About Us
Dane County Housing Initiative (DCHI)
DCHI is a public-private partnership of residents, elected officials, financial institutions, housing developers, school districts, private sector employers, local government staff, non-profit housing agencies and interested stakeholders. DCHI works to develop a network of information and resources, facilitate communication and learning, and help build strategies and decision-making capacity to expand housing options in Dane County. DCHI is a program of the Dane County Planning and Development Department.
Olivia Parry
DCHI Coordinator
Senior Planner
Dane County Planning & Development Department
2019 Dane County Housing Initiative Steering Committee Members
- Kathryne Auerback, Movin Out
- Matt Allie, AHAA
- Abby Attoun, City of Middleton
- Bill Boegiter, Baker, Tilly
- Mary Brown, NAACP emeritus and resident
- Theola Carter, Dane County Office of Equity and Inclusion
- Mike Davis, City of Middleton
- Brian Driscoll, Madison Gas & Electric
- Joyce Frey, City of Fitchburg
- Rob Dicke, Dane County Housing Authority
- Steve Hanrahan, Habitat for Humanity
- Carol Johnson, Mt. Horeb EDC
- Kathy Kamp, Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development
- Joe Oby, Dane County Office of Equity and Inclusion
- Kurt Paulsen, Planning and Landscape Architecture, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- George Petak, WHEDA
- Dayna Sarver, City of Verona
- Nicole Solheim, Gorman and Co.
- Ann Smith, Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce
- Steve Steinhoff, Capital Area Regional Plan Commission
- Ethan Tabakin, City of Madison