East Bay Housing Organizations is excited to announce this year’s nominees for our Board of Directors: Evita Chávez and Diana Orozco! We will vote to elect the newest members and re-elect current members of our Board of Directors on November 12th at our Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration.
Our annual meeting is only three weeks away on Wednesday, November 12th at 5:30 PM. The meeting is a special opportunity for our members to come together, reflect on the year’s achievements, celebrate our collective impact, and envision a brighter future for our East Bay communities. We will enjoy food and drinks as well as take care of some important organizational business.
RSVP to join us on November 12th, and read on for more information about our fantastic Board of Directors nominees and the nomination process.
Elect Our New Board of Directors
How Was the Board Slate Nominated?
In August, EBHO put out a call for applications to join our Board of Directors. Our current Board of Directors has reviewed these nominations with an eye toward balancing perspectives and backgrounds, and recommended longtime members and supporters Evita Chavez and Diana Orozco to be elected to the Board of Directors. Thank you so much to all of the wonderful members who applied!
On November 12th, members will vote on whether to approve this slate as well as re-elect current Board Members Cathy Eberhardt and Aubra Levine to renew their terms. Bios for current Board Members can be found here.
Meet the Nominees
Evita Chávez
Senior Program Officer for Housing, LISC Bay Area
Evita is the Senior Program Officer for Housing at LISC Bay Area. She is a heart-driven leader committed to serving her community. Prior to joining LISC Bay Area, Evita was a Program Officer at the San Francisco Foundation focused on housing advocacy and policy at the state and regional level. In her time at the San Francisco Foundation, she oversaw grantmaking for a $4M portfolio, developed and oversaw the Partnership for the Bay’s Future’s Policy Grant programs, and supported advocacy for key affordable housing production, preservation and tenant protection policies.
Evita also previously served as a Legislative Assistant for Senator Bob Wieckowski, where she staffed housing and transportation policy, including landmark legislation on accessory dwelling units. She earned a Masters in Urban Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelors in Urban and Environmental Policy from Occidental College. Evita is a proud Los Angeles native who loves living and working in the Bay Area.
Diana Orozco
Director of Housing and Economic Strategy, All Home
As Director of Housing and Economic strategy, Diana draws on her strategic, programmatic and analytical experience to better connect the housing and workforce development systems. In this role, she supports and manages the Regional Impact Council and the implementation of the Bay Area Jobs First Collaborative and All Home’s economic mobility and workforce efforts. She joined All Home after working with the Center for Law and Social Policy advocating for policies to better support low-income individuals. Prior to that, Diana worked at the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality on a national research project to listen to people across the country about how they’re making ends meet. In her various roles with that project, she managed field operations and protocol implementation and supported the data collection phase of the project.
Diana holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the Ford School at the University of Michigan and holds a bachelor’s degree in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley. Diana grew up in the Bay Area and loves all the food and culture the region has to offer.