Betsy Morris, Don Tucker
Provides an overview of strategies currently in use in cohousing, and an introduction to the steps that a forming group can take early on to identify the most promising opportunities for them. Topics include defining affordability, building your case, and finding the right partners.
Betsy Morris lives at Berkeley Cohousing and serves as research director for Coho/US. She is a long-time community and economic development planning and research consultant, with over 20 years experience on the east and west coasts. She has developed trainings for grassroots leaders, and created neighborhood housing plans with an emphasis on affordable housing. She has a Masters and Doctorate in City and Regional Planning.
Don Tucker, President of Eco Housing Corporation has been responsible for the design and development of projects ranging from small group homes to large residential complexes. He received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of New Mexico in 1968 and was awarded a Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Masters Degree in Architecture in 1970. Mr. Tucker has taught Architecture at Temple University, lectured and written articles on affordable housing and elderly housing design. He is also a principal of AHD, Inc., a developer of affordable housing and EDG Architects.