Britta Fisher has served as the President & CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless since March of 2023. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the City of Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), which under her tenure grew to a staff of 120 employees and a budget of $254M. With appointments by both Republican and Democratic Governors, Fisher has served on the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Housing, the State Housing Board, and the Affordable Housing Strategy Group convened by US Senator Michael Bennett. She was named the City & County of Denver’s Most Supportive Leader 2022 and honored as a 40 Under 40 in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal. Nationally, Fisher served as the Chair of the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum, a group of nine cities with the highest cost housing in the United States. Prior to her tenure at HOST, Fisher served as the Executive Director of three organizations, mpowered, Localworks, and Housing Justice, and previously worked for the Coalition in two roles in the mid-2000s, including in rural and women’s health. Britta Fisher holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from Wartburg College in Iowa.
"Throughout my career I have experienced great joy in seeing places and people come alive in new ways. Housing and health care is a transformational combination. I feel alignment deep in my soul as we work together for lasting solutions to homelessness."