Alison Cingolani Email & Phone Number

I shape and support the implementation of SV@Home’s policy and land use engagement, advocacy strategies, local and regional campaigns, and educational strategies, working in collaboration with city staff, elected officials, grassroots and nonprofit partners, developers, and community members. Public education is critical to advancing our shared housing priorities. I developed and deliver the Foundations of Affordable Housing public education program to improve community understanding of the value of affordable housing and build broad support for critical funding and policy solutions. I serve as a speaker or moderator on more than a dozen additional educational events each year, and engage in mentoring and timely policy research and discussions with students at Stanford and San Jose State University. I help lead the campaign in Santa Clara County for the November 2024 regional affordable housing bond measure, which will bring $20 billion for affordable housing production and preservation to the nine counties of the Bay Area. I advocate for effective housing elements in local jurisdictions throughout Santa Clara County, creating robust long-range plans designed to deliver abundant affordable housing and respond to the unique and disparate needs of marginalized communities. I work with our local grassroots partners and state agencies to identify and solve for potential barriers to implementation, and provide technical support and accountability to local jurisdictions.Professional Development2024: The Management Center- Managing Projects Course2024: California Planning Roundtable- Planning Leadership Academy

San Jose, California, United States

As Policy and Research Senior Associate at Silicon Valley at Home, I produced robust analysis of a wide range of data, tailored to a variety of audiences, that support our team’s expertise in the complex issues affecting affordable housing in the South Bay. This research builds a solid foundation for SV@Home’s policy positions, and allows our team to serve as a key resource to public policy makers, partner organizations, journalists, and other affordable housing advocates. Engaging with local city staff and elected officials, grassroots advocacy groups, and nonprofit partners, I work to make a positive impact on housing production, preservation of existing affordable housing, and protection from displacement. Recent fields of research and policy engagement include equitable COVID-19 response and recovery, the RHNA process and housing element implementation, affordable housing finance, and San Jose's modest upzoning proposal.Professional Development2020-2021: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative- California Housing Narrative Learning Lab Cohort2021: We All Count: Project for Equity in Data Science- Foundations of Data Equity2021: Global Policy Leadership Academy- Silicon Valley Housing Policy Leadership Academy2022: San Jose State University- Affordable Housing and Community Development Finance Advanced Certificate

• Coordinated and delivered outreach with information and resources to community members at public events; increased annual participation from 46 to 74 events• Recruited, placed, trained, and supported large and diverse intern and volunteer teams• Crafted agency messaging and communications, including writing newsletters, email and social media campaigns, and fundraising• Developed efficient and effective operational processes, working collaboratively with public health nonprofit program teams• Contributed operational support to ensure grant requirements are met, including service provision, data collection, analysis and reporting• Managed donor and client databases

Master Of Urban & Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: APA Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, MURP Outstanding Student of the Year, Honors Planning Report Award.

Master Of Public Administration

Activities and Societies: MPA Outstanding Student of the Year, Pi Alpha Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Work