September 3, 2025 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: Executive Director, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Kristen Cuhran, Pam Kisch
Huge News! Our steadfast leader and founder of the Fair Housing Center, Pamela A. Kisch, is retiring. Pam began working in fair housing in the late 1980s as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. She found her passion at a fair housing internship in Chicago, then took a job at the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit. A group of community leaders incorporated the FHC as the Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County in 1992, and the rest, as they say, is history! Thanks to Pam’s tireless leadership, the FHC now covers 10 counties in southeast and mid-Michigan, serving a population of 1.5 million, and has aided in the filing of 106 lawsuits with settlements exceeding $3.7 million for complainants.
“It is time to turn the organization over to a new generation of civil rights advocates. I am proud of the work we have done, and now I am happy to stand on the sidelines and cheer them on.” ~ Pam
As part of the succession plan, Kristen J. Cuhran, who has been on staff at FHC since 2006 and has served as Associate Director since 2011, will assume the role of Executive Director, effective September 1, 2025. Pam will remain on staff to assist with the transition until the end of October. Kristen brings a deep understanding of the organization’s legacy, strong relationships with staff, board, and community, and a track record of collaborative stewardship, advocacy, and capacity building.
“I am thrilled to continue the FHC’s positive long-term impact on civil rights in Southeast and Mid-Michigan. While this era brings with it plenty of new challenges, I plan to continue Pam’s legacy of increasing housing justice by ending housing discrimination and promoting accessible and integrated communities.” ~ Kristen
FHC Press Release 9/2/2025
Pictured below (L to R): FHC staff, Marnay Avant, Langley Allen, Niki Green, Jessica Farley, Kristen Cuhran, and Pam Kisch
