About Us
At the Housing Crisis Action Group, our goal is to do our part in making Marin County a better place for all. Our mission is to create, build, and preserve much-needed housing.
We’re committed to investing our time and resources in order to further achieve our cause. Since 2016, we’ve been organizing in Marin to bridge the gap between organizations and coalitions, educate the community, and take action on priority housing projects.
By bringing together diverse organizations, we represent a plethora of constituencies who want to tackle the housing crisis. Alone each organization does valuable work. But, TOGETHER, we can build the political will for Marin County to say "Yes" to housing.

Top Issues
ADUs and JADUs
Support building of Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
Source of Income Ordinances
Support SIOs making it unlawful for landlords to discriminate based on the source of their tenant's income, as is often done with Section 8 housing vouchers
Creating Housing
Increase housing supply to accommodate Marin County's job growth and aging demographics





Steering Committee

Cynthia Murray
North Bay Leadership Council
Cynthia Murray is CEO, North Bay Leadership Council (NBLC), an employer-led public policy organization which represents the leading employers in the North Bay. NBLC’s goals are regional prosperity and sustainability. Previously, Murray served eight years on the Marin County Board of Supervisors and seven years on the Novato City Council.
Larry Kennings
Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative
Larry Kennings is an environmental planning consultant with 52 years of experience, 45 of which have been in Marin County. He received a Master’s Degree in City Planning from Harvard University’s Graduate School of design. He is currently serving Marin County as a sworn member of the Parks and Open Space Commission. He was a Founding Director of the International Association of Public Participation. Larry also was a Founding Director and President of the Alumni Association for the University of California’s College of Environmental Design.

Katie Koyfman
Housing Crisis Action,
Housing Specialist
Katie joined Housing Crisis Action as a part-time staff in 2017. She also serves as the Director of Operations at PARCA, an organization helping people with developmental disabilities thrive, and on the board of NCJW-SF. Katie is passionate about civic engagement and supporting impact-driven organizations with partnerships, development, advocacy, and storytelling. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Dominican University of California in San Rafael.
Diana Conti
College of Marin Trustee
Diana Conti has been a Trustee of the College of Marin since 2009. She has directed a broad variety of nonprofits for more than three decades and is currently CEO of PARCA, which serves people with developmental disabilities. She was the founding board president of Brilliant Corners, which provides housing and services for special needs and low-income populations.
Ethan Strull
Southern Marin Housing Advocate
Ethan Strull grew up in San Rafael and became passionate about housing as a driver of social inequality with the Marin County Youth Commission. Since then, he has worked with multiple nonprofits to organize Marin communities around housing issues. He is currently an undergraduate student at Bowdoin College, studying Government and Urban Studies.
Linda Jackson
Aging Action Initiative
Linda M. Jackson is Program Director of the Aging Action Initiative and serves as a trustee on the San Rafael Board of Education. She is a certified transportation planner, and has over 25 years experience with the Transportation Authority of Marin and the City of San Rafael. Jackson holds an M.S. and M.A. from the University of Texas in Austin and a B.A. from Wellesley College.
Joanne Webster
San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
Joanne was appointed President and CEO of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce and took office on May 1, 2014. Prior to her appointment, Joanne was the Director of Marketing and Community Promotion. Joanne’s skills include strategic planning, marketing and public relations, budgeting, community outreach, volunteer leadership, team building, board development, membership, and program and event implementation. Her specialties include business advocacy, connecting leaders and influencers and building coalitions.
Thank you to our Sponsors

Marin County Office of Education

Marin Community Foundation

EAH Housing
