Lisa Coffman is a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Office of Special Needs is where the Office of HIV/AIDS Housing and the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs are located. The HIV/AIDS Housing program awards over $430 million annually to enable communities to continue efforts to prevent homelessness and provide supportive housing for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS. Through SNAPS, $3 billion is awarded annually to serve vulnerable individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness through a wide variety of service and housing interventions. Prior to joining HUD in 2010, Lisa was responsible for managing the City of Evansville (Indiana’s) CBDG, HOME and ESG funding, she served as the Director of Programs for the Indiana State Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and was a senior staff member at the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.