Housing Whitefish nonprofit hires new executive director

Housing Whitefish recently hired their first, full-time staff member and executive director. Daniel Sidder, from Corvallis, Oregon, brings relevant experience to the new position.

Sidder recently served as the development director at Benton Habitat for Humanity where he led the fundraising efforts, community engagement and strategic partnerships. In his new role at Housing Whitefish, Sidder will be tasked with much of the same.

A generous donation from Mark and Robyn Jones along with grants from the Whitefish Community Foundation and Explore Whitefish’s Community Sustainability Fund have supplied the start-up funding for Sidder’s position.

“The organization has done a great job securing initial funding and I’m grateful to those in the community that have supported our mission thus far,” said Sidder.

The recently finalized Whitefish Community Housing Roadmap has provided Housing Whitefish with clear priorities. The Roadmap identifies Housing Whitefish as a key partner that will assist the city and community in meeting its ambitious housing strategies by establishing public/private development partnerships, applying for federal and state grants and securing private donations to support the development of affordable housing projects.

“I’m impressed with the work that has been done around community housing in Whitefish,” said Sidder. “The scale of the housing crisis across the community can be intimidating and Whitefish has taken a pragmatic and thoughtful approach in developing the new Housing Roadmap.”

Sidder’s goals for the first few months on the job are to start building relationships, identifying funding opportunities and getting to know the Whitefish community.

“I can tell there are a lot of people that care deeply about this community and I’m ready to be another one,” Sidder said.

To find more information about Housing Whitefish, visit www.housingwhitefish.org or email Sidder at daniel@housingwhitefish.org