Colleen Hernandez previously led the Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), a national non-profit whose mission is to guide consumers on the path to sustainable homeownership and financial stability. She left that position in 2014, having served at the request of both Presidents Bush and Obama as the national hotline for foreclosure prevention.

Prior to HPF, Colleen was the Executive Director of the Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance (KCNA) for 18 years where she worked with neighborhood leaders to ensure their communities were safe, strong and stable places where people were proud to live. In addition to her executive leadership, Ms. Colleen has also served on the Tenth District Federal Reserve Bank board and the national Fannie Mae Foundation board.

After stepping down from HPF, Colleen opened her own consulting firm and serves clients in the areas of leadership development, housing counseling and affordable housing development.

Colleen received both bachelors and master’s degrees from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.