Christy Respress has more than 20 years of experience working with individuals who are experiencing homelessness and living with complex behavioral health challenges. She has worked with Pathways to Housing for 17 years, and has been in the role of Executive Director of Pathways to Housing DC since January 2011. She has extensive knowledge of Housing First and has provided technical assistance to agencies and communities around the world to implement this innovative model. She is also the President of the Board of Directors of the DC Behavioral Health Association. Christy received her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from The Catholic University of America and her Masters in Social Work from Howard University.

Raymond Sallay comes to Pathways to Housing DC bringing more than 20 years of experience working in various leadership roles in Finance and Accounting. He most recently served as Director of Finance and Administration at Center for Research Libraries in Chicago. While there, he automated the accounting functions, developed rigorous internal controls, and built a healthy reserve due to his calculated budget, cash, and investment management.

Raymond, a native Washingtonian, joined Pathways to Housing DC in 2021 and serves as the Director of Finance. While growing up in Washington, D.C., he participated in the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment program where his first job was working at Pierce Shelter cleaning the facility. His exposure to people experiencing homelessness and the desire to serve the community where he was raised peaked his interest in working with Pathways DC. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Lincoln University, PA and has served on several non-profit boards including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, The Twenty Pearls of BETA Foundation, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and the Dominican Republic Sports and Education Academy.

Kimberly Covington is the Director of Human Resources

Janelle Y. Greene Smith, JD, M.Div. joined Pathways bringing more than twenty years of experience as a housing, community development and government relations professional. She has primarily worked in the northeast region most of her career. Upon graduating from law school, Janelle served for many years as the Director of Government and Community Relations at Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, which gave her a deep appreciation for the social, cultural and economic diversity of neighborhoods and how many people strived to create sustainable communities. Along with focusing on government contracts, compliance, her work has consisted of advocating for funding /policies affecting affordable housing, sustainable homeownership, housing counseling resources for homeowners, neighborhood preservation resources, community revitalization and race equity. At this time, Janelle also pursued her calling in connection to the sacred and secular aspects of her life by attending theological school and serving in ministry. While in graduate school, Janelle worked at the Housing Community Development Network of New Jersey, a 250-member statewide trade association for community and economic development professionals and organizations working to create housing and revitalize distressed neighborhoods. Janelle moved to the region at the start of the pandemic and served as the Director of Homeownership Services working to empower a concentrated group of East Baltimore families who leased their homes through ReBuild Metro, Inc.; where families received financial literacy education and looked to buy their homes. She is grateful to serve and advocate for marginalized people in the areas of housing, prison reentry, community reinvestment/sustainability, and faith-based initiatives.

Janelle earned a bachelor’s degree in Urban Regional Studies from Cornell University, a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, and a Master of Divinity degree from Drew University Theological School.

Dr. Ceymone Dyce is devoted to helping clients attain strategies that promote actionable and high levels of self-determination. Her clinical background includes work in pediatrics, federally qualified clinics, and community behavioral health centers. Her service emphasizes the use of interdisciplinary, cognitive-behavioral, and narrative approaches for marginalized and underrepresented communities. Her research focus is on the role of access and availability in community healthcare. Ceymone received her doctorate in counseling and counselor supervision from the University of Florida.

Sara Brown currently serves as the program manager for the Veteran’s Housing First Team at Pathways to Housing DC. She is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and received her Master of Social Work Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Having begun her career in her first social work internship placement at a transitional housing center for homeless women and families, Sara has always been passionate about helping people find permanent housing. Sara is also extremely passionate about veteran’s issues and has been working with homeless veterans at Pathways since 2012. She is proud to be a part of the collaborative effort to end veteran homelessness throughout the country, and especially here in Washington DC.

Tyesha Campbell has been with Pathways to Housing DC for 5 years and transitioned to the role of Clinical Director in September 2022. Over her time with Pathways, Tyesha has served as the Clinical Supervisor of an Assertive Community Treatment Team and Community Support Program, as well as the Clinical Supervisor of the Permanent Supportive Housing Program. Tyesha is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and received her Master of Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University. Tyesha, a Licensed Professional Counselor has many years of experience providing direct and indirect services to people both in housing and on the streets in the District

Adam Maier, a native Washingtonian, joined Pathways to Housing DC in 2011 and serves as the Director of Housing Partnerships. Adam and his team have successfully created relationships with over 150 Washington landlords who rent to our tenants. Adam brought over 27 years of experience with the City Council of the District of Columbia and 5 years’ experience at the United States Senate. At the Council, he oversaw the operations of thirteen human service and public works agencies. Among many responsibilities, he served as Staff Director of the Committee on Human Services and as Staff Director for the Committee on the Environment and Public Works. He was also the Executive Director of Independent Living for the Handicapped that provided housing in Washington, DC for adults with severe physical disabilities, and has been an owner of commercial real estate for over 40 years. For eighteen years Adam has been a member of National Community Church where he is an active member of their international mission teams, homeless and youth ministry. Adam is a Joslin Diabetic Center 50 year Medalist, a Mayoral appointee to the District of Columbia Human Rights Commission, and is a former Board member of The Arc of DC. Adam received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Public Administration and Philosophy from the University of Maryland.

Sarafina Cooper is the Director of Population and Integrated Health. Before Pathways to Housing DC, Sarafina led a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded pilot project to support multi-state physicians in implementing health equitable care coordination for populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

Her previous experience also includes creating award-winning grant proposals and continuing medical education at the American College of Preventive Medicine and producing trauma-informed injury and violence prevention projects and strategic planning at the Maryland Department for Health. Sarafina is a Certified Health Education Specialist and earned a Master of Public Health from Liberty University’s School of Health Sciences.

Rebecca Bond
Chief of the Disability Rights, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department

Rebecca B. Bond currently serves as the Chief of the Disability Rights Section in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department. In that capacity, Ms. Bond supervises all aspects of the office’s work, including investigations and litigation, the provision of technical assistance, and the development of regulations under the Americans with Disabilities. Ms. Bond previously served as Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and was responsible for oversight of the Division’s disability rights enforcement, educational civil rights enforcement, and Title VI inter-agency coordination. Ms. Bond also has experience supervising and litigating Fair Housing Act cases, involving sexual harassment, race discrimination, and disability discrimination. Ms. Bond was appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Georgetown Institute for Tech Law and Policy’s project on algorithmic fairness and disability rights. Ms. Bond clerked and practiced in Puerto Rico and California. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale University. Ms. Bond lives with her husband and two sons in Bethesda, Maryland.

Bernard Fulton is the Vice President of Government Relations at Housing Policy Council.

Bernard has over twenty years’ experience in and around the United States Congress as a policy advisor, legislative analyst, lobbyist, strategist, and political organizer. His positions and appointments have included serving as legislative director for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, legislative representative for City of New York under Michael Bloomberg, head of Congressional relations for HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Julián Castro, and legislative consultant for organizations in the private, government and non-profit sectors.

Bernard’s legislative experience encompasses a broad spectrum of policy areas, including financial services, housing and community development, appropriations, taxes, telecommunications, public safety, and social services.

Bernard is a successful advocate adept at engaging with policy-makers, community groups and political organizers at all levels and also has extensive experience writing, monitoring, and negotiating legislative proposals and reform bills.

Bernard is a 1991 graduate of Harvard College and received his J.D. from U.C.L.A. School of Law in 1994. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Erika Thomas, an attorney with BakerHostetler and a former Federal prosecutor, and children. He serves as a Board Member with Pathways to Housing DC.