Amanda Rosado is the Florida Housing Coalition’s Ending Homelessness Team Director. In this role, Amanda works closely with Continuums of Care, local governments, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, service providers, and other stakeholders working to prevent and end homelessness in their communities. Knowing that homelessness is solvable, Amanda provides training, technical assistance, and consulting to ensure every community in Florida has an effective housing crisis response system. Amanda is also a HUD technical assistance provider to Continuums of Care throughout Florida. Prior to working with the Coalition, Amanda worked in various homeless and housing programs including rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, emergency shelter, outreach, and behavioral health. As a strong advocate for housing first and recovery-oriented systems of care, she is passionate about utilizing evidence-based practices and providing effective interventions to work with some of the most vulnerable populations. Amanda holds a master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in Organizational and Community Practice.

ELISSA PLANCHER has years of hands-on experience in the homelessness and housing sector administering a variety of housing projects and programs for people experiencing homelessness. She is focused on developing and implementing effective solution-oriented strategies to help enrich the lives of individuals who are experiencing homelessness or reintegrating into the community by making decent, safe, and affordable housing opportunities accessible to these vulnerable residents. She graduated from Florida State University in 2004 with her Bachelors of Science, majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Political Science.