Current Position

President
M.E. Shay & Co. - Real Estate Market Analysis and Development Services
1984 - Present

Legislative Advocate
1990 – California Housing Authorities Association
1991 – California Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies
Previous Professional Experience

Previous Professional Experience

Section Chief, State of California Housing and Community Development Department - Pre-Development Loan and Technical Assistance Section; Urban and Rural Land Purchase Programs, California Housing Advisory Services
1984

Program Manager, State of California Housing and Community Development Department - Housing Assistance Program for the Disabled, Rural Assistance Programs, and the HUD National Technical Assistance Program for the Disabled
1980

Staff Member, City of Redding, Planning and Community Development Department - Development and administration of the City's first Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG); Housing Authority local Section 8 Program, including rehabilitation programs.
1975

Director, Self-Help Home Improvement Project, Redding, California. VISTA Volunteer.
1970

Education

B.A., San Francisco State College, 1970; Graduate studies, MPA, University of Southern California

Pertinent Affiliations

• Licensed Real Estate Agent

• Advisory Committee, Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program;

• California Council for Affordable Housing

• California Housing Consortium Board Member

• Northern California Association for Non-Profit Housing

• Southern California Association for Non-Profit Housing

• National Association of Housing andRedevelopment Officials

• Sacramento Habitat for Humanity, Past President (1989-1991)