The Housing Hope Executive Board has appointed Kathryn Opina as the new chief executive officer for Housing Hope and HopeWorks. Opina previously served as the interim CEO for the past six months and has been the lead operations and general administrator for the organization for the last two years.

Her appointment was effective Sept. 1.

Opina brings extensive experience in non-profit fiscal management and operations to her role, Housing Hope said in a news release. As CEO, she will report to and work closely with the board of directors to ensure consistent leadership for Housing Hope and its subsidiaries, including Housing Hope Properties and HopeWorks Social Enterprises Agency.

Housing Hope owns and operates 652 affordable housing units at 25 locations throughout S nohomish County.

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