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Dan is an accomplished leader in the housing and community development sector.  He came to Elizabeth Coalition following a 20-year tenure at Homeless Solutions, Inc., the largest provider of homeless shelter and services in Morris County, NJ. During that time, he directed their affordable housing development efforts for 12 years, then served as President and CEO for eight years. He also spent five years in Newark at La Casa de Don Pedro and University Heights Science Park. Prior to that, Dan worked at an environmental/engineering consulting firm for almost a decade, before he developed a passion for community development while attending graduate school part-time. 

Dan holds a B.A in History from Kenyon College and has a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University (from which he received a Career Achievement Award in 2019).  He serves on the board of the NJ Coalition to End Homelessness.