NOR CAL CARPENTERS UNION

Jacob is the Director of Organizing for the Nor Cal Carpenters Union. He has spent 13 years creating work opportunities for more than 39,000 carpenters while building successful partnerships within the development & construction community.

MITHUN

Sade is a Principal at Mithun, an integrated design firm working in a wide range of typologies and scales – with a focus on urban environments and places where people live, work, and learn.  Sade is an architect with a passion for applying creative design solutions to positively impact individuals, and communities. His work is focused on site-planning and architectural design for multifamily residential and mixed-use developments including family, senior, and student housing.

SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL (SOM)

Jessica is a proven A/E/C and real estate professional with more than 22 years of results-driven leadership experience spanning development-related initiatives, project management, and full-scale property and office operations. She has managed several multifamily communities throughout Northern California and the Bay Area, including affordable housing, bringing a deep passion for housing advocacy and a strong commitment to creating and supporting equitable, sustainable communities.

SACRAMENTO ADVOCATES

A lobbyist with Sacramento Advocates, Graciela brings more than 15 years of public service in California government.

REUBEN, JUNIUS & ROSE

Tuija is a land use attorney and partner at Reuben, Junius & Rose.  Her practice focuses on entitlement, due diligence, zoning compliance, and environmental matters, primarily helping developers, property owners and lenders. Tuija is also a former Mayor, Council Member and Planning Commissioner for the City of Clayton.

BERGDAVIS PUBLIC AFFAIRS

As a Director of Client Services with BergDavis Public Affairs, Luis manages media relations, community outreach, lobbying, and communication strategies for a variety of the marquis clients. He brings over 20 years of expertise in building broad coalitions of supporters throughout the Bay Area most diverse communities in support of large-scale residential and commercial development projects.

ABUNDANT SAN FRANCISCO

Todd David is the Political Director of Abundant San Francisco with a background in local politics. Former Executive Director of HAC, he played a key role in Scott Wiener’s State Senate campaign. A public school parent and founding member of the San Francisco Parent PAC, Todd also managed campaigns like the 2016 Recreation and Park funding measure and the 2014 Soda Tax. Beyond politics, he serves as the President of Residents For Noe Valley Town Square and Friends of Noe Valley.

DAVID BAKER ARCHITECTS

Stephen Laird Doherty, AIA, is an Associate at David Baker Architects, a collaborative architecture and urban design firm based in California and Alabama. A Bay Area native with more than 25 years of local design and construction experience, Stephen is a longtime member of the Housing and has served as Co-Chair of the HAC Design Review Committee since 2020.  

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Dan is a partner in the West Coast Land Use and Environment Group in Holland & Knight’s San Francisco office, where he works to achieve victories on behalf of developers, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies in the courts and in the permitting and entitlement process.

DAVID BAKER ARCHITECTS

Mattison Ly is an architect at David Baker Architects. With a passion for the curiosity-driven, collaborative process inherent in design, Mattison thrives on navigating the messy paths that lead to innovative solutions. Firmly believing in the transformative power of good design, Mattison is dedicated to creating spaces that positively impact people’s lives.

RAND PASTER & NELSON

Elisa is a Managing Partner at Rand Paster & Nelson. She specializes in land use entitlements, CEQA, and real estate, including litigation.

SHEPPARD MULLIN

Jennifer is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin’s San Francisco office, where her practice focuses on land use and environmental law, with particular expertise in the California Environmental Quality Act.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER SAN FRANCISCO

Maureen is the CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, a national leader in building affordable housing and providing critical home repairs and community building efforts in the Bay Area.

BUILD

Lou is a Founding Partner and Managing Director of BUILD, where he oversees the firm’s business strategy and executive management.

PANORAMIC INTERESTS

JP serves as Chief Financial Officer for Panoramic Interests, where he oversees all financial, legal, and research efforts within the firm. His specific duties include building and maintaining financial models, driving and negotiating project capital structures, managing investor relations, and supporting site feasibility, acquisitions, and the entitlement process.

STUDIO KDA

As a Studio KDA Partner, senior designer, and Director of Multifamily, Buddy provides comprehensive design solutions that are consistently inspired, practical, and informed by sustainability principles and friendly, modern design.

CITY REAL ESTATE

Lisa loves real estate and thriving neighborhoods. Her expertise is in both residential and multifamily investment properties. Whether helping clients buy their forever home, sell an apartment or build a strong rental portfolio, she sees opportunity everywhere.