Madelynn Hirneise Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca

•Cultivate and expand relationships with housing partners with the goal of ensuring appropriate and sufficient homes for families in need.•Project Manager for properties undergoing renovation and rehabilitation.•Agency lead in managing business issues and interactions related to property acquisitions and sales.•Provide oversight in the management, occupancy, and maintenance of agency properties.•Provide leadership in helping develop new ideas and strategies in working with housing partners, colleagues and clients, monitoring trends and addressing needs of the community for affordable housing.•Develop and implement strategies that will increase housing stock.

Irvine, Ca

•Serve as a liaison between Property Managers and Tenants to help ensure excellent communication, the family's success and partner's satisfaction. Built loyal partner base by anticipating and preventing problems and effectively resolving issues.•Developed and published Families Forward Tenant Education Guide, a guide to affordable housing education, the rental application process, overcoming your biggest barriers to renting, and renter's rights and responsibilities during tenancy. The guide and accompanied workshop has served to be a valuable tool for tenants, service providers, agencies, and landlords alike. •Responsible for developing Families Forward’s Housing Strategy Plan.•Work as the agency lead with regard to housing development projects, sale of agency's housing assets, and affordable housing partnerships and development agreements. •Partner Development: Tripled the portfolio of rental housing partners through outreach, development, and marketing. •Manage the housing process through tenant education, identifying housing opportunities, guidance, referrals and resources.

Guatemala

•Facilitated six volunteer women's groups, local business owners, and youth groups to educate in preventative health. Topics included: HIV/AIDS education, Women's Health, Prenatal Education, Sex Education, Nutrition, Preventative Health, and Trash Management. •Collaborate with local Health Center and Rural Health Technician to train three groups of Health Promoters.