About Us: SAHF Staff
Bill Kelly, President
Bill Kelly was a co-founder of SAHF and serves as its President. His prior experience includes 25 years as a partner in the law firm of Latham & Watkins and, before that, service as an advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and as a law clerk to US Court of Appeals Judge Frank Coffin and Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Bill is a director of Ashoka Innovators for the Public, the International Senior Lawyers Project, the Governance Institute, and the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. He was also awarded a Purpose Prize Fellowship, which recognizes leaders over 60 who have launched second careers innovating in the social sector, and has received awards for his legal pro bono work from the DC Bar and the American Bar Association.
Contact: Bkelly@sahfnet.org or call 202-737-5975
Anne Marie Brady, Policy Associate
Previously, Anne Marie Brady worked as a Research Associate for the Young Foundation in London where she conducted a qualitative study on UK housing policy. Her research cumulated in a report titled Good Neighbours: Housing Associations’ Role in Neighbourhood Governance. Prior to that, Anne Marie worked as a Senior Campaign Finance Analyst for the Federal Election Commission. While at the FEC, Anne Marie was the recipient of a Robert Bosch Foundation fellowship to work in the German federal parliament comparing the laws governing the financing of political parties in the U.S. and Germany. Anne Marie, a recipient of a J. William Fulbright Fellowship, holds a BA in History and German from Creighton University, an MA in Medieval History from Fordham University and an MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics.
Contact: ambrady@sahfnet.org or call 202-737-5974
Christopher Simmons, Law Clerk
Christopher Simmons recently joined SAHF as a Law Clerk. A recent graduate of the Fordham University School of Law, Christpher has clerked for the Hon. Emmet G. Sullivan at the United States District Court of the District of Columbia and prior to that worked as a Legal Intern wtih Black Entertainment Television, Inc. In addition to graduting with a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham, Christopher has a BA in Spanish Literature from Wesleyan University.
Contact: csimmons@sahfnet.org or call 202-737-5972
Deborah Green, Administrative Assistant
Deborah Green came to SAHF in January 2008 after 32 years of federal service with the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. She held numerous positions during her tenure with DOJ and retired, December 2004, as a Case Management Specialist for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Wildlife and Marine Resources Section. Debbie is a native Washingtonian. She is active in a variety of civic and cultural organizations such as the Department of Aging, the Mautner Project and Unity of Washington, DC.
Contact: dgreen@sahfnet.org or call 202-737-5976