Mark Dunham, Principal of Kindred Strategies, works with community-based organizations and
stakeholders to catalyze development of supportive housing that leverages the social capital of
neighbors of different ages, abilities and incomes. He has helped adapt this philosophy, known as
“intentional neighboring,” for a range of innovative projects, including the award-winning Bastion in
New Orleans, where wounded warrior veterans live alongside civilian and former military neighbors in a
community of reciprocal social support, and Patuxent Commons in Columbia, MD, an inclusive, mostly
affordable community for people of different abilities and ages that will begin construction in summer
2024. As consultant to the Autism Society of Maryland (AUSOM), Mark led the initial concept
development process for Patuxent Commons and now works closely with its developer, Mission First
Housing Group, and an AUSOM-led coalition of community stakeholders to advance its development.
Mark served as a legislative aide in the US Senate and has worked at the intersection of public policy,
advocacy, and social innovation throughout his career. He crafted legislative advocacy campaigns on
behalf of major social service and cultural organizations as senior vice president of a Washington public
affairs consulting firm, and led innovative health education initiatives as a non-profit executive working
with former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD. He is a political science graduate of Louisiana
State University.
An active community volunteer, Mark serves on the Housing Committee of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s
Age-Friendly DC Task Force, a District-wide initiative affiliated with the World Health Organization’s
Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities. He previously served as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Annunciation Mission, a non-profit organization in New Orleans that housed and
supported more than 12,000 visiting service volunteers involved in the city’s ongoing recovery during
the decade following Hurricane Katrina.