Our Vision
Building Stronger Communities
At Keystone Housing Foundation, our vision is to build a better world for Veterans and seniors with disabilities. We are dedicated to creating housing solutions that foster independence, security, and a sense of community. Our team is passionate about making a lasting impact by providing quality housing and support services.
Meet the Team
At Keystone Housing Foundation, our team is united by a shared mission: to create dignified, sustainable housing solutions for underserved communities across California.
Bringing together expertise in housing development, project management, faith-based partnerships, and care integration, our team is committed to building not just homes — but pathways to healing, stability, and opportunity for Veterans, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.
Each member of our team plays a critical role in ensuring that every community we create reflects compassion, quality, and long-term impact.
Executive Director
Steve McCoy-Thompson
Steve McCoy-Thompson is a seasoned corporate and nonprofit leader with extensive experience in building and scaling multi-million dollar organizations and impact-driven programs. He served as Executive Director for three successful nonprofits and in leadership positions with Bechtel Corporation (the global construction firm) and Deloitte Consulting. He specializes in strategic planning, stakeholder alignment, and public-private partnerships to provide economic, workforce and housing development for communities around the U.S. and the world.
Board Chair
Courtney Slocum
Courtney Slocum serves as the Board Chair for Keystone. She is a lifelong community developer with broad experience in nonprofit leadership, education, community health, economic development and pathway development for young people.
Treasurer & Secretary
Lorrisa Hales
Lorrisa Hales has served as a long time manager at leader at Anchor, an engineering, construction management and inspector with extensive private and government contract and development experience throughout California.
Our Partners
Bobby Arte is a dynamic and visionary leader hailing from Oakland, California, renowned for his exceptional business acumen and strong leadership skills. As the Chief Operating Officer at WellNest Company, Bobby has been instrumental in driving operational excellence, fostering innovation, and steering the company towards remarkable growth. Bobby serves on the Board of Directors for the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and on the Advisory Commission on Aging for Alameda County. Bobby played football in the NFL and is a Grey Cup Champion in the Canadian Football League.
We are proud to partner with following exceptional people and organizations who are deeply committed to serving our community.
Bakari Grant is founder of the WellNest Company, a holistic housing company bringing an innovative solution to California's housing crises specializing in dignified, affordable housing for U.S. Veterans and senior independent living. Bakari also founded other successful businesses, including OHM, a health and wellness company focused on mental and physical health rehabilitation for ex-collision sport athletes, and GSS Inc., a design/build general contractor focused on design and construction. Bakari also played football in the NFL and is a Grey Cup Champion in the Canadian Football League.
Cathleen Galgiani serves as a key advisor to the WellNest Group, which includes Keystone Housing Foundation and The WellNest Company, to deliver affordable tiny homes to Veterans, seniors and others in need. Cathleen is former California State Assemblywoman (6 years) and State Senator (8 years) out of San Joaquin County in California. She is a passionate advocate for community and economic development throughout the region.
Bisa Grant is CEO of ANCHOR, a woman-owned business founded in 2003 and serves public agencies as their field representative during development and construction of capital projects. Their core services include construction management and inspection, program/project management, development and map review, and municipal services. Through the AncHER program, Bisa has been a strong advocate for women in business. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Berkeley School of Theology and an All American sprinter with the UCLA track and field team.
Founded in the East Bay, the WellNest company provides dignified, sustainable and affordable tiny homes and ADUs for seniors, Veterans and others to address the housing crisis in California. With Health and Wellness being fundamental priorities, The WellNest Company is committed to providing our community the safest and highest quality of care resources. The WellNest Company is a strong family business dedicated to helping people and communities thrive with beautiful, low-cost and healthy living environments. Visit their home here.
Since 2003, ANCHOR has delivered high quality construction and project management, inspection and staff augmentation services to California public works agencies and municipalities. ANCHOR has supported multiple small- to mega-scale projects, ranging from public infrastructure to public buildings and grounds, to parks and recreation, to waterside and restoration. To see their history and projects, visit their home here.