At its last Board of Directors meeting on May 18th, the Chaffee Housing Authority formed an ad hoc committee devoted to ensuring that Jane’s Place begins construction as soon as possible.
“Establishing this Jane’s Place committee is an exciting next step that will ensure this one-of-a-kind project gets to the finish line as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Joseph Teipel, the Committee Chair. “The folks around the table on a weekly basis represent the commitment, diversity, and collaboration that has been intrinsic to this project since day one. With phase I construction complete, we are on the path to going vertical as soon as we possibly can.”
The Jane’s Place Committee has the authority to develop plans and strategies related to the financing, partnership management, funding, future operational planning, and communications for Jane’s Place. Major decisions involving fiduciary oversight will be brought to the full CHA Board for discussion and approval.
The committee is taking on four key initiatives. First, the committee is overseeing, reviewing, and supporting the financing of the project. Second, the committee is working to verify documentation of all partnerships related to the project and open the lines of communications with partners. Third, the committee is creating an implementation plan to close funding gaps, including grant research and writing, individual donor requests, confirmation of naming and sponsorship opportunities, and relationship management. Finally, the committee is developing and implementing a communications plan involving regular status updates to the community and key stakeholders.
The committee is documenting all key initiatives in a written action plan with who/what/when reporting timelines.
In creating the committee, the CHA Board partnered with the Community Foundation and Achieve, two organizations that will occupy space as tenants in the project. In addition to Chair Teipel, other committee members include Monica Haskell (CHA Board Member), Ashley Kappel (CHA Executive Director), Jeff Eaton (CHA Development Committee volunteer), Betsy Dittenber (CCCF Executive Director), Megan Leesley (CCCF Board Chair), Rick Hamilton (CCCF Board Member), Jenny Davis (Achieve Executive Director), and Miki Hodge (community volunteer).
Betsy Dittenber of the Community Foundation had the following comment: “We are honored to have played a role in the Jane’s Place project since its inception. Serving as a critical puzzle piece in community-driven initiatives is a core part of our mission as a community foundation. We are glad to have a more formalized structure to continue to help Chaffee Housing Authority advance their project.”
