Matt Traynor

218-213-2054 Before joining the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless as our full-time director of organizing, Matt completed his degree in Youth and Family Ministry where he took a position as a Youth Director at a church in Red Wing. During his spare time, he was able to do some organizing around equity issues within the […]

Rachel Lynett

Rachel Lynett  (she/they) serves as the Director of Operations with the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. Most recently before joining MCH, Rachel worked as a playwright and theatre artist.  Rachel has now written plays about the homeless communities in Fayetteville, AR, New Haven, CT, Pittsfield, MA and Orlando, FL by directly working with people with […]

Kirsten Rokke

Kirsten serves as the Director of Communications and Events with the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. From 2014-2021 Kirsten worked with MCH in various roles, the most recent one being the Director of Communications. Kirsten worked with Goff Public, a public relations firm in Saint Paul, until May of 2023, where she started working with […]

Ash Littles

Ash Littles (They/Them) is a Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Fellow, dedicated to advancing housing justice and equity across Minnesota. As a passionate advocate, Ash brings lived experience and a commitment to uplifting different individuals impacted by homelessness. At 25, Ash has already contributed to deep and meaningful conversations, including co‑moderating sessions at the MCH […]

TaVonne Grayson

TaVonne (Vonn) Grayson (she/her) lives in Fridley, Minnesota, and is originally from Country Club Hills, Illinois. Her advocacy journey is deeply personal — shaped by her experiences of homelessness both as a child and as an adult, and by her courage in overcoming childhood abuse. Those experiences taught her strength, compassion, and resilience, and now […]

DaKota ‘Bear’ Morgan

DaKota “Bear” Morgan (they/them) is a dedicated and innovative leader serving as a Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Policy Fellow, community advocate, and passionate voice in foster care reform and housing policy. Their work is grounded in a lived experience with foster care and homelessness. Committed to uplifting unheard voices and advancing systemic change. They […]

Randi Wickham

Randi Wickham lives in Central Minnesota. She is a mother of a human child and some reptilian babies as well. She is a mother, an aunt a sister a daughter, and  is a lived experience advocate, community leader, and co-founder of (LEAN) Lived Experience Advocacy Network, an advocacy group based out of Minnesota. Drawing from […]