Our 2023 awards ceremony in July once again highlighted affordable housing developers, advocates and homeless-service providers in the Commonwealth who are creating affordable housing and providing support and services to individuals and families who are facing housing insecurity and homelessness.
These individuals have made pioneering changes in housing development (and financing); lead on the front lines of service provision; and advocate for increased funding and other supportive policies that make it possible to house Virginia’s most vulnerable.
2023 Hall of Fame
Orlando C. Artze
Former Program Vice President
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Michelle Krocker
Former Program Executive Director
Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance
Carter McDowell
Co-Founder
Better Housing Coalition
Jeff Smith
Former Executive Director
Rush Homes
2023 Emerging Leaders
Frances Marie Pugh
Youth Programs Manager
Homeward
Darlene Watson
Housing Navigator
Bay Aging
Hana Yun
Chief Operating Officer
ACTS
2023 Outstanding Service Providers
Stephanie Peaco
Program Manager - Brain Injury Program
Virginia Supportive Housing
Krystal Gary
Virginia Peninsula Eviction Court Navigator
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
Laura Woody
Chief Program Officer
Shelter House, Inc.
2023 Game Changers
Christie Marra
Director of Housing Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center