Mary Simons, M.S. works as a Directing Analyst-Contract Lead. She is working with a team to grow the Rural and Emerging Communities Division of Homebase. Additionally, she and a team at Homebase are exploring the challenges and solutions to implementing a livable wage in the homelessness services sector. She has dedicated over 20 years to designing and implementing housing and services programs that serve vulnerable populations through federal, state, and local resources. She has led CoC work in the southeast and worked in nonprofit management for over ten years. She earned her Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a concentration in systems theory from the University of Southern Mississippi.