Mike Bulthuis has worked with the Ottawa Community Land Trust (OCLT) since December 2022, guiding the organization’s community engagement, initial housing acquisitions and capital growth. Throughout the 20 years prior, he worked in various policy, research and community development positions promoting housing security and social inclusion. He has held various roles within the federal public service – 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.