As a Louisville native, Robin Bray grew up in West Louisville’s Parkland neighborhood, a community of passionate and supportive individuals and institutions. At an early age, she knew that giving back to her community was important. Real Estate allows her to do that. Real Estate is her passion and a way for her to give back. Robin received her Real Estate License in 1997 and worked with Semonin Realtors. In 2001, her passion led to the creation of Bray Property Management, LLC to give individuals decent housing in the Parkland Community. Currently, she continues her Real Estate career with Buckner Real Estate Services. This minority owned company honors Oliver S. Buckner, one of the pioneering Real Estate Brokers that serviced West Louisville during a very segregated period in Louisville history. Robin is not your typical real estate investment company owner. Prospective of all income levels tenants are steered her way when an understanding and compassionate landlord is needed for an individual or family in need of decent affordable housing. It is common for tenants to receive support with furnishings and other vital resources when they become a tenant of Bray Property Management. Robin also plays an active role after the tenant settles into their housing. If a tenant encounters financial difficulties, Robin consistently provides flexible payment arrangements and other strategies to avoid the eviction process. After twenty years in existence, the Bray Property Management portfolio has experienced growth and many tenants have benefited from safe, affordable and decent housing throughout the city of Louisville. In addition to owning Bray Property Management, Robin is actively engaged in her community. From 2008-2013,2018- Present Robin served on the Habitat for Humanity of Louisville Board. From 2006- Present, she is a member of their Site Acquisition Committee and served as Committee Chairperson in 2010. Out of concern for vast numbers of vacant properties in West Louisville and deterioration of land values, Robin co-founded a non-profit - the West Louisville Women’s Collaborative, Inc. (WLWC). WLWC’s mission is to create and sustain artistic, peaceful spaces in West Louisville. Their inaugural project transformed a vacant lot into West Louisville’s first Peace Labyrinth. This Labyrinth allows for peaceful and artistic expression in an area that needs healing. In 2017-Present, Robin joined Metropolitan Housing Coalition Board, 2019-Present Metropolitan Housing Coalition Executive Board. Robin will continue to partner with people and institutions concerned about housing and who see it as a tool for wealth building for future generations.

Cathy Kuhn joined the Metropolitan Housing Coalition as it’s Executive Director in the fall of 2020. Cathy has been working in the homeless and housing field for over 20 years. Prior to joining MHC, Cathy was the Chief Strategy Officer at Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH), a large homeless and housing provider in New Hampshire, where she worked since 2006. In 2012, Cathy took on an additional role as the Director of the New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness (NHCEH), a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding effective solutions to homelessness through research, education and advocacy. Cathy holds a PhD in Sociology/Urban Studies from Michigan State University, a Master’s Degree in Resource Development and a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies. Both her Master’s Thesis and Dissertation were applied research projects aimed at enhancing delivery and outcomes of key federal housing programs. From 1997-1999, Cathy lived in Panama where she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching environmental education in primary schools. Cathy is also an Adjunct Professor of Sociology, with experience teaching at numerous colleges and universities. In her free time, Cathy is an avid runner, having run 9 marathons, including 4 consecutive Boston Marathons, as well as dozens of half marathons in states across the country. When she’s not running, she enjoys spending time with her husband Tommy, daughter Lily, dog Cooper and cat Ivy.

Michelle Rawn has almost 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry representing real estate investors in both real estate matters and landlord tenant cases. She is a member of the Kentucky and Indiana Bar Associations, as well as the Kentucky Real Estate Investors Association, Kentucky Real Estate Exchangors and the Louisville Apartment Association. Michelle graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University, and then attended the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, where she graduated with her Juris Doctorate. Michelle was born in Wooster, Ohio. Her family relocated to Floyds Knobs, Indiana in 1984 where she graduated from Floyd Central High School.

Marilyn S. Harris is the Director of the Office of Housing for Louisville‐Jefferson County Metro Government. Marilyn began her career in housing as the Community Development Coordinator with the City of Shelbyville where she headed up the revitalization of the Martinsville Neighborhood. She left the City of Shelbyville in late 1995 and began working for Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) as a Program Representative. While at KHC she developed guidelines and policies for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Weatherization Program, and the SMAL Multi‐family Affordable Loan Program. She developed and implemented training for recipients of funds administered by KHC including HOME, AHTF, 4% and 9% Housing Credits, and the SMAL Program. In 2014 she left KHC and started working for Woda Management and Real Estate (Woda Cooper Communities) as Regional Manager, where she was responsible for the operation and management of 10 multi‐family complexes with over 500 units in Kentucky, Tennessee and an additional 15 properties with over 500 units in Illinois that were funded with Low Income Housing Tax Credit, HOME Investment Partnership Program Funds, Rural Development 535, Rural Development 515 and Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) Program funds. Most recently Marilyn has been administering the Federal CARES and ERA funds for Eviction Diversion for Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government. Marilyn is also a consultant for various non‐profits throughout Kentucky and Louisiana. She is a trainer for HOME Investment Partnership Programs and Community Development Block Grant Program with NeighborWorks America, the largest non‐profit housing training organization in the United States. She currently serves on the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Directors as Vice‐ Chair, a board member for the Metropolitan Housing Coalition, the Louisville Community Action Agency, and is a Board Member for the Kentucky Habitat for Humanity State Support Organization.