HOSAP Project Advisory Group (PAG)

The Clark County Council appointed a volunteer Project Advisory Group (PAG) to provide input into the writing of the HOSAP and assist with developing recommendations to encourage the creation of additional housing that is affordable to a variety of household incomes within the unincorporated Vancouver Urban Growth Area.

Additional PAG responsibilities included:

• reviewing and commenting on work products,
• guiding public outreach and engagement efforts,
• acting as liaisons to specific constituencies or interest groups,
• hosting public events, encouraging community members to participate in the process, and
• acting as champions of the Clark County Housing Options Study and Action Plan that emerges from the process.

PAG meetings were held until the adoption of the HOSAP in May 2022. Some PAG members now participate in the Technical Housing Code Forum. 

Advisory Group Position	Members
City of Vancouver representative	Bryan Snodgrass, Principal Planner, City of Vancouver
County Council liaison(s)	Julie Olson, County Council, District 2
Communities of Color advocate	Yolanda Frazier, Chair of WIN NAACP Vancouver Washington, Chapter 1139-B, DEI Community Outreach Director ASK
Community/Neighborhood Group representative	Stephan Abramson, Chair, Neighborhood Association Council of Clark County Ron Barca, Vice Chair, Clark County Planning Commission Mark Maggiora, Faith Partners for Housing, Americans Building Community
For-profit housing development representative	Phil Wuest, Chief Legal Officer, Ginn Development
Houseless community advocate	Kate Budd, Executive Director, Council for the Homeless
Innovative home building representative	Nancy Dong, CEO, Golden Bungalows, LLC Dan Whiteley, Community Roots Collaborative
Large employer representative	Julia Getchell, Director of Human Services, Washington State University-Vancouver
Nonprofit housing development representative	Sierk Braam, CEO, Housing Initiative, LLC
Older adults/Aging in Place advocate	Christina Marneris, Community Services Program Coordinator, Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of SW Washington
Persons with disabilities advocate	Martha Maier, PEACE (Parents Empowered and Communities Enhanced)
Public Housing development representative	Victor Caesar, Director of Development, Vancouver Housing Authority
Real Estate representative	John Blom, Clark County Association of Realtors
Schools Advocate	Heidi Rosenberg, Capital Programs Director, Camas School District
Youth Advocate	Eric Scott, Director of Student Development, Washington State University-Vancouver