Sharan London, Executive Director

Sharan London joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless as Executive Director in 1996. In this capacity she has lead advocacy efforts on behalf of homeless men, women and children in Montgomery County, oversaw the expansion of the Men’s Emergency Shelter, and directed the establishment of the Home First, Cordell Place, Partnership for Permanent Housing, Safe Haven, and Seneca Heights Apartments programs. In addition, Ms. London is responsible for the creation of MCCH’s affiliate, Coalition Homes, Inc. She is at the forefront of efforts to end homelessness in the county, was instrumental in the development of our local Ten Year Plan to end homelessness, and is a nationally recognized speaker on issues related to homelessness and affordable housing. Prior to coming to MCCH, she held volunteer and staff positions with Associated Catholic Charities.  Ms. London currently serves on several board and advisory committees.

Julie Maltzman, Deputy Director for Programs

Julie Maltzman joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless in 2005 and has served as the Deputy Director of Programs since 2006.  In this position, Ms. Maltzman oversees all of MCCH’s housing and supportive services programs. She has a wide range of experience, having worked on behalf of, and with, low-income and homeless people in Montgomery County since 1993. At both Interfaith Works and Bethesda Cares she professionalized services, and expanded and established new programs. She collaborated on the formation of Ministries United Silver Spring-Takoma Park, the Upcounty Interfaith Clothing Center and the Furniture Exchange and was a founding board member of the Montgomery Volunteer Dental Clinic and the Emergency Assistance Network. Ms. Maltzman is a graduate of the Nonprofit Leadership Institute and currently serves on several county boards.

John O'Brien, Director of Development and Communications John O’Brien is currently the Director of Development and Communications at the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, managing all fundraising and long-term development and communications programs for the benefit of MCCH.  John has worked in development for over 10 years identifying, cultivating and soliciting major donors for various educational and health related organizations.  John has worked as Associate Director for Undergraduate Class Programs for Georgetown University, Associate Director for the GW Parents Campaign at George Washington University and recently Director of Development for the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation.  John has experience in corporate and foundation relations as well as annual fund and planned giving strategies.  He is currently a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) D.C. Chapter. 

Joanne Lam, Controller

Darrell Butler, Program Director, Home Builders Care Assessment Center (Formerly known as the Men’s Emergency Shelter)

Darrell Butler joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless in 2007 as the Program Director of the Home Builders Care Assessment Center (formerly known as the Men’s Emergency Shelter) . Prior to joining MCCH, he worked for eleven years as the Housing Programs Director for Community Ministries of Rockville providing direct supervision of the Chase transitional shelter and the Jefferson House and Hope Housing programs providing permanent housing for homeless men and women with various disabilities. In addition, Mr. Butler has over 20 years experience in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. He has served on various subcommittees addressing the needs of this population and served on the City of Rockville Human Service Advisory Committee for 3 years. He also helped develop MCCH's "Co-occurring Disorders Workbook”.

Anne Donohue, Program Director, Cordell Place

Anne Donohue, LCSW-C joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless as Program Director for the Partnership for Permanent Housing in 2006.  In this position, Ms. Donohue has overseen the expansion of the Partnership for Permanent Housing program from serving 50 households at a time to 137 households. She has over ten years of experience in the human services field, and has more than seven years of experience providing and overseeing services to the homeless population. Prior to joining MCCH, Ms. Donohue worked as a Clinical Supervisor at an outpatient mental health agency in Washington, DC.

John Enagonio, Director of Real Estate, Coalition Homes, Inc.

John Enagonio joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless in 2007 as the Director of Real Estate for Coalition Homes, Inc., MCCH's affiliate organization. Prior to joining Coalition Homes/MCCH, Mr. Enagonio was a project manager rehabilitating small rental and homeownership complexes for low-income residents of the Columbia Heights neighborhood. He is expereienced in tax credits, Community Development Block Grants and Federal Home Loan Bank subsidies for affordable housing, as well as municipal housing trust funds. He also has experience in property management and tenant organizing. Mr. Enagonio recently received certification as a Housing Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council.

Alice Forcier, Program Director, Seneca Heights Apartments & Home First

Alice Forcier joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless in 2003, and is the director of two programs. Seneca Heights Apartments provides transitional housing for families and permanent supportive housing for single adults. She is also the program director for Home First which includes permanent supportive housing for 40 chronically homeless single adults. She has over 16 years experience working with the homelessness population in continuum of care service settings.  Prior to employment with the Coalition, Ms. Forcier served on MCCH board for 2 years. She was the director of Greentree Shelter run by the National Center for Children and Families. She had worked at the Ethos Foundation leading psycho-educational groups for adults court ordered into drug/alcohol treatment. She has extensive experience working with a wide range of personnel.

Chandra Harris, Program Director, Partnership for Permanent Housing

Nili Soni, Program Director, Safe Havens & CHIPP

Nili Soni, MSW, joined the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless in 2007 and has been the Program Director for Safe Havens since 2009. Prior to her current position as Program Director, she worked for two years as a case manager with CHIPP, providing case management for homeless individuals who frequently use the emergency medical system and who have repeatedly been incarcerated in the local corrections system (often for “nuisance” crimes e.g. public drunkenness, loitering) achieve a permanent supportive housing. Prior to her joining MCCH, Ms. Soni worked as a social worker at the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare Division, where she provided case management to children and families in the Kinship system. Her backgrounds in America as well as in India have provided her ample opportunities to live and work in various contexts with people who represent diverse groups on many complex levels. Ms. Soni holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland with a specialization in Families and Children. She also acquired a Masters degree in Human Development and Family Studies from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.