Amber Lamason, Mpa Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead a team of four analyst to ensure community investment grant compliance for affordable housing developments, shelter developments, and low-income home ownership developments for California, Nevada, and Arizona.• Conduct fiscal analysis for feasibility of developments, review loan and development documentation to meet federal policy standards, and address noncompliance with developers and member banks. • Co-author procedures and research policies for rental housing and home ownership funding applications and compliance.• Score affordable housing grant applications, provide technical assistance to developers, and research real estate development best practices to align with other funders and federal policy.

Oakland

• Directed 16-person team serving 6,000 low income clients annually.• Managed a $1.5 million annual budget. • Wrote and awarded $4+ million in grant funding. • Directed SparkPoint Oakland, a financial services and employment services collaborative.• Launched EBALDC's emergency rental assistance program in partnership with BACS and Keep Oakland Housed.• Project managed and directed leadership development, community engagement and organizing programs for low income Oakland residents. • Directed Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) serving 1,500 people annually.• Led youth development and employment programs serving 250 youth and young adults. • Built, facilitated, and managed partnerships with multiple stakeholders and neighborhood collaboratives.• Supported real estate development with housing proposals, community engagement and building design.

• Led resident services, social services, and financial programs at 23 EBALDC affordable housing buildings throughout Oakland. • Led of team of 14 staff. • Established housing supportive services programs in partnership with mental health providers, nonprofits and housing developers• Co-launched two neighborhood collaboratives.• Project managed department transition from Efforts to Outcomes database to Salesforce Exponent Case Management. • Created outcome measurements and goals for programs, including leadership and resident services.• Expanded EBALDC’s youth and parent programs by writing and earning $1.6 million in government funding.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Ran a 21st Century funded after school program at SFUSD’s Argonne Elementary serving 90 youth.• Managed and trained 11 program site staff.• Launched social-emotional curriculum which was later adopted by dozen's of SFUSD schools.

Pennisula Area

• Managed programs serving seniors, families, and children in over 2,000 households at 21 affordable housing apartments.• Directed programs such as after school, youth summer programs, health and wellness, financial literacy, computer literacy, community development, and vocational development.• Led and trained a regional team of 16 employees.• Authored metrics and benchmarks to measure outcomes of social services programs at 74 properties.

San Jose, Ca

• Developed & launched new resident services programs in Northern California and WA state. • Designed education programs for 13 distinct affordable housing communities. Making accommodations for community priorities, demographic considerations, budget limitations, space constraints, and partnership availability.• Hired, trained and managed 11 resident services site coordinators

Poway, Ca

Women In Leadership Program

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba