The Power of a Personal Board of Directors and How to Build One
In this WAHNcast replay from their hit session at the 2025 National Summit, four incredible women from Indiana WAHN, Danielle Smith, Scarlett Andrews, Jennifer Green, and Janine Betsey, share how buil...
13 Aug 202529min
Supportive Housing Insights: Bridging Health and Home with Simmone Ruff
In this episode of WAHNcast, Lakeysha Sowunmi, founding president of the San Diego Women's Affordable Housing Network, chats with Simmone Ruff, Director at CSH Housing Solutions in San Diego. Discover...
6 Aug 202532min
The Heartbeat of a Neighborhood: Teara Harris & The Rail District
When you meet Teara Harris, you know instantly—this woman is a force. In this episode of WAHNcast, she shares her powerful journey: from overcoming childhood adversity and learning to read in 7th grad...
30 Juli 202536min
Systems, Strategy, and Social Fabric: Michelle Foster’s Leadership in Focus
In this episode, we’re joined by Michelle Foster, the first full-time Executive Director of the National Association of State and Local Equity Funds (NASLEF), whose career spans urban planning, govern...
23 Juli 202524min
Investing in Impact: Kim Duty on the Power of People, Policy & Peer Networks
In this inspiring and wide-ranging conversation, we sit down with Kim Duty, Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Investors Council (AHIC) and longtime housing policy leader, to talk about: Her...
16 Juli 202548min
Bob Simpson and the Role of the Multifamily Impact Council in Affordable Housing
In this episode of "WAHNcast," host Katessa Archer interviews Bob Simpson, founder of the Multifamily Impact Council. They discuss the council’s mission to promote affordable and sustainable housing, ...
8 Juli 202552min
The Intersection of Homelessness & Affordable Housing
In this thought-provoking episode of WAHNcast, hosts Angie Truitt and Mark Shelburne sit down with Dr. Gregg Colburn, co-author of Affordable Housing in the United States, and Emila Sutton, Director o...
25 Juni 202543min
Housing on the Front Lines of Rural America
New Episode of WAHNcast is live! In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Christina Ott, COO of Rural Housing Developers, to explore the critical role rural communities play in the affordable h...
10 Juni 202526min
