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.

• 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.

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