Meet the Team
Expertise that comes from the heart
Pam Blanton
Founder and CEO
Pam founded Partners4Housing to provide a better way for families of people with IDD to find roommates and set up shared housing solutions. Her career has spanned 30 years in special needs housing, and she is an acknowledged expert in her field and a Friends of Housing Award Honoree. As housing coordinator in Seattle, she assisted 450 people with IDD with their move into housing over a 5-year period and has an in-depth working knowledge of how to help people navigate SSI, SSDI, State Residential Support, Medicaid-funded personal care services, supported employment income, and Section 8 housing subsidies.
"I've been called an indomitable problem-solver. I love to work with parents to solve their unique challenges and leave their world a little better than I found it."
Tim Mushen
Technical Director
Tim brings 20+ years of marketing & technical experience to Partners4Housing. With a passion for creating efficient systems, Tim has worked alongside many startups & Fortune 500 companies. He’s been recognized with a national congressional leadership award, an award for Innovation Impacting Society by the University of Idaho as well as Seattle’s Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 under 40.
“Partners4Housing has been a deeply rewarding experience. Seeing the challenges families go through navigating housing for their loved ones with I/DD has been difficult. However, seeing the team’s wholehearted investment of knowledge into helping families with I/DD is truly invigorating. I personally look forward to helping make that knowledge easier for families to gain access to.”
Jamie Martin
Solutions Coordinator
Jamie joined the team in 2022, bringing a business and management background with 15 years of experience in performance management, quality improvement, and knowledge consulting across multiple government and human service agencies. She has several years of experience as a Senior Case Developer for Social Security Disability Advocacy.
"I love being a part of a team that truly is making a difference. I embrace all challenges and am passionate about my role helping families create resilient housing solutions for their Loved Ones."
Mara Topps
Solutions Coordinator
In 2015, Mara started her career as a behavioral health specialist and quickly advanced into leadership roles. She earned a Masters in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Auburn University, and learned early in her career that working directly with people with disabilities and their families was her true passion. She is excited to be part of the Partners4Housing team as a Solutions Coordinator and looks forward to providing guidance and solutions to our families.
“Helping others is a passion of mine and I am excited to work with families again. The impact we make on our families and their Loved Ones truly is life changing.”
Vanessa Munday
Social Media Manager
Vanessa joined the team in 2021, bringing strong experience building engagement through social platforms, team building and volunteer management skills, and an insatiable curiosity. She cares deeply about creating community in all she does and applies that drive to her work with Partners4Housing's social channels and CRM.
"I have witnessed Partners4Housing's growth through the years as they shared hope with many special families. I'm humbled to be a part of this team."