Board Members

 

	Patrick Brown Chair of LBHDC Board Term Began 7/1/03
	Kevin Cwayna, M.D. Term Began 7/1/06
	Jonathan Gotz Term Began 7/1/00 Jonathan Gotz was born and raised in Long Beach and currently owns the Gotz Insurance Agency located in Bixby Knolls.  He has been and is currently involved in many different civic organizations around the city and has been proud to volunteer for the Community Development Department since 1999.
	Michael McCarthy Term Began 7/1/04
	Stacy W. McDaniel Term Began 7/1/07 Risk to Reward’s founder and President, Stacy McDaniel, was formerly General Counsel and Risk Manager to John Laing Homes,   a regional homebuilder nationally recognized for the quality of its homes and its premier customer service.  Prior to her position with Laing, Ms. McDaniel was employed by Lockton Insurance Brokers as a specialist in risk management and claims handling, where her primary clients were in the homebuilding industry.   Ms. McDaniel graduated from UCLA, with her Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and obtained her law degree from Loyola Law School.  In addition to her legal and risk management expertise, Ms. McDaniel holds an Associate in Risk Management (“ARM”) accreditation from the Insurance Institute of America, a California real estate broker’s license, and California and Colorado property and casualty broker’s licenses.  Ms. McDaniel lectures frequently for legal, insurance and construction industry gatherings.
	Jeffrey Price Attorney at Law Term Began 10/1/10 Jeff Price graduated cum laude from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School.  Jeff is a partner at Morrison, LaRossa, Price & Iturrioz and practices Workers’ Compensation Law and Family Law. Jeff lives in the 7th Council District and previously served on the Long Beach Public Safety Advisory Commission.  For the past two years, Jeff has served the State of California through his appointment to the California Council on Criminal Justice by the Senate Rules Committee.
	Laura Storke Term Began 10/1/10 A graduate of the Long Beach Neighborhood Leadership Program, Ms. Storke has lived in Long Beach since 2001.  She is involved in many facets of the community, including the establishment of a Community Parking Program.  Finance and strategic planning are Ms. Storke’s areas of expertise, having worked for Continental Airlines and Nestle in those capacities.  She holds a B.A. in History from Washington & Lee University and an M.B.A. from Thunderbird.
	Anna Ulaszewski Term Began 11/1/08 Anna Ulaszewski worked at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard until its closure in 1997.  She was the BRAC Environment Coordinator and the co-chair of the Restoration Advisory Board.  She was a commissioner of the Long Beach Community Development Advisory Commission for 8 years; and a member of the Home Preservation Loan Committee and the Empowerment Zone Application Committee.  She also served on the Board of the Greater Long Beach Chapter, American Red Cross for 14 years. Ms. Ulaszewski received her B.S. from the University of New York and her Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) from the University of Hawaii.  She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.  Until moving to Long Beach in 1992, she was a practicing Environmental/Land Use Planner.
	Conor Weir Term Began 11/17/10 Since coming to Long Beach in 2004 Conor has worked in real estate development and has focused in affordable housing since 2007. Prior to earning an MBA at Oxford University in England, he worked as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and Accenture. Conor enjoys spending time with his wife, Sophois Sokhom, and their three children. Thanks to Sophois’ and other friend’s patience, Conor speaks passable Cambodian and Spanish.
	Patrice Wong Term Began 7/1/03 Patrice has been Executive Director of Long Beach Day Nursery since 2002. Prior to joining LBDN, she had close to 10 years of experience in community economic development, focusing on small business development and access to capital.  She is a graduate of Occidental College with a BA in Social Psychology, and received her MBA from the University of Southern California.  Patrice is currently vice chair of the Long Beach Early Childhood Education Committee, is the 4th District Appointee to the Los Angeles County Child Care Planning Committee, is a member of the board of directors of Abode Communities Design Corporation, and is a graduate of Leadership Long Beach.

Board Meetings

The LBHDC Board meets every month on the 3rd Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Large Conference Room of City Hall. The LBHDC also has two standing committees. Please confirm meetings by calling (562) 570-6949:

Committee Meetings

Projects
Purpose Reviews development projects and proposals for new construction, acquisition and/or rehabilitation and recommends appropriate action to the full Board. Date & Time 2nd Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Location City Hall, 3rd Floor Large Conference Room
Programs
Purpose Reviews rehabilitation loans recommended for approval by the Housing Rehabilitation Officer. Reviews Rehabilitation Loan Program guidelines, procedures and issues. Reviews all items and issues related to Homebuyer Programs. Recommends appropriate action to the full Board. Date & Time 1st Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location 444 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 1700 Conference Room

What We Do

The goal and responsibility of the Housing Services Bureau is to create and preserve affordable housing for Long Beach’s citizens. The Housing Services Bureau is divided into three divisions: In the 2000 census, Long Beach households earned a median household income of $37,270 – well below the $42,189 median income for Los Angeles county. One third of all Long Beach households earned less than $25,000 and nearly two thirds earned less than $50,000. Even worse, half of the approximately 103,000 City residents in poverty are children.

Occupations earning less than $25,000 annually in Long Beach include the following:

• Fast Food Workers
• Retail Salespeople
• Security Officers
• Nurses Aides
• Social Workers
• School Aides
• Janitors