Tim Wiens was hired by the Board of Directors in January of 2020 as the half time Executive Director of the Maryland Inclusive Housing Corporation.
In 2016 Deputy Secretary Bernie Simons appointed Tim Wiens to serve on the State-wide Tiered Standards Committee to comply with the new federal CMS Settings rules. As part of Tim’s work on this Committee he was asked to chair the Residential Sub-Committee to set residential goals for DDA’s transformation. As a result of the work and recommendations of this Committee, in January of 2018, Mr. Simons appointed Tim Wiens to Chair the DDA Supported Living Advisory Committee, which led to the recommendations to establish both a DDA Rental Assistance Program and the Maryland Inclusive Housing Corporation.
Tim Wiens served as Executive Director of Jubilee Association of Maryland for 40 years, retiring from that position in June of 2019. He led Jubilee as it grew from one group home serving 7 individuals who had intellectual and other developmental disabilities, a budget of $43,000 a year with three employees to an agency serving 140 individuals in over 70 locations, with a budget of $12,000,000 and 260 employees. During this time Jubilee gained a reputation for excellence and innovation. Jubilee achieved extraordinarily low turnover rates for its employees and was a leader in partnering with other organizations to create new and innovative housing arrangements for the people it served.
In 2008 Jubilee’s three-year strategic plan signaled an end to Jubilee purchasing group homes and the establishment of the Jubilee Model Housing Partnership. This partnership was a commitment to service all individuals, regardless of the level or type of disability in non-group home settings. The first partnership to grow out of this was with Rosaria Communities, a Catholic based non-profit that provided the housing, connected the residents to a local Parish, and Jubilee provided the services. This model created affordable housing with natural supports from the local Parish, Jubilee managed admissions and services were provided without regard to religion. A second partnership was with the Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission HOC. HOC purchased four houses and people living in these houses all had vouchers, and Jubilee provided the services. The third partnership was with the Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), which is the largest developer of affordable housing in Montgomery County. Jubilee worked with MHP on several projects which resulted in people receiving Jubilee services living in affordable apartments owned by MHP. In 2011 Jubilee received a five-year grant from a local Foundation to continue to build its Model Partnership Program. Tim Wiens was intimately involved in all of this work including hiring people and consultants to create partnerships and to access affordable housing for what grew to be about 100 people living in non-group home settings. When Tim left Jubilee in 2019 over 40 of these 100 individuals had housing choice vouchers in their names.
Tim served in many leadership positions at the local, state and national levels. He served on the Board of MACS, the Maryland State providers Association, for 12 years including 2 years as Board President. He was appointed by the Governor to the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council where he served for nine years. He served on the Board of Mennonite Health Services for nine years where he chaired the Board Governance Committee. Tim received the MACS Recognition for Lifetime Achievement award in June 2019.
Tim is a graduate of Bethel College in N. Newton, KS, and has a Masters of Social Work degree from Catholic University and a Specialist Degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University both in Washington, D.C.
Tim has been married to Mary Jo Schumacher for 38 years, they have two sons Jacob and Jonathan, two daughters in law and two granddaughters all of whom live on the west coast. Tim is an active member of Hyattsville Mennonite Church. He loves to travel, to hike, to golf, to entertain and to take advantage of the cultural riches of the Washington, D.C. area.
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Tim Wiens
Executive Director
Tim Wiens was hired by the Board of Directors in January of 2020 as the half time Executive Director of the Maryland Inclusive Housing Corporation.
In 2016 Deputy Secretary Bernie Simons appointed Tim Wiens to serve on the State-wide Tiered Standards Committee to comply with the new federal CMS Settings rules. As part of Tim’s work on this Committee he was asked to chair the Residential Sub-Committee to set residential goals for DDA’s transformation. As a result of the work and recommendations of this Committee, in January of 2018, Mr. Simons appointed Tim Wiens to Chair the DDA Supported Living Advisory Committee, which led to the recommendations to establish both a DDA Rental Assistance Program and the Maryland Inclusive Housing Corporation.
Lauren Silverstone
Director of Housing Support Services
Lauren Silverstone brings more than 10 years of social services experience to MIH. A native Marylander, she has a B.A. in Psychology from UMBC and a M.A. in Human Sciences from Hood College. Her interest in housing began when she served as a Residential Coordinator at Interfaith Works. She saw how the lack of affordable housing, in addition to medical conditions, resulted in unsuitable housing situations. She moved into a Service Coordinator role, which provided her with practical application and…
Terri Bradford
Operations Manager
Terri Bradford is a native Maryland resident, growing up in New Carrollton and currently living in Columbia. She has a BS in Biology and Secondary Science Education from the University of Maryland, master’s coursework in Curriculum & Instruction from Western Maryland College and a specialist certificate from UMBC in Secondary Science Inquiry Pedagogy. Terri is beginning a new career after teaching science for 33 years in Anne Arundel and Howard counties. As a team leader, she has extensive experience in…
Sarah Hochbaum
Community Living Coordinator
Sarah Hochbaum became the Community Living Coordinator at Maryland Inclusive Housing in May of 2022. Hochbaum grew up in Columbia, Md. And has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work from Adelphi University. Her passion for housing began when she started working at Green Door in Washington D.C., which supported the homeless population living with mental health and substance abuse disorders. Sarah continued her work at Bronxworks in Bronx N.Y., as a social worker in their transitional housing program.…
Andy Krauss
Director of Communications
Andy Krauss became Maryland Inclusive Housing’s Director of Communications of in May of 2022. Andy comes to us from Sugar Free Kids Maryland, a statewide coalition working to make healthy eating and drinking options easier to choose for Maryland children so they can live long, healthy lives. He was responsible for the creation of all communications strategies for both Sugar Free Kids Maryland and developed external relationships to enhance Sugar Free Kids’ visibility on the local and national levels. He…
Tierra Medley
Community Living Coordinator
Tierra Medley, a lifetime Prince George’s County resident, became MIH’s newest community living coordinator in February of 2023. Tierra comes to MIH with five years of experience working with Marylanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through both direct service and case management. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Stevenson University and an M.P.S. in Clinical Psychological Science from the University of Maryland, College Park. Tierra has a cousin with Autism, who has inspired her to begin working with other…
Valerie Crosby
Community Living Coordinator
Valerie Crosby, became MIH’s newest Community Living Coordinator in March of 2024. She will be working with Marylanders with disabilities throughout the state and brings experience doing so in both English and Spanish. A native of New York, Valerie has made Baltimore her home since 2008, upon receiving her her B.A in Psychology and Language, Culture and Civilization from Loyola College in Maryland (now Loyola University). Upon graduation, Valerie built a career in healthcare and social work, with a special…
Ahmna Khan
Director of Housing
Ahmna Khan began her role of Director of Housing at Maryland Inclusive Housing in June of 2024. She has extensive clinical experience, having worked with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as both a behavioral specialist in day program and residential settings, as well as a mental health clinician in private practice. She has trained hundreds of Direct Support Professionals in both residential and day program settings to promote the quality of services for the DD organizations she has…
Tia Bryant
Communications Intern
On Sept. 3, MIH welcomed Tia Bryant as its first communications intern. In her role, Tia will assist Director of Communications Andy Krauss with many aspects of the MIH communications operation, with specific emphasis on digital media, social media and storytelling. Tia is currently in her Junior year at Towson University, working on a degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations and Advertising. She spent her first two collegiate years at Prince George’s Community College, where she…