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.
	Kristie Kinney Pabst Term Began 7/1/06 Kristie and her husband, George founded Pabst, Kinney & Associates, a full service real estate brokerage, property management and investment company in 1981. She brings to the Board over 30 years of business experience in numerous aspects of the real estate industry.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and Opportunity Schools. She is a past president of the Long Beach Association of Realtors. Kristie is very involved in many areas within the Long Beach community.
	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.
	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 four standing committees. Please confirm meetings by calling (562) 570-6949:

Committee Meetings

Executive Review
Purpose Screens all projects and program proposals submitted to the LBHDC and refers them either to a committee for further review or to the full Board for action. Date & Time 1st Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Location City Hall, 3rd Floor Large Conference Room
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, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Location City Hall, 3rd Floor Large Conference Room
Legislative/Advocacy
Purpose Reviews legislation affecting affordable housing practices, programs and funding sources and prepares appropriate report to the full Board. Speaks on behalf of the LBHDC Board at public/community meetings, and attends City Council, RDA, Planning Commission or other meetings (whenever appropriate) to advocate for and support LBHDC-assisted projects or LBHDC-sponsored initiatives. Date & Time 3rd Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Location City Hall, Council Lounge (Lower Level)
Programs
Purpose Reviews rehabilitation loans recommended for approval by the Housing Rehabilitation Officer. Reviews Rehbilitation 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, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Location City Hall, 2nd Floor 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