Courtney Cooperman is a housing advocacy organizer on the NLIHC field team. As an organizer, Courtney mobilizes NLIHC's network to advocate for federal housing solutions and tracks the latest developments in state and local housing policy. Courtney also coordinates the Our Homes, Our Votes nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement campaign. Prior to joining NLIHC, Courtney was an Eisendrath Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC), the social justice arm of the Reform Movement. Courtney graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, where she received a bachelor of arts in political science and interdisciplinary honors in Ethics in Society. Her thesis, “Loss of Place, Loss of Voice: How Homelessness Impedes Political Equality,” explored homelessness as a source of political disenfranchisement. Courtney also served on the board of Heart and Home Collaborative, a seasonal shelter for women experiencing homelessness in the Bay Area.