Chris Knestrick (he/him) is the Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless.  He has over 10 years of experience working in homelessness in Cleveland and he has also directed advocacy efforts in the international and local community. Chris is committed to community organizing, undoing oppression, and promoting nonviolence that centers the voices of those most impacted by public policy. His work has taken him from the streets of Cleveland to the mountains of Colombia. He is a graduate of the McCormick Theological Seminary. He loves to spend his days with two kids and  boating, fishing, and thinking about how to get the community to love so fiercely that homelessness is unimaginable.