Getting to Know Our Housing Challenges and Solutions

Thursday • May 16 • 5:30 – 8:00 PM • Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos
1807 Soquel Ave • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible • FREE

(May is Affordable Housing Month – see many other events here)

Hosted By: SANTA CRUZ BARRIOS UNIDOS

Please arrive around 5:30 for a Meet & Greet and introductions. Barrios Unidos’ Executive Director, Nane Alejandrez, will welcome everyone and then the speakers will begin at 6 PM. The speakers will each have about 15 minutes to make their presentations and then around 7:30 we will have time for Q&A and discussion.

PANELISTS:

Geoffrey Morgan – Geoffrey Morgan is president and CEO of CHISPA which has developed more than 1,400 affordable apartments and 800 single-family homes in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties since 1980. CHISPA manages all of its 32 apartment developments and supports apartment residents with on-site classes and community services. Mr Morgan is responsible for CHISPA’s overall operations, strategic growth, and advocacy.

Dr. Miriam Greenberg

Miriam Greenberg is a Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Cruz, with a research and teaching focus in critical studies of sustainability, housing, and urbanization. Currently she is interim director of the UCSC Center for Labor & Community, and co-director of the UCSC Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies. Together with students, colleagues, and community partners, she is developing two new projects: “WUI Research for Resilience” explores the relationship of the California housing crisis to the growth of the Wildland Urban Interface and “An Anti-Displacement Vision for Santa Cruz” which will include a displacement risk mapping tool alongside an interactive map of anti-displacement policies and visionary initiatives throughout our region. Miriam is a former planning commissioner for the City of Santa Cruz.

Julie Conway

Julie Conway got involved with affordable housing in 1983 through limited equity housing cooperatives. She has worked with nonprofit organizations, community groups and local government to address housing challenges of people facing poverty, disability, homelessness and domestic violence. Julie retired as the Housing Manager for the County of Santa Cruz and currently chairs the City of Santa Cruz Planning Commission.

Matt Huerta

Matt has over 23 years of experience in affordable housing and community development. He has developed hundreds of affordable homes including rental and for sale in the Sacramento, San Francisco Bay, and Monterey Bay Areas. In his consulting capacity he serves in several leadership roles including as the Director of Northern CA for PATH Ventures, as Housing and Community Development Director for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, and on the core statewide campaign team to Lower the Voter Threshold and Expand Allowable Uses for Local Housing Measures.

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