Ana  Rausch  has  more  than  19  years  of  experience  in  project  management  and  social  services  with  a  passion for advocacy and system change implementation. Ana currently serves as Senior Research  Project Manager with the Coalition for the Homeless where she heads the agency’s HMIS Team and has  led  in  the  development and operations management of  The  Way  Home’s  (TX700  CoC)  Coordinated Access system. This system assesses and matches homeless households with appropriate housing  and  has  resulted  in  more  than  2,000  households  obtaining  permanent  housing  since  implementation. In addition, Ana has spearheaded the revised and improved methodology used during the CoC’s Homeless Count & currently leads the CoC's effort to end chronic homelessness.  Her previous  experience includes managing large housing and basic needs programs for several Houston area service providers with a success rate of almost 90%; and obtaining and managing grants that allowed services to be expanded to both Veterans and clients living with HIV/AIDS.  Ana  has  presented  at  conferences  at  both  state  and  national  levels  and  holds  both  a  bachelor’s  and  master’s degree in psychology.