EBHO’s Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration is a special opportunity for our members to come together, reflect on the year’s achievements, vote in our new Board of Directors, celebrate our collective impact, and envision a brighter future for our East Bay communities.
This celebration is for EBHO members. Your continued support helps us make a lasting impact! We invite you to join us or renew your individual and/or organizational membership for the 2027 calendar year.
Thursday, November 12, 2026; 5:15-7:30pm
Oakstop, 2323 Broadway in OAKLAND
Event Information
Accessibility and Transit: Oakstop is a fully accessible space. Our Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration will take place on the ground floor. Oakstop is an 11-minute walk from 19th Street BART, and accessible via several AC Transit bus lines including the 51A and 12.
Street parking is available but limited, and free after 6 PM.
There are also several public parking lots and garages in the surrounding blocks.
COVID-19 Safety: As always, please stay home if you are not feeling well, and take care!
Elect Our New Board of Directors
Members will vote at our AMMC on whether to approve this slate as well as re-elect current Board Members to renew their terms: Board VP Lauline Mitchell, Board Secretary Lyn Hikida, Board Treasurer Kevin Leichner, Brianne Steinhauser, and Teslim Ikharo. We will also thank Board members who are terming off for their service to the East Bay housing justice community: Board President William Goodwin, Donna Murphy, and Renee-Marie Telefoni. Bios for current Board Members can be found here.
Read our Board Slate announcement and learn more about our nomination process here.
Meet the Nominees
Social Worker, Alameda County
Tracy Matthews is a mother of three adult children and a longtime community advocate with a strong commitment to equity, public service, and community engagement. She currently serves as a Resident Vice Chair Commissioner on the Berkeley Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, a position she has held for two years.
Tracy has also been deeply engaged in public education and parent leadership within the Berkeley Unified School District, where she has served as a PTA Chair, Governance Council Chair, District Equity Team member, and BSEP district representative. She was a founding member of parent equity organizations including Parents and Children of African Descent (PCAD) and African Parents United at Berkeley Arts Magnet (APUBAM).
Tracy brings a perspective shaped by public service, housing policy, community engagement, and lived experience as a parent and community advocate. She is committed to advancing thoughtful conversations about housing equity and ensuring that residents have opportunities to understand, participate in, and help shape the policies that affect their communities.
Nobil Solutions Consulting
Tracey Nobil is an experienced leader in the management, marketing, and development of multi-use commercial and residential properties. With expertise in urban planning, resident services, finance, operations, policy creation, lived experience, communications and executive/C-Suite, she is effective at optimizing budgets, business plans and handling day-to-day operations management.
Tracey is a skilled trainer and mentor who motivates people to exceed their expectations and a pragmatic advocate who enhances community and individual partnerships that lead to surpassing goals.
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