Marcy Thompson leads the Homeless Services practice at ICF and has more than 15 years of experience in the homelessness and policy field. In her current role, Ms. Thompson leads a team of expert consultants and technical assistance providers in helping to support communities around the country with system change efforts, implementation of coordinated entry, and increasing program and system capacity to create more effective homelessness response systems. Ms. Thompson also works closely with HUD and it's federal partners to develop policy guidance and tools on topics such as problem solving strategies and diversion. Prior to coming to ICF, Ms. Thompson was at HUD for more than a decade and most recently served as a Senior Advisor on homelessness and special needs populations at HUD.