STAFF

Charles McCullough

Executive Director

A South Arlington resident for more than 15 years, Charles is an attorney with a track record of leading community-based organizations and serving as the voice of inclusion for a host of local organizations. Most recently, he founded an organizational development consultancy, helping a variety of clients increase grant revenue, expand their community programs, and enhance their partnerships with local business and government. He also serves as chair and a lead arbitrator for the DC Bar’s Attorney/Client Arbitration Board and is a member of the U.S. Postal Service Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. 

McCullough received his undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University, continuing his education at Boston College where he earned a master’s in education and a law degree.  

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Leibson

Chair

David has been developing and supporting affordable housing policies and programs in the U.S. and abroad for more than forty years. A previous AHS board member, Leibson, year-long appointment would offer continued institutional knowledge for a period not to exceed one year, during which time the board reenergizing with new board members and a fresh strategic plan.

Leibson served as co-chair of Arlington County’s Task Force on Implementation of its Ten-Year Plan to end Homelessness and for eight years before was a member of the County Housing Commission. He chaired the Commission’s Committee on Housing Services and worked with the Department of Human Services, the Community Services Board, and community leaders in development and approval by the County Board of an innovative Supportive Housing Plan, now with more than 200 homes based on the “Housing First” model for people with mental and developmental challenges.

He served as well on the Board of New Hope Housing, a non-profit providing shelter for the homeless and the Board of the Alliance for Housing Solutions, a non-profit advocating for low income housing in Arlington County. Internationally, he has held senior positions with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the US-Asia Environmental Partnership and the Foundation for Cooperative Housing where he was responsible for low-income housing and slum improvement projects with banks, local governments, community cooperatives, and local builders that housed more than 60,000 families in through Asia, Europe and Africa.

He is a recognized consultant on housing policy, slum improvement and program management around the world and is currently an advocate with the International Housing Coalition which is supported by the National Association of Realtors and Habitat for Humanity, in the promotion of “Housing for All”.

Laura Martin

Board Secretary

Laura is an associate pastor at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ. Her work focuses on social action, mission issues, and pastoral care. She currently serves on the steering committee of the Interfaith Power and Light. She has been a member of the Alliance for Human Services and served on the Potomac Association's Justice and Witness Committee. Laura previously served as Director, Patrick Henry Family Shelter and Housing Programs, at Shelter House for six years. In that role, she provided leadership, direction, and budget management for four housing programs, including emergency shelter for families of 5 or more and permanent supportive housing for families where the children were at risk of abuse or neglect. Laura’s work with the homeless and at-risk began in 2002 at New Hope Housing where she began as a Volunteer/Community Outreach Coordinator, then Case Manager, Senior Case Manager, and finally Director of Programs for Chronically Homeless Adults, where she managed an emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing programs, and a “housing first” program, as well as writing annual HUD grant applications. Laura is a member of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and in 2015 she was a speaker at the HUD Educational Panel. Laura earned her BA from the University of Virginia and her Masters of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary.

Jane Green

Treasurer

Jane is the membership director at Food and Water Watch. She previously served as the development director at Greater Greater Washington. She is a graduate of Arlington’s Neighborhood College Program, is active in her civic association, and writes a biweekly column about housing for ARLnow called Making Room. Jane has three degrees (a bachelor’s, master’s, and a Ph.D.) in history, and moved to Arlington in 2015. Jane is proud to rent in South Arlington, where she lives with her family.

Kellen MacBeth

Kellen serves as a member of Arlington's Housing Commission and is the former chair of the Arlington Tenant-Landlord Commission. He has worked extensively with tenant advocacy and housing policy organizations to protect tenant rights and advance housing equity in the County and commonwealth. He serves as chair of the Arlington Branch NAACP Housing Committee and as a member of the AHS Policy Committee. Previously, he served on the board of Arlington Thrive and as a member of the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families. Kellen received his Master of Policy Management from Georgetown University and completed his master’s thesis entitled Inequality in the Midst of Affluence: Black-White Housing Segregation in Arlington County, Virginia. He holds a bachelor's degree in politics from Marymount University.

Professionally, Kellen is a public sector management consultant at Summit Consulting, LLC focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs.

Adele McClure

Adele is best known as an advocate for vulnerable populations. She is the Executive Director of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. She previously worked at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development where she served as the evictions prevention efforts point person for the state and worked on initiatives that include addressing homelessness, youth transitioning out of foster care, housing instability for the most vulnerable, and evictions.

Prior to her time at DHCD, Adele served as Policy Director in the Office of the Lt. Governor (Virginia), and worked at Deloitte Consulting, the International Monetary Fund, and the Association of the United States Army.

Adele serves as a member of the HomeAgain Board in Richmond, the Governor's Coordinating Council on Homelessness, the Arlington County Continuum of Care Leadership Board, and the Forbes Under 30 Global Board. Her many civic activities include previously serving as a member of the Arlington Community Services Board (CSB), as a member of the Arlington CSB Substance Use Disorder Committee, as an Arlington County Election Officer, as a consumer member on the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia Board of Directors, and as an Executive Committee member of the Arlington 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Adele was recently named to the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the law and policy category.

Pamela Quanrud

A lifelong Arlingtonian, Pamela’s interest in joining the AHS came from her passion for contributing to a thriving and diverse community and having more than an average understanding of the issues around affordable housing. Recently retired, Pamela had a thirty-year career in the Foreign Service where she raised money, visioned and secured new legislation, managed organizations and guided leadership through change. She brings considerable organizational skills to the board, having served in a diverse array of leadership positions including the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Secretary Clinton’s Executive Secretariat, and the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. She is also a Tribeca Disruptive Innovator Fellow, which is made of a wide range of individuals who are looking for new approaches to obdurate problems across America.

Kitty Clark Stevenson

Kitty was raised in Arlington’s Hall’s Hill community and currently lives in the Cherrydale neighborhood. She is the daughter of Arlington’s first paid African American firefighter. Kitty worked for 17 years for Arlington County as the first full-time Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, and as a member and chair of the Arlington Human Rights Commission. She is the president and owner of ABLE’N Consulting Services, a consulting firm specializing in human resources management and training on disability awareness and sensitivity, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and workforce diversity for public and private sector employers.

Grace Hjerpe

Grace is a lifelong Arlingtonian, and her family has lived here for 3 generations. She is a barista for local coffee roaster Swing's and previously worked at the Westover Italian Store. Grace also volunteers on the leadership team for the YIMBYs of NOVA, and she is passionate about achieving Arlington's affordable housing goals so that service workers like herself can afford to live in the communities where they work.

David Sisson

David is a new Arlingtonian and public transit advocate who closely followed AHS’ work in supporting actionable policies to increase the supply of affordable housing, notably the Missing Middle Campaign prior to joining AHS’ Board of Directors. He is interested in helping AHS continue its success in increasing the supply of affordable housing units and supporting a diverse and equitable community.

Kathy Pryce-Jones

Kathy joined the AHS Board of Directors with nearly two decades of experience in affordable housing policy and advocacy. Her background in affordable housing includes disaster recovery and program implementation, program operations, compliance and monitoring, system design, development and financing. She also brings a wealth of knowledge regarding affordable housing laws and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels. Following the passage of Missing Middle and Expanded Housing Options in the county, she is eager to keep the momentum forward in increasing the supply of affordable housing in Arlington.