Bernard joined Bayaud in January 2023 and stepped in as Interim Director in August. Bernie earned a Masters in Public Administration and has worked in homelessness and with vulnerable populations since 2011. Bernie came to Bayaud from the City of Denver where he worked as a Program Officer focusing on Permanent Supportive Housing, Rapid Re-Housing, Homeless Prevention and Anti-Poverty initiatives, as well as providing support for other federal- and state-funded grants. Bernie’s oversight of this department includes multiple programs such as Housing Navigation, Supportive Housing, Bayaud Bridge Mental Health Counseling Services, and Denver’s 3-year grant award for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Equitable Access to Services (IDDEAS).