About TCHA

The Twin Cities Housing Alliance (TCHA) is a collaborative network dedicated to addressing housing challenges and strengthening community vitality in the Twin Cities region. Through strategic policy development, education, and impactful advocacy, TCHA works with local governments and allied organizations to ensure affordable, stable, and safe housing is attainable for all in our region.

Who We Are

TCHA brings together experienced professionals who have built, managed, financed, and preserved housing communities throughout the Twin Cities for decades. Our members bring expertise spanning the continuum and ecosystem of housing—private and nonprofit housing developers, architects, construction trades, banking and finance, advocacy organizations, civic and community organizations, and others.

What We Do

TCHA focuses on facilitating dialogue, developing solutions, and catalyzing action at the local and regional level. We provide substantive expertise and technical assistance for policy development, as well as guidance and support for better communicating and engaging with diverse housing stakeholders.

Leadership & Board

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CATHY CAPONE BENNETT

Cathy Capone Bennett is a trusted housing policy expert with 30 years of experience in private-public alliances, program development, and project management in all facets of housing policy, development and redevelopment planning, and strategic implementation. Her entire career has been focused on ensuring that communities are good places for people to live, work and play.

Cathy has provided community development consulting for the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, including the Urban Land Institute and the Regional Council of Mayors. She served as the director of community and economic development for the cities of Mounds View and Roseville and has provided consulting services for several Twin Cities communities, non-profits and the real estate industry. Cathy also serves on the Board of the Chisago County EDA-HRA, where she has facilitated the county’s first housing study, community toolkit, and approval of a County Housing Trust Fund.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Robb Bader, Bader Development - President

Bernadette Hornig, Hornig Companies - Vice President

Tim Baylor, JADT Development Group - Secretary

Joseph Peris, Ryan Companies - Treasurer

Gretchen Camp, ESG Architecture & Design

Jackie Cherryhomes. Cherryhomes-Tyler, Inc

Caren Dewar, Regional Council of Mayors

Adam Duininck, Minneapolis Downtown Council

PJ Hill, PGMA Development Partners

Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson, Aeon

Richard Kolodziejski, North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters

Ryan O’Connor, Metropolitan Council

Tim Marx, Winthrop & Weinstine

Chris Sherman, Sherman Associates

David Wellington, Wellington Management

  • Bernadette Horning – Co Chair

    Tim Marx – Co Chair

    Robb Bader

    Adam Duininck

    Tom Nelson

    Joe Peris

    Nichole Klonowski

    Jackie Cherryhomes

    Stefan Michno

    Evan Doran

    Richard Kolodziejski

    Jim Phelps

  • Eric Anthony Johnson - Chair

    Robb Bader

    Steve Minn

    David Wellington

    Caren Dewar

    Jackie Cherryhomes

    PJ Hill

    John Wall

    Erin Mathern

  • Gretchen Camp – Chair

    Amol Dixit

    Wendy Ethan

    Paul Maenner

    Jeff Hall

    Cody Dietrich

    Katya Pilling

TCHA Members

FOUNDING/CORPORATE MEMBERS

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PREMIER MEMBERS

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS

  • Aeon

  • Associated Bank

  • Broadway Street Development

  • Community Housing Corp

  • Cuningham Group

  • Ecumen

  • Enclave Companies

  • ESG Architecture & Design

  • The Excelsior Group

  • Exeter

  • Great Southern Bank

  • Hornig Companies

  • Holmes Murphy

  • JE Dunn

  • Keene Building Products

  • Kraus-Anderson

  • Northcrest Corporation

  • Northland Concrete & Masonry Co.

  • Paster Enterprises

  • PCL Construction

  • Parkera

  • Pope Design Group

  • Ryan Companies

  • United Properties

  • UofM Foundation Real Estate Advisors

  • Vitus

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

  • Regional Council of Mayors

  • Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

  • Minneapolis Downtown Council

  • St Paul Area Chamber of Commerce

  • The Itasca Project/Greater MSP

  • Up for Growth

  • Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

  • MN Homeownership Center

  • Marquette Advisors

PARTICIPATING MEMBERS

  • Base Camp Properties

  • Brad Birnberg and Stacy Pinck

  • BKV Group

  • Cherryhomes-Tyler, Inc

  • Collage Architects

  • Davis Communications

  • Dietrich Development

  • DJR Architects

  • Dunbar Strandness Inc.

  • In-Focus Systems

  • Ironmark Building Co

  • Ivy Properties

  • Hall Sweeney Partners

  • Henricksen

  • Hope Law & Hust Law

  • Kaas Wilson Architecture

  • Landon Group

  • Loucks Inc

  • Maenner Property Advisors, Inc.

  • Michel Commercial Real Estate

  • Monarch Development Partners

  • Perkins/Levin

  • PGMA Development Partners

  • Premier Housing Management

  • Property Solutions Service (PSS)

  • Pine Street Partners LLC

  • Saturday Properties

  • Stevens Construction Corp

  • Taft

  • The Lova Group

  • Urban Works Architecture

  • Yellow Tree Corporation