Marc Dones, BA

Marc Dones (they/them) is the policy director at BHHI. They are an American social justice advocate and policy strategist and have worked extensively in the fields of violence prevention, homelessness, affordable housing, and racial equity. Most recently, Marc served as the inaugural CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, where they oversaw a $250M budget, implemented one of the best emergency housing voucher programs in the country, and advanced national models on encampment response. Marc has held leadership positions in several organizations, including the Center for Social Innovation and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and taught both undergraduate and graduate-level coursework. They have also served as the Executive Director of the National Innovation Service, which focused on promoting equity and social justice in communities across the United States through policy and program design. Marc is known for their work on developing policy solutions to address homelessness, particularly for people who experience chronic homelessness. They have published on the intersections between race and homelessness, race and behavioral health, systems transformation, and have been asked to speak at the White House, testify to Congress, and are a sought after keynote speaker.