Stephanie Hoffman

Commissioner Hoffman is a change agent. She serves historically underrepresented and under-served community members to ensure that they are treated with the dignity, respect, and love every human being deserves. She understands the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability. Her passions are housing, pay equity, and anti-racism.

One of Commissioner Hoffman goals is to create understanding in the broader community that housing is a human right. She believes that as Kalamazoo continues to grow as a community, they must invest even more in their core neighborhoods by providing affordable, permanent housing that includes home-ownership opportunities. She also believes they must make all their areas safe, and the gun violence plaguing parts of their city must be addressed at its root causes. Every child deserves a safe neighborhood to play, learn, and grow.