About Northwest Fair Housing

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Mission

Northwest Fair Housing Alliance’s mission is to support and promote equitable housing opportunities, eliminate housing discrimination, and ensure affordable and accessible housing in Washington State by providing education, outreach, counseling, research, advocacy, and consulting services about housing transactions, programs, and community development.

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

glenda@nwfairhouse.org

Cicily Thompson

Intake Analyst

cicily@nwfairhouse.org

Alfred Butler

Finance Manager

alfred@nwfairhouse.org

Board of Directors

Ken Isserlis

President

Jennifer Akins

Loretta Cael

Secretary / Treasurer

KJ January

Mayra Colazo

Charina Carothers