Close to Home Company Culture

Rachel has an MBA in Sustainable Systems and a Certificate in the Sustainable Built Environment, both from Bainbridge Graduate Institute. She also has 18 years of experience in housing people as a Seattle real estate broker. An advocate for the necessary shift toward a sustainable built environment, Rachel understands the impact that the space in which we spend our time has upon our health, mindset and spirit. Rachel is invested in making the business case for sustainable, healthy housing that supports, in multiple ways, the people in need of emergency housing. She believes this work is a social justice issue.

Jennifer has 18 years experience working as a therapist and care manager in the mental health field. She understands the importance of listening to clients’ needs as a way to assist them in discovering solutions and meeting goals. Here at Close to Home, she feels her role is very similar: tuning in to customers’ post-disaster housing needs and problems and matching them with the most appropriate shelter solutions. Jennifer is excited to be a part of Close to Home because she believes disaster housing in the U.S. can be accomplished in a more cost-efficient, humane and sustainable manner.