National Cohousing Alliance
Our Mission
Our Vision
We envision a future where sustainable, egalitarian communities thrive – where community-rooted housing empowers a diverse group of people to live with intention, connection and collective care.
Our Values
Community
Rooted in connection, growing through collaboration.
Clarity
Making cohousing visible and actionable.
Activation
Turning vision into momentum through skills, support, and connection.
Equity
Prioritizing justice and democratic principles in how we live together.
Attainability
Making community-focused housing reachable - financially, culturally, and practically.
Flourishing
Strengthening the whole by growing together.
Hope
A more connected world can, and does, exist.
Our Team
Trish Becker
Executive Director
Carolyn Pruitt
Program Director
Shelly Annameier
Event Manager
Kyle Burford
Web Developer
Paul Brian
Web consultant
Susan Coffin
Bookkeeper
Desteny Rivera
Administrative Support
Board of Directors
The National Cohousing Alliance is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of passionate leaders from across the cohousing movement. Board members bring their experience, perspective, and commitment to strengthening cohousing and community-rooted housing across the country.
Interested in serving on the board? Learn more and apply here.
Laurie Frank
President
Jim Mendell
Vice President
Deb Goldberg
Treasurer
Shelly Parks
Board Member
Nazin Bagherynejad
Board Member
Heidi Berggren
Board Member
Lew Bowers
Board Member
Nadthachai Kongkhajornkidsuk
Board Member
Danny Milman
Board Member
Julia Moran Morton
Board Member
Sarah Wells
Board Member
Dyan Wiley
Board Member
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council brings together experienced cohousing professionals who offer insight, perspective, and strategic guidance to the National Cohousing Alliance. Meeting quarterly, the council shares what they are seeing across the field and helps identify opportunities to strengthen and advance the cohousing movement.
Mathilde Berthe
Erik Bonnett
Bryan Bowen
Jerry Gonzalez
Grace Kim
Jim Leach
Lew Bowers
Ann Lehman
Katie McCamant
Danny Milman
Shelly Parks
Roger Studley
Kyle Barker
Our Strategic Vision
We believe the future of housing is rooted in community. Our Blueprint for Belonging 2030 guides our work over the next five years, expanding our reach, strengthening our ecosystem, and supporting more people in creating collaborative, connected ways of living.
This vision reflects an evolution in our mission. Alongside cohousing, we champion a broader spectrum of community-rooted housing models, including co-buying, retrofit neighborhoods, intergenerational communities, and other shared approaches that foster connection, sustainability, and democratic participation.
Our Strategic Priorities
- Ignite Awareness and Deepen Engagement
Increase visibility and understanding of cohousing and community-rooted living through storytelling, events, and accessible pathways for engagement. - Break Barriers and Broaden Access
Address affordability and systemic inequities while embracing the diverse ways people are building community today. - Fuel Community Growth and Resilience
Equip forming and established communities with tools, education, and peer learning to help them thrive over time. - Grow a Thriving, Connected Ecosystem
Strengthen partnerships across regions and sectors, engaging professionals and allied organizations to support community-rooted housing nationwide. - Strengthen Organizational Capacity
Build the funding, infrastructure, and systems needed to serve a growing movement with clarity and sustainability.
