Regular HSB Meetings

• 4:00 - 5:30pm
• 2nd Tuesday of every month
• "Old Library" Basement Conference Room, 320 S. King Street

Contact: HSB@tetoncountywy.gov

HSB Description & Role

The Housing Supply Board is an advisory board that counsels the Affordable Housing Department Director on matters related to workforce housing supply in Teton County and the Town of Jackson. Ideal board candidates will have expertise in some or all of the following: site design, building design, housing finance, construction management, preservation/conservation, communications, land acquisition/sale, Federal/State housing programs, and livable communities.

Description of Duties: The board is intended to function in a highly collaborative and hands on manner, engaging in traditional and progressive approaches to housing supply. Examples of projects or tasks tackled by this board include: developing Requests for Proposals to develop workforce housing, creating capital programs, and vetting potential capital projects.

Length of term: 3-years, staggered

Number of members: 7

Matt Faupel

Term: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021

Matt has lived in Jackson for 14 years. He is in the Real Estate & Development business and currently volunteers for PAWS, Breakfast Rotary, former START Board, and Ducks Unlimited. Matt became a Jackson Teton County Housing Authority Board member to help effect change as the community is dealing with a large housing issue. Being in the real estate and development business gives him a good understanding of the regulations and helps him understand the challenges workforce and affordable housing faces as he deals with it on a daily basis. Matt enjoys living in Jackson because of the National Forests, Parks, community, philanthropy, culture, and the accessibility and ethos of the business leaders.

Jeff Collins

Term: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021 

Jeff started coming to Jackson in the early 1990’s working during the summer months to support himself through college. He has two children who were born and raised in Jackson. Living in Jackson with two children Jeff has experienced the high cost of housing in Jackson and working two jobs to make ends meet. He started working with First Interstate Bank in early 2001 and is now in the real estate lending department. He specializes in affordable, deed restricted housing loans and has helped 100’s of people finance the purchase of their first home.

He is a long time Habitat for Humanity volunteer and has served on several Habitat committees. Jeff spend several years as a board member for the Teton County Housing Authority. Jeff has volunteered his time and financial knowledge with CLIMB Wyoming graduating student and upcoming Habitat homeowners.

Laura Bonich

Term: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020

Laura is the Director of Business Development at NV5, a leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions for civil infrastructure. As a LEED Accredited Professional, she has spent the last 20 years advocating for design code changes and engineering solutions for complex master-planned communities and revitalization of mixed-use districts. Laura is a full member of the Urban Land Institute, past branch president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Chair of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s National Technical Committee for the ENVISION rating system, and a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Design Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Board.

Larry Thal

Term: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020

Bio forthcoming

Dennis Callaghan

Term: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021

Bio forthcoming

Fred Arbuckle

Term: January 6, 2020 - December 31, 2023

Fred Arbuckle and his wife, Helen have been members of the Jackson Hole community since 2007, and full-time residents since the end of 2017.  The couple have two grown sons; Dan and Kyle. 

Fred received an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Pomona and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan.  Professionally, he served as  president of his company, Morrow Development, since 1993, and prior to that spent most of his working career in the real estate industry. 

Morrow Development was the master developer of the award-winning Villages of La Costa in Carlsbad, CA, a property consisting of four villages, including over 350 affordable housing units.  Morrow Development also worked with a private owner on the planning, sales, and marketing of various properties around Telluride, Colorado. 

Previously, Arbuckle served as vice president of a number of home building companies in Texas, and southern California.  This included working for one of the nation’s largest developers of adult active retirement communities.  Early in his career he worked for several professional design firms and was involved in the design of communities, homes and commercial projects throughout the United States, in Chile, Mexico, the middle east, Singapore and Malaysia.

Arbuckle has served as past president of several homeowners associations; as past chair of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce; past member of the Carlsbad Li- brary Foundation Board of Directors, and past member of the Pro-Kids/First Tee Board of Directors. He received an honorable discharge from the United States Army.

Carrie Kruse

Term: January 6, 2020 - December 31, 2023

Bio forthcoming

Housing Authority Board

The Housing Authority Board is appointed as follows: The Town Council appoints one board member, the County Commissioners appoint a second board member, then those two board members appoint the third board member. The board positions are reevaluated annually to determine who will act as Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk. 

Number of Board Members: 3

Term Length: 5 years, staggered

Future openings:

Matt Faupel was appointed by the Town Council. His term expires February, 2020. Please contact Sandy Birdyshaw at the Town of Jackson to enquire about their application process, sbirdyshaw@jacksonwy.gov

Amy Robinson was appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Her term expires February, 2021. When Amy's position opens, it will be posted on the County website here, prior to February, 2021. For questions, please contact Shelley Fairbanks at the Teton County Clerk's Office, sfairbanks@tetoncountywy.gov

Annie Kent Droppert was appointed by board members Matt Faupel and Amy Robinson. Her term expires March, 2024. When Annie's position opens, it will be posted on the County website here, prior to March 2024.

Housing Supply Board

All Housing Supply Board members are appointed jointly by the Town Council and the Board of County Commissioners.

Number of Board Members: 7

Term Length: 3 years, staggered

Future Openings:

Terms Expiring December, 2019:

• Don Opatrny

Terms Expiring December, 2020:

• Laurie Andrews
• Laura Bonich
• Larry Thal

Terms Expiring December, 2021:

• Matt Faupel
• Jeff Collins
• Dennis Callaghan

Please contact April Norton, the Housing Director, for questions, ahnorton@tetoncountywy.gov