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Having completed the test project in which we discovered five amplifiers in the affordable housing space, we have continued our research to include ten more individuals bringing awareness to the affordable housing crisis. Below we have listed the initial findings from the test project first, followed by the new additions to the list of amplifiers. These additions include researchers, economists, lawyers, designers, and additional nonprofit leaders.

Erika Poethig

•  Erika Poethig is the vice president and chief innovation officer at The Urban Institute — a nonprofit organization that seeks to impact social and economic policies through research.
• Poethig is active on LinkedIn and Twitter. On Twitter, she posts and retweets about housing, affordability, discrimination, and policy at least several times a week. She also publishes articles about housing and inclusion regularly and attends events as a speaker on the same issues.
• Poethig qualifies as an amplifier because she has relatively good reach with 3,276 followers on Twitter and more than 500 connections on LinkedIn with both channels being fully dedicated to her work and messaging surrounding affordable housing. She also holds a high position in a nonprofit dedicated to improving policy, with affordable housing being a significant theme in the research work the organization does.

  

Cea Weaver

•  Cea Weaver has been named a "pivotal voice and organizer" in the NYC and Brooklyn movement for housing rights for all, particularly low income residents. Weaver works with the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board and Housing Justice for All. 
• Though she does not have a LinkedIn profile that we were able to locate, she is very active on Twitter, with 3,672 followers and daily tweets and retweets about housing and politics.
• Weaver made the Brooklyn Magazine list of the '100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture' for the work she has done in Brooklyn to fight for low income residents. She is also the campaign coordinator for Housing Justice for All, gaining recognition and influence for all the work she is doing regarding housing access in New York City.

Andrew Grant Houston

•  Andrew Grant Houston is an architect who works for House Cosmopolitan. House Cosmopolitan carries out projects aimed at creating cities and places where "people belong."
• Houston has 2,466 followers on Twitter, where he tweets about housing and sustainable cities.
• As a business owner and advocate for sustainability and housing in Seattle with several thousand Twitter followers, Andrew Grant Houston is active in creating projects and being a voice for housing and sustainability.

Diane Yentel

•  Diane Yentel is the president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and has built a career based on public policy with a focus on public housing.
• Yentel has 34.5 followers on Twitter, where she tweets about social issues with a focus on public housing and homelessness. She also has more than 500 connections on LinkedIn.
• The combination of being the leader of a nonprofit that focuses on access to housing, as well as having a large social media following via Twitter signifies that Diane Yentel is both an influencer and amplifier in the affordable housing space. Due to her position and expertise, she is "frequently quoted in major media outlets" and maintains a position of influence.

Julian Agyeman

•  Julian Agyeman is an urban planning and environmental policy professor at Tufts University. He calls himself an author, a speaker, and an educator who is passionate about planning cities and ensuring that policy processes and outcomes are more just and equitable.
• Agyeman is active on Twitter and LinkedIn where he posts daily about all subjects that are related to cities and justice, with housing being one of the multiple aspects of creating sustainable and just cities.
• As an author or editor of 11 books, Agyeman has secured a following and a certain degree of recognition in matters concerning housing justice and equality. Additionally, he has more than 500 connections on LinkedIn and 5,607 followers on Twitter.

Nay'Chelle Harris

•  Nay'Chelle Harris is a social worker and financial coach at Prosperity Connection in St. Louis, and an advocate for housing policy and economic justice in St. Louis.
• On Twitter, Harris has 746 followers, and tweets regularly about financial and housing justice.
• Though her social media following is still growing, she is a regular speaker and community advocate and volunteer.

Peggy Bailey

•  Peggy Bailey is the vice president for housing policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. She states that she is "passionate about social justice" and has dedicated her career to connecting affordable housing to other aspects of health and care.
• Bailey is active on Twitter, where she has 1,335 followers and tweets about health, homelessness, and housing. She is also on LinkedIn, where she has more than 500 connections and engages with content about housing.
• With her social media following and engagement, alongside her position in housing policy, Bailey qualifies as an amplifier in the housing policy space. She also hosts "events" on Twitter to spread awareness about housing issues, such as her recent "Keeping Housing Fair" Twitter chat.

Jenny Schuetz

•  Jenny Schuetz is a scholar and economist with expertise in housing policy and affordability. She is a fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings— a nonprofit public policy organization based out of Washington D.C.
• On Twitter, Schuetz has 7,624 followers where she tweets and retweets about housing, public policy, and politics. On LinkedIn she has more than 500 connections and is active in sharing content and her writing.
• Schuetz has gained significant recognition for her work and writing on land use, housing, and neighborhood change, earning her features in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vox, Slate, The Economist, Washington Post, and Financial Times. This level of recognition, along with her commitment to create content and voice justifies Schuetz as an amplifier.

