Steiner Named Head of Housing Alliance

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During a presentation at the Nov. 17, 2010 Washtenaw County board of commissioner meeting, former county administrator Bob Guenzel announced that the Washtenaw Housing Alliance has hired Julie Steiner as its new executive director, effective Dec. 1. Guenzel, chair of the WHA board, told commissioners to expect a re-energized effort related to the county’s Blueprint to End Homelessness. Steiner has served as executive director of the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Washtenaw County at Alpha House, a family homeless shelter. The WHA is a coalition of more than two dozen groups working to end homelessness. Guenzel, Steiner and Ellen Schulmeister, CEO of the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, were on hand to to accept a resolution declaring Nov. 14-20, 2010 as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Washtenaw County.

This brief was filed immediately after adournment of the board meeting. A more detailed account of the meeting will follow: [link]