(She/Her) Fatimah Aure is The Kelsey’s Director of Field & Capacity Building. She leads The Kelsey’s efforts to grow the field of leaders, advocates, and champions of disability-forward housing solutions, including The Kelsey’s growing coalition of design and architecture firms that have committed to implementing The Kelsey’s Inclusive Design Standards in new projects. Fatimah uses …
The CA Disability Inclusive Housing Working Group convenes key stakeholders in affordable housing and cross-disability rights to build greater coherence and alignment in disability and housing policy and practice.
(They/She) Allie Cannington is The Kelsey’s Senior Manager of Advocacy and Organizing. She leads The Kelsey’s policy and advocacy efforts – advancing disability-forward housing solutions at the state and federal levels, most recently collaborating with US Senator Bob Casey on the bipartisan Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act. Allie is a white, …
(She/Her) Caroline Bas is The Kelsey’s Chief Operating Officer. Caroline oversees The Kelsey’s finance and operations as well as leads on project timelines for The Kelsey’s housing developments nationwide – supervising site selection, community engagement, and construction of The Kelsey’s universally-designed, multifamily housing. Caroline has over fifteen years of business leadership experience across the non-profit, …
(She/Her) Micaela Connery is co-founder and CEO of The Kelsey, a nonprofit organization that co-develops accessible, affordable, inclusive multifamily housing; advocates for policy changes that promote disability-inclusive housing practices; and provides tools and templates for others who want to build housing based on The Kelsey’s award-winning model. Connery’s lifelong advocacy for people with disabilities stems …
Join The Kelsey, The Silicon Valley Independent Living Center, and disability rights leaders as discuss what’s working, what’s needed, and how each of us can promote inclusion where at home, work, and play.