Richard Cho

•  Richard Cho is the CEO at the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness. He has over 20 years in the housing and homelessness sector and currently serves on the NYC Crisis Prevention and Response Task Force and the Kings County Justice 2020 Committee. 
• Cho tweets and retweets several times daily. His Twitter account has 1,971 followers and contains a lot of content about homelessness, incarceration, housing solutions, and mental health. On LinkedIn, he has more than 500 connections.
• Having served on many committees in various capacities, as well as garnering a significant social media following, Richard Cho approaches the challenge of access to housing from a variety of angles and audiences, making him an amplifier and influencer.

Matthew Desmond

•  Matthew Desmond is a sociologist at Princeton, the author of a book titled 'Evicted', and the co-founder of the organization Just Shelter.
• Desmond's research and publications are centered on poverty, housing insecurity, public policy, and racial inequality.
• His organization, Just Shelter, exists to "raise awareness of the human cost of the lack of affordable housing in America and to amplify the work of community organizations working to preserve affordable housing, prevent eviction, and reduce family homelessness."
• Desmond has a very significant following on Twitter — 26,300 followers. He tweets regularly about eviction, policy, poverty, and housing issues. With an audience of this size and recognition as a scholar, author, and advocate who intentionally aims to amplify these issues, there is little room for doubt that Desmond is an influencer in the housing space.

Adrianne Todman

•  Adrianne Todman is the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. NAHRO is a D.C.-based organization that advocates for adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. Todman has also served as the executive director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA), as policy aide in the Office of the Secretary at HUD, and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Additionally, she is active on several committees and within numerous initiatives.
• Todman has 2,260 followers on Twitter, which she uses as a platform to tweet about all things related to housing.
• In addition to her social media following and leadership positions held, Todman may be considered an influencer and has been named a 'woman of influence' by Housingwire and has won several awards for her work in the housing affordability space. She is also considered to be one of five women leading in the affordable housing space.

Tom Coale

•  Tom Coale is a lawyer specializing in land use and zoning. He also hosts a podcast called Elevate Maryland, which focuses on policies and issues affecting Maryland and whose motto is: "Elevate voices. Build community. Present solutions."
• Coale is prolific on Twitter, where he has 2,310 followers and tweets about the latest public issues, as well as housing affordability. His Twitter bio states that he is a 'housing advocate.'
• Coale's Twitter following and podcast give him a platform in which he has the ability to be an amplifier for issues that are important, including housing affordability, of which he says he is an advocate. The podcast Twitter account currently has 729 followers, extending his reach even further.

Laurie Goodman

•  Laurie Goodman is the vice president at the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute. She is passionate about using data to inform policy and has experience as an economist and in Wall Street firms.
• Goodman has 4,458 followers on Twitter, where she often tweets about home ownership and affordable housing. She also has more than 500 connections on LinkedIn.
• Goodman is also a prolific writer and speaker about housing issues, with numerous mentions in the media as well. Her position, her social media platform, and her regular writing and speaking make Goodman an influencer in the realm of home ownership and affordable housing.

Rachel Fee

•  Rachel Fee is the executive director at New York Housing Conference and a long-time advocate for affordable housing. The New York Housing Conference deems itself the affordable housing advocate for New York.
• Fee has 1,871 followers on Twitter, where she tweets daily about housing policies and concerns. She also has more than 500 connections on LinkedIn.
• In addition to her social media following and director position of an organization specifically advocating for affordable housing, Fee also writes and speaks about these issues in publications or at events. Her audience and relevance of her content make her an excellent amplifier in the affordable housing space.

Lex Roman

•  Lex Roman is a unique amplifier in that she is a UX designer, but is a community advocate concerning issues of homelessness and housing affordability. Roman believes in the impact that design can have, making her an interesting advocate for housing issues. She has also been the president of the board at the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition.
• On Twitter, Roman has 5,464 followers and tweets multiple times daily about many public issues, with homelessness and housing being a subject she is passionate about. Her Twitter bio states that she is working on homelessness and housing.
• Roman is also a writer and a speaker, who covers multiple topics, with housing and homelessness being one of the subjects she enjoys speaking about. Her speaking, writing, and large Twitter audience qualifies her as an amplifier, and potentially one who has a different audience and different reach than some previously mentioned influencers.