Ian is a contract worker with the City of Boston where he runs their Coordinated Access System - the tool by which clients are matched to housing resources. He also leads the Mayor's Initiative to End Veteran Homelessness and runs the working groups for both the Chronic and Veterans Initiatives. He has organized ten housing surges for Boston which have housed more than 245 people. He has previous experience in the non-profit sector in both rapid re-housing and veterans programs.