Leadership

Bryan Greene

Vice President of Policy Advocacy
National Association of REALTORS®

Bryan is the Vice President of Policy Advocacy at the National Association of REALTORS®. There, he oversees all legislative and regulatory advocacy for the association’s 1.4 million members.

Stephen Gullo

Senior Managing Director
Berkshire Residential Investments

Steve is a Boston-based Senior Managing Director at CBRE Investment Management, where he leads the firm’s residential acquisition and development efforts.

Danielle Gonzalez

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Roger Heim

Chief Financial Officer
Vitus Group, LLC

Roger is the Treasurer of the Up for Growth Action Board of Directors. He currently serves as CFO for Seattle, Washington-based VITUS Group, and has over 20 years of audit, assurance, and finance experience.

Janessa Chastain

Execu​tive Director
Treasure Valley Habitat for Humanity

Janessa is the Executive Director of Idaho-based Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity, where she works to create opportunities for affordable homeownership for families across Ada County.

Kevin Dinnie

Chief Operating Officer
Trammell Crow Residential

Kevin is the Chief Operating Officer of Dallas, Texas-based Trammell Crow Residential, which specializes in building state-of-the-art multifamily properties across the U.S.

Dr. Bambie Hayes-Brown, Ph.D., Th.D

President and CEO
Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc.

Bambie is the President and CEO of Georgia Advancing Communities Together. She has over 25 years of experience in rural and urban housing, and community and economic development.

Mike Kingsella

Chief Executive Officer
Up for Growth

Mike is responsible for leading the organization to achieve its strategic vision.

Noerena Limón

Terner Center Fellow

Noerena is a Fellow at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ivory Mathews

CEO
Home Forward

Ivory N. Mathews is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Home Forward. Mathews has dedicated more than 20 years of her professional career providing equitable housing solutions and supportive services to families.

Steve O'Connor

Senior Vice President, Affordable Housing Initiatives
Mortgage Bankers Association

Steve leads MBA's efforts to find new solutions to affordability challenges for homeownership and rental housing.

Adrienne Bush

Executive Director
Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, Inc.

Adrienne is the Executive Director of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, an organization focused on eliminating homelessness and increasing affordability.

Ali Gandarias-Solis

Principal
S3-Solis Advisory Services

Ali is the Chairwoman of the Up for Growth Board of Directors. She is based in Washington, DC and has over 25 years of experience in federal, state, and local housing policy.

Antonio Marquez

Principal and Managing Partner
Comunidad Partners

Antonio is the Principal and Managing Partner of Austin, Texas-based Comunidad Partners, a real estate investment firm specializing in workforce and affordable housing.

Bob Pinnegar

President & CEO
National Apartment Association

Bob is the President & CEO of Washington, DC-based National Apartment Association, the leading voice for America’s rental housing industry.

Bob Simpson

Founder and CEO
Simpson Impact Strategies

Bob is Founder and CEO of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Simpson Impact Strategies. Bob has over 25 years working at the highest levels of housing finance and public policy.

Brandon Mendoza

Director of Public & Government Affairs

Charles Barrus

Executive Managing Director
Wood Partners, LLC

Charles is the Executive Managing Director of Wood Partners’ South Region, covering Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. He has led the development of more than 9,000 multifamily homes.

Christopher Leinberger

Founding Partner and Managing Director
Places Platform, LLC

Christopher is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Places Platform. He is a land-use strategist, real estate developer, professor, researcher, and published author.

Doug Ryan

Vice President, Policy and Applied Research
Grounded Solutions Network

Doug is a Senior Fellow at Prosperity Now, where he focuses on housing and land-use policy. Doug has over 20 years of experience working with federal and local policy issues.

Drew Sparacia

Chief Executive Officer
GBX Group LLC

Drew is Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland, Ohio-based GBX Group. GBX Group is an active developer of historic real estate in urban markets across 21 states.

George Petrie

CEO
Goodman Real Estate, Inc.

Jolie Milstein

President and CEO
New York State Association For Affordable Housing, Inc.

Jolie is the Vice Chair of the Up for Growth Board of Directors. Based in New York, Jolie is the Executive Director of NYSAFAH, which represents the affordable housing industry in New York State.

Judy Martinez-Faye

Senior Vice President - Political Advocacy
Equity Residential

Barry is the Executive Vice President of Investments at Equity Residential, where he is responsible for the firm’s corporate investment teams.

M. Nolan Gray

Research Director
California YIMBY

Maria Salinas

President and CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Maria is the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 235,000 businesses across the Los Angeles region.

Ryan Makinster

Director of Government Affairs
Washington Multi-Family Housing Association

Sonja Trauss

President
YIMBY Law

Sonja is the President of YIMBY Law, a California-based nonprofit that ensures that opportunity-rich cities and low-density suburbs build their state required housing allocations.

Tony Jordan

President
The Parking Reform Network