Marcy Thompson is the Alliance’s Vice President of Programs and Policy. In this role, she develops, coordinates and leads the implementation of the organization’s policy and advocacy agenda. Marcy brings more than 20 years of experience developing and implementing federal homelessness-related policy as a public servant, consultant, and frontline services practitioner. Most recently, Marcy served as the Director of Policy Initiatives at the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness where she led the development of All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. Her efforts directly ensured that the plan included a strong emphasis on addressing systemic racism as a root cause of homelessness and on ensuring that people with lived experience are partners and leaders in developing the policies and solutions. Marcy’s prior experience includes leading a national technical assistance team that provided equity-centered homelessness technical assistance and capacity-building support around the country and in various roles at HUD, where she worked collaboratively across the federal government to develop policy that sought to codify national best practices. Marcy earned her Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.