Washington Housing Crisis Case Study: Snohomish County
In this presentation, Chris will present the relationship of housing affordability and housing availability, and how the landscape of price has shifted in Snohomish County since 2000, from which we can then study Washington State. The presentation will look at various impacts, individual and social, that are seen as a result of the worsening housing crisis. The presentation will discuss how change happens, and what levels of government have what part to play in the broad solution, and how a failure to act has led to the crisis in the first place.
About the Speaker
As the Director of Government Relations at the Housing Authority of Snohomish County, Chris supports broader understanding and action in housing affordability locally, in Washington, and the other Washington. Prior to this role, he has worked for former Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, and at NASA in Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs.
Chris received a Masters in Public Administration from The Evergreen State College, and a BS in Information Technology and Administrative Management from Central Washington University. He lives in Snohomish County with his family.
Environmental Speaker Series
The Environmental Speaker Series is hosted by the College of the Environment at Western Washington University.
The Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30 pm in Academic Instructional Center West room 204 - AW-204. Parking is available in lot C.