Tasha Gray received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan and a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. 

Tasha has 18 years of experience working to house homeless populations. While completing her Master’s degree, Tasha was employed as an Assistant Project Manager with Skid Row Housing Trust, where she worked to develop permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals in Los Angeles’ Skid Row community. She later served as a Program Manager for the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH). At CSH, Tasha provided technical assistance and led workshops and trainings on developing, financing, and operating permanent supportive housing for homeless populations. 

In June 2009, Tasha joined the Homeless Action Network of Detroit (HAND) as a Program Coordinator. In this role, she was responsible for coordinating nearly $25 million annually in funding applications from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) for homeless programming in the cities of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.  

Tasha is currently the Executive Director of HAND. In this role she provides oversight and leadership to all of HAND’s programs and services and serves as an advocate to the area’s homeless population. In addition, she works with key stakeholders, including the City of Detroit, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Department of Human Services, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.