Fran Ledger is committed to alleviating poverty and homelessness. Her professional experience spans 11 years in the human service field, providing direct services to individuals and families, managing complex projects with budgets exceeding $700,000, and building information technology solutions for local governments, foundations and non-profit organizations, both nationally and internationally.
She provided expertise on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Disaster Technical Assistance Project, serving Continuum of Care communities and supporting Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) implementations throughout the gulf coast region on critical disaster recovery efforts from 2005 Hurricanes, Katrina and Rita. She also worked for five years as a System Administrator implementing the Orleans/ Jefferson, LA Parish HMIS, providing project management and technical support to over 60 social service programs in the greater New Orleans area.
Over the last four years at Canavan Associates, Ms. Ledger has been the primary HMIS technical assistance contact for over 23 HUD CoC communities across four states and she facilitates a regional HMIS collaborative which encompasses 12 states. As a member of HUD’s HMIS Technical Assistance Team, Ms. Ledger has presented both locally and nationally on HMIS Data and Technical Standards, governance, accountability, management, and disaster planning and recovery.
Throughout her career, Ms. Ledger has applied her combined knowledge of social work and technology to improve access to quality data for informed decision making. She has extensive experience facilitating disparate stakeholders to make difficult collaborative choices regarding the implementation and utilization of information technology. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with an emphasis in women’s studies and a Master of Social Work degree from Arizona State University. Additionally, she has completed graduate coursework in Public Administration.
“Data Collection: Making the data collection requirements work for you” with Corey Dyer and Wendy Hellinger, 16th Louisiana State Homeless Conference, April 2010, Baton Rouge, LA
“Using HMIS for Reporting and Performance Measurement” Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, Inc. 2009 Summit, September 15, 2009, Lexington KY
“Homeless Issues during an Emergency” panel with Willie Mae Martin, City of New Orleans Healthcare for the Homeless and Vicki Weeks, Belle Reve, 15th Annual Louisiana State Homeless Conference, December 2008, New Orleans, LA
“Calling 2-1-1 in Disaster & Recovery” Keynote Speaker, Virginia Alliance of Information and Referral Systems Annual Conference, May 17, 2006, Fredericksburg, VA
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Fran Ledger is committed to alleviating poverty and homelessness. Her professional experience spans 11 years in the human service field, providing direct services to individuals and families, managing complex projects with budgets exceeding $700,000, and building information technology solutions for local governments, foundations and non-profit organizations, both nationally and internationally.
She provided expertise on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Disaster Technical Assistance Project, serving Continuum of Care communities and supporting Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) implementations throughout the gulf coast region on critical disaster recovery efforts from 2005 Hurricanes, Katrina and Rita. She also worked for five years as a System Administrator implementing the Orleans/ Jefferson, LA Parish HMIS, providing project management and technical support to over 60 social service programs in the greater New Orleans area.
Over the last four years at Canavan Associates, Ms. Ledger has been the primary HMIS technical assistance contact for over 23 HUD CoC communities across four states and she facilitates a regional HMIS collaborative which encompasses 12 states. As a member of HUD’s HMIS Technical Assistance Team, Ms. Ledger has presented both locally and nationally on HMIS Data and Technical Standards, governance, accountability, management, and disaster planning and recovery.
Throughout her career, Ms. Ledger has applied her combined knowledge of social work and technology to improve access to quality data for informed decision making. She has extensive experience facilitating disparate stakeholders to make difficult collaborative choices regarding the implementation and utilization of information technology. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with an emphasis in women’s studies and a Master of Social Work degree from Arizona State University. Additionally, she has completed graduate coursework in Public Administration.
Presentations
“HMIS 101: Introduction to the World of HMIS” National Human Services Data Consortium Spring Conference, April 2010, Nashville, TN.
“Data Collection: Making the data collection requirements work for you” with Corey Dyer and Wendy Hellinger, 16th Louisiana State Homeless Conference, April 2010, Baton Rouge, LA
“HMIS 101: Introduction to the World of HMIS” National Human Services Data Consortium Fall Conference, October 2009, Providence, RI.
“Using HMIS for Reporting and Performance Measurement” Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, Inc. 2009 Summit, September 15, 2009, Lexington KY
“Homeless Issues during an Emergency” panel with Willie Mae Martin, City of New Orleans Healthcare for the Homeless and Vicki Weeks, Belle Reve, 15th Annual Louisiana State Homeless Conference, December 2008, New Orleans, LA
“Roles and Responsibilities for HMIS Oversight and Management” US Department of Housing and Urban Development, National HMIS Training, September 2008, Atlanta, GA
“Uses of HMIS to Support Disaster Recovery-Lessons Learned from Katrina/Rita” US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HMIS Conference, September 18, 2006, Denver, CO.
“Calling 2-1-1 in Disaster & Recovery” Keynote Speaker, Virginia Alliance of Information and Referral Systems Annual Conference, May 17, 2006, Fredericksburg, VA