Terri Davis-Merchant serves as the Senior Program Director for the Housing & Homelessness initiative of Trinity Church Philanthropies. She manages Trinity’s day to day grantmaking to housing and homelessness organizations across New York City. Previously, Terri was the Director of Predevelopment Planning at NYC HPD, where she managed the Request for Proposals process for affordable housing development projects on publicly owned land as well as solicited ideas for the Agency’s future pilots and initiatives. Her past roles have included legislative advocacy around various housing issues, financing affordable housing projects, and the legal representation of community-based organizations building affordable housing. Terri hopes to expand her houser network and learn more about international housing policy so that she can further serve her grantees. Terri received her BA in African American Studies from Yale University and JD from the University of Michigan Law School. She is an immigrant, a Queens kid, and a Brooklyn adult living with her family in Bed Stuy.