Derek Wentorf is a passionate ally and advocate committed to ending houselessness for all. Derek has 15+ years of experience overseeing programming as well as managing system-level funding to support people moving into and staying in housing. Currently working as a private contractor with communities across the country, Derek has specific expertise in addressing youth and young adult houselessness, as well as unsheltered houselessness, with a passion for working to center and elevate the voices of young people in creating solutions for their community. Derek Wentorf has a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Washington, lives in Salt Lake City, UT, and is a partner to an inspirational woman and pet-papa to a needy goldendoodle