Our Team

Meet the dedicated professionals behind each department who are committed to making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Our team includes staff living in different areas across Kansas, bringing local knowledge and diverse perspectives to help meet the needs of communities in Kansas.

Executive Leadership

Christy McMurphy, Executive Director

Cmcmurphy@kshomeless.com

Leading with strategy and dedication to create a future where homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring.

Communications & Media

Tamiah coffee, communications coordinator

tcoffee@kshomeless.com

Elevating our voice through strategic content creation, management and design to build awareness & inspire action around ending homelessness.

Continuum of Care Leadership & Coordination

Kayla knier, Director of CoC Programs

kknier@kshomeless.com

Guiding the strategic planning, compliance, and system wide initiatives to strengthen the Kansas Balance of State Continuum of Care

Data Team

Adele Honn, Director of HMIS

Ahonn@kshomeless.com

Driving data-informed strategies by managing HMIS, meeting HUD compliance, and advancing System Performance Measures to improve outcomes

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Westin Shehi

Homeless Systems Data Analyst Wshehi@kshomeless.com

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Skye Baxter

HMIS/CES System Administrator Sbaxter@kshomeless.com

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Dana King

CES Assessor

dking@kshomeless.com

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brody tickel

CES System Administrator btickel@kshomeless.com

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Raya carter

CES System Administrator rcarter@kshomeless.com

Kayla Knier, Director of Regional Coordination

Kknier@kshomeless.com

Providing regional support to navigate CoC systems, access funding, and implement strategies that drive impactful, long-term solutions

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Savannah Fergus

Douglas County KS Regional Coordinator sfergus@kshomeless.com

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Frankie hernandez

Regional Coordinator
fhernandez@kshomeless.com

Statewide Initiatives Team

Molly Mendenhall, Director of Statewide initiatives

Mmendenhall@kshomeless.com

Developing statewide systems for data-informed strategies and improve housing outcomes

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Patrice WIlcher

Housing Crisis Counselor- Balance of State Pwilcher@kshomeless.com

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Thomas Way

Housing Crisis Counselor- Wyandotte County
Tway@kshomeless.com

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