Experience

LeSar Holdings Inc.

• Housing and Community Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

  • May 2023 - Present



City of Oakland

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Director, Housing & Community Development Dept

  • Jun 2020 - Mar 2023

  All things affordable housing in the City of Oakland -- policy, production, strategic planning, data. All things affordable housing in the City of Oakland -- policy, production, strategic planning, data.



San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jul 2019 - May 2020

  Preservation underwriter, bond program manager, and bond pipeline strategist. Preservation underwriter, bond program manager, and bond pipeline strategist.



New York City Housing Development Corporation

• United States
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, Policy & Portfolio Analytics

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  Lead policy analyst and liaison for citywide initiatives. Projects include financial modeling for NYCHA 2.0, NYC Opportunity Zone tract selection strategy, and analysis of federal tax reform impacts. Lead policy analyst and liaison for citywide initiatives. Projects include financial modeling for NYCHA 2.0, NYC Opportunity Zone tract selection strategy, and analysis of federal tax reform impacts.



NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager, Strategic Planning

  • Oct 2015 - May 2017

  Senior member of the policy think tank and internal consulting team for the nation's largest municipal housing agency. Projects include passage of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, revamp and passage of 421-a tax exemption, and improvements to agency completions/conversions process. Senior member of the policy think tank and internal consulting team for the nation's largest municipal housing agency. Projects include passage of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, revamp and passage of 421-a tax exemption, and improvements to agency completions/conversions process.



Resources for Community Development

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acquisitions Project Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

  Lead on acquisitions strategy, portfolio repositioning analysis, and project manager for Stargell Commons development project. Lead on acquisitions strategy, portfolio repositioning analysis, and project manager for Stargell Commons development project.



The John Stewart Company

• Real Estate
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Development Project Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2013

  Development project manager for Hunters View Phases I and II, Booker T. Washington, and Heritage Commons. Development project manager for Hunters View Phases I and II, Booker T. Washington, and Heritage Commons.



Fisher Center for Real Estate + Urban Economics

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Housing Policy Researcher

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

  Researched effects of economic downturn on inclusionary policies and implementation. Researched effects of economic downturn on inclusionary policies and implementation.



EDAW

• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Economics Consultant

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007



Bay Area Economics

• Emeryville, CA

• Associate

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2007



Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2004