PROMOVER LA IGUALDAD RACIAL MEDIANTE VIVIENDAS ASEQUIBLES Y DE CALIDAD PARA TODOS LOS HABITANTES DE MILWAUKEE
Visión general de la organización.
What is your role at CDA?
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In my role at CDA, I provide strategic leadership and coordination to advance the Milwaukee's Collective Affordable Housing Strategic Plan by guiding collaborative decision-making, maintaining strong communication systems, and supporting partner organizations. I cultivate relationships with funders, stakeholders, and community partners while ensuring alignment of resources and activities across the initiative. I oversee data collection, reporting, and shared measurement systems to track progress, identify challenges, and drive continuous improvement. Overall, I serve as a neutral convener who brings parties together, resolves differences, and ensures the organization moves collectively toward its goals.
Why do you do this work?
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Growing up Milwaukee, I was always adjacent to poverty, often excluding extended family. I saw specifically how systematic racism became a series of hurdles for people of color in our family, but allowed me to have great privilege. Despite this poverty, there has also been great joy and pride in the neighborhoods I have lived in, and a particular commitment to working together tom make life better for everyone.
What drew you to CDA?
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Too many times government will make plans without talking to residents. Residents will make plans without talking to philanthropy; and philanthropy will make plans without government. What drew me to CDA was a commitment from residents, government, philanthropy and implementors committed to creating a common agenda.
What do you do for fun in Milwaukee?
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My wife, four kids and I have been in the same house for 23 years, and we love our back yard: gardening, outdoor movies, family basketball games. When we are outside of the house, we love our County parks and traveling the oakleaf trail.