Mike (he/him) has worked with the Ottawa Community Land Trust (OCLT) since December, 2022. Throughout the 20 years prior, he worked at the intersections of policy, research and community mobilization in various environments. These experiences included several positions with the federal government – developing policy on issues including homelessness, social finance, social innovation and infrastructure – and several leadership positions in the non-profit environment, including with Ottawa’s Alliance to End Homelessness, and with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. Alongside the OCLT, he’s committed to the preservation and expansion of affordable housing.