Tamera Kohler has served as the CEO of the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH), the Continuum of Care Lead Agency, since November 2018. In addition to overseeing RTFH, Ms. Kohler advises elected officials, including national leaders, and helps shape policies so they’re incorporating best practices that strengthen the region’s homeless response system. Ms. Kohler has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience serving state and local governments and nonprofits specializing in poverty, homeless, housing, and private mortgage lending. She serves on multiple state and national boards including the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) Leadership Council. Before joining RTFH, she served as the Division Director of Homeless Strategy and Investment in the City of Seattle. Prior to that, she spent 8 years helping to lead the nationally-noted homelessness reduction programs for the State of Utah as the Assistant Division Director of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the Department of Workforce Services.