New executive director named for Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless has announced the hiring of a new executive director for their nonprofit.

Cheyenne Purrington will be taking over on January 2, 2020 Dr, Marissa Muscat who announced earlier this year she would be stepping down.

Cheyenne has more than 17 years of experience supporting organizations serving vulnerable populations. She has managed affordable, supportive, and transitional housing portfolios, as well as shelter and encampment settings throughout the Bay Area. Most recently, she successfully repositioned the largest homeless-serving supportive housing portfolio in San Francisco and developed a regional strategy for implementing unconventional solutions to homelessness in Santa Clara County.

In her current consulting work, Cheyenne provides strategic leadership to communities focused on ending homelessness. She’s especially interested in forging cross-sector partnerships, piloting alternative housing innovations, and implementing ‘upstream’ interventions to predict and reduce housing instability.

Cheyenne said she is looking forward to joining the tiny-yet-mighty team dedicated to ending homelessness on the South Shore.

She appreciates the warm welcome during this chilly time of year. You can meet Cheyenee and tour this year’s Warm Room located at 989 Third Street during the TCH Open House on Jan 22, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.