN MOSHAV: Berkeley, CA
Creating modern villages through Jewish cohousing
Urban Moshav is a non-profit development partner for Jewish cohousing whose services include guided visioning, site search, group formation, project management and more. Now forming Berkeley Moshav.
DAVID KELLEY: Houston, TX
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Developing cohousing in Texas
David has a background in commercial real estate and finance. His goal is to help bring cohousing to Texas and is currently part of a group under construction: CoHousing Houston.
CHRISTINE CLEMENTS: Boston, MA
Sustainable cohousing in New England
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Christine is an architect with over ten years of construction project management experience. She’s an equity member of Bay State Cohousing in Malden, MA. Her goal is to help more cohousing communities get built in New England, to connect the existing communities for mutual benefit, and find the elusive balance between affordability and environmental sustainability.
DANNY MILMAN: Nevada City, CA
Project Manager
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Danny wrangles construction projects from site selection to completion. Past projects include several cohousing communities along with grocery stores, industrial clean rooms, hotels, high end office suites, historic retrofits and retail centers.
EUGENIE STOCKMANN: Perth, Western Australia
Building strong communities through co-operative living.
In her role as CEO of Co-operation Housing, a community housing provider, Eugenie focuses on the co-operative model to achieve affordable community living. Co-operation Housing is the umbrella organization for housing co-operatives in Western Australia. Members are existing housing co-ops, several of which were developed following cohousing principles. She completed a couple of multi-award-winning residential infill projects with The Green Swing.
SOPHIE RUBIN: Oakland, CA​
Affordable housing in California​
Sophie is a professional Project Manager and licensed real estate broker who works to develop and preserve affordable housing. She is also a founding board member of the Research Institute for Community-Led Housing. As a proponent of cohousing for over 15 years, Sophie brings her professional expertise in both ground-up construction and multi-family rehabilitation to the world of intentional communities, helping groups get projects off the ground and occupied on time and under budget.
DESIREE KAMEKA GALLOWAY: Elizabeth, CO
Increasing neurodiversity in cohousing
Desiree’s vision is that every person with intellectual/developmental disability, autism or other neurodiversity can access a home in their community that actively fosters relationships and meaningful inclusion. A recognized disability housing expert, she is the Director of the Autism Housing Network and created Neuro-Inclusive Housing Solutions, LLC to advance neuro-inclusive community development by providing subject matter expertise to industry professionals, conduct local market analysis, and help existing housing communities become more neuro-inclusive
ALASTAIR TOWNSEND: Seattle, WA
Alastair founded Township on the premise that fostering cohousing communities can tackle our biggest societal challenges — loneliness, positive aging, and sustainability. Blending architectural and commercial real estate expertise, he's building upon Katie McCamant's developer-initiated cohousing model to identify suitable sites, accelerate timelines and navigate the complex challenges groups must overcome to get their community built. The first Township-initiated cohousing communities are underway in Victoria, BC and River Falls, WI, with more in the pipeline.
JULIA MORAN MORTON: Washington D.C.
Multi-family Real Estate Development professional for decades in Multi-family Housing, Community & Economic Development with expertise in Financing, design and project management; Organizational management, strategic planning and equity initiatives. Her decades creating residential spaces has honed her vision of various designs and finance structures to develop multi-generational, mixed-income living. Her portfolio includes multi-family new construction; substantial/ gut rehabilitation; and commercial development with intricate funding sources. Her expertise spans from Acquisition, predevelopment, finance, design, through construction management to ensure design intent is implemented in a quality way. She has served on boards for affordable housing non-profits and is currently on the board of Cohousing US. Visit her on LinkedIn.
CHRISTINA MARSHALL: Minneapolis, MN
Christina brings a unique blend of marketing, membership growth, and community-building expertise to cohousing, drawing on years of experience and knowledge from the senior living industry. After completing the 500 Communities Program, she founded Coho Collab to help forming cohousing groups with services like strategic marketing, membership recruitment, digital outreach, and event coordination. Christina is collaborating on Kinni Cohousing with fellow 500 Communities affiliate Alastair Townsend. In addition, she helps forming communities launch their marketing and membership infrastructure and provides ongoing support to growing communities. Learn more at www.cohocollab.com and www.kinnicoho.com.
SHELLY PARKS: Anacortes, WA
Recruiting cohousing members
Shelly brings to cohousing a unique set of valuable skills in Sales and Marketing. Her background was leading marketing teams in the Continuing Care Retirement Communities and in 2017, she left that career and founded CoVision Consulting. She now supports cohousing groups in recruiting their members. Shelly is also the lead in launching 4th Corner Commons, a cohousing community in Bellingham WA, and is a member of Skagit Commons, a cohousing community in Anacortes, WA. To learn more about Shelly, visit her website: CoVision Consulting.