2022 Help, Hope, Change Honoree

Marty Kooistra

Marty Kooistra is a champion of coalition-based work at the intersection of community development, equity, and affordable housing. An avid practitioner of network leadership, his efforts have advanced homebuyer financial readiness, subsidy & financial sustainability policies, the rehabilitation and preservation of foreclosed and distressed properties, and the design & development of affordable high-performance housing. Marty was honored to serve as executive director and board president of the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County where he formed several coalitions and networks including Seattle for Everyone.  He held several leadership roles with Habitat for Humanity locally, nationally, and globally including CEO of the Seattle-King County affiliate. He co-chairs the University of Washington’s West Coast Poverty Center Housing Roundtable and serves on the Global Washington Board. Previous appointments include the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Regional TOD Advisory Committee and Growth Management Policy Board and the NACEDA Board, Marty has a BS in Social Work & Political Science and was awarded a Bush Foundation fellowship for study at the Joint Center for Housing and Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.