People:
Kate Carden
Kate joined HPN in May 2025 as Vice President of Innovations. She comes from CHN Housing Partners, an HPN member organization, where she served as Vice President of Programs. In that role, she led program development, data and analytics, and technical product management. Earlier, she oversaw CHN’s economic mobility initiatives, including housing counseling and housing stability programs.
She holds a BA in Anthropology from the College of Wooster and an MA in Sociology from Cleveland State University. Kate serves on several Northeast Ohio boards focused on maternal and infant health and community development.