About Northwest Fair Housing

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Mission

The mission of Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA) is to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity for the people of Washington State through education, counseling and advocacy.

Organization History

Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA) is a non-profit fair housing advocacy organization established in September 1994. We receive funding from federal, state, and local agencies and private entities to bring fair housing advocacy and training to 17 counties in Eastern and Central WA: Spokane, Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Asotin, Walla Walla, Franklin, Benton, Yakima, Grant, Adams, Lincoln, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Stevens and Pend Oreille.

History of a Movement

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Program Staff

Marley J. Hochendoner

Executive Director

execdir@nwfairhouse.org

Shahrokh Nikfar

Assistant Director for Testing and Investigations

shawn@nwfairhouse.org

Shannon Bedard

Fair Housing Advocacy Director

shannon@nwfairhouse.org

Glenda Mendoza Creager

Intake Analyst / Hispanic Outreach Coordinator

glenda@nwfairhouse.org

Cicily Thompson

Intake Analyst / Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

cicily@nwfairhouse.org

Alfred Butler

Finance Manager

alfred@nwfairhouse.org

Board of Directors

Ken Isserlis

President

Jennifer Akins

Secretary / Treasurer

Loretta Cael

KJ January

Mayra Colazo

Charina Carothers

Nichole Gibson