CCLR Webinar
Stacking up Success: An Introduction to the Art of Brownfield Redevelopment Funding
Thursday, March 21 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. PT
Funding redevelopment can be daunting, but small steps lead to big results. It takes diverse funding streams to carry a project from clean up to build up. The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) and our community partners are experts in layering funding to drive successful redevelopment projects. Panelists from developer, nonprofit, university, and community activist backgrounds will share practical solutions, expert insights, and real-world examples about developing their project capital stacks. By highlighting successful partnerships and stakeholder collaborations, attendees will gain valuable insights into the importance of leveraging different resources and expertise to achieve redevelopment goals.
Key takeaways from this webinar will include:
- Recognizing that partnerships are key to beginning the redevelopment process
- Understanding the importance of building a robust redevelopment capital stack
- Identifying and matching funding opportunities with various stages of your redevelopment project
Join this webinar to learn more about how layering funding can turn brownfield dreams into a reality – from transforming a shuttered elementary school to a community oasis, developing mixed-use affordable housing, and transforming an entire city in preparation for reuse.
Speakers
Tamar Saunders
Senior Project Developer | Eden Housing
Tamar Saunders is an LA native with a passion for energy efficiency within the built environment and housing equity. She is currently working as a Senior Project Developer at Eden Housing, Inc concentrating her efforts on increasing Eden’s affordable housing portfolio in the Southern California region. She recently completed a 67-unit affordable senior housing development and about to start construction on a 209-unit family and senior affordable housing project.
Prior to this, she worked in short-term bridge financing and was consulting on zero energy building design while in graduate school. She has a Masters in Development Practice from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, M.A. from 上智大学 (Sophia University) in Tokyo, Japan, and a B.A. from Princeton University. She also is a California Real Estate Broker. On her free time you can find her at the pool doing Masters synchronized swimming or making handcrafted herbal products in her kitchen.
Tamar Saunders is an LA native with a passion for energy efficiency within the built environment and housing equity. She is currently working as a Senior Project Developer at Eden Housing, Inc concentrating her efforts on increasing Eden’s affordable housing portfolio in the Southern California region. She recently completed a 67-unit affordable senior housing development and about to start construction on a 209-unit family and senior affordable housing project.
Prior to this, she worked in short-term bridge financing and was consulting on zero energy building design while in graduate school. She has a Masters in Development Practice from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, M.A. from 上智大学 (Sophia University) in Tokyo, Japan, and a B.A. from Princeton University. She also is a California Real Estate Broker. On her free time you can find her at the pool doing Masters synchronized swimming or making handcrafted herbal products in her kitchen.
Leslie Palaroan
Director of Real Estate Development | Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA)
Leslie Palaroan (Oakland) is the Director of Real Estate Development at Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA). She has financed, project-managed, and led the construction of over 2,000 units of affordable housing units for low-income families, seniors, veterans, households with special needs, and the formerly homeless. Leslie worked for Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) to rehabilitate five former public housing developments under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program – a total of 439 units for seniors and disabled San Franciscans. She worked on Plaza Adelante – a three story commercial occupied rehabilitation for non-profit offices, small business incubators, and food market.
Prior to MEDA, she developed new construction, community driven, affordable housing at East LA Community Corporation. She was also a Community Design Fellow with Skid Row Housing Trust, working on a community planning document alongside the Skid Row community. Leslie is an East Bay Native. She grew up between South Hayward and Oakland, and went to UC Berkeley to receive simultaneous bachelor’s degrees in Architecture and Geography. She has dual Masters degrees in Heritage Conservation and Planning from the University of Southern California. By building affordable housing and affordable non-profit spaces, Leslie is seeking to stem homelessness, displacement, and gentrification in the Bay Area and simultaneously preserve spaces for underrepresented communities.
Leslie Palaroan (Oakland) is the Director of Real Estate Development at Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA). She has financed, project-managed, and led the construction of over 2,000 units of affordable housing units for low-income families, seniors, veterans, households with special needs, and the formerly homeless. Leslie worked for Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) to rehabilitate five former public housing developments under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program – a total of 439 units for seniors and disabled San Franciscans. She worked on Plaza Adelante – a three story commercial occupied rehabilitation for non-profit offices, small business incubators, and food market.
Prior to MEDA, she developed new construction, community driven, affordable housing at East LA Community Corporation. She was also a Community Design Fellow with Skid Row Housing Trust, working on a community planning document alongside the Skid Row community. Leslie is an East Bay Native. She grew up between South Hayward and Oakland, and went to UC Berkeley to receive simultaneous bachelor’s degrees in Architecture and Geography. She has dual Masters degrees in Heritage Conservation and Planning from the University of Southern California. By building affordable housing and affordable non-profit spaces, Leslie is seeking to stem homelessness, displacement, and gentrification in the Bay Area and simultaneously preserve spaces for underrepresented communities.
David Diaz
Executive Director | Active San Gabriel Valley
David is a public health professional offering extensive and successful experience in planning, developing, and implementing community-based initiatives throughout Greater Los Angeles County. He’s a dedicated public servant and advocate with project management, coalition building experience that has successfully worked with youth, schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and cities to advance environmental justice, equity, and community development.
As the Executive Director of ActiveSGV, David is responsible for overall organization management, development, supervision of staff, and execution of various transportation, open space, and energy-related initiatives. David also serves on the Measure A Oversight Committee, Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council, Measure W Scoring Commitee (+USGR WASC) and serves on the board of the El Monte Union High School District.
David lives in the City of El Monte with his wife Anais, baby boy Maceo, and pets Xoco and Xavi.
David is a public health professional offering extensive and successful experience in planning, developing, and implementing community-based initiatives throughout Greater Los Angeles County. He’s a dedicated public servant and advocate with project management, coalition building experience that has successfully worked with youth, schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and cities to advance environmental justice, equity, and community development.
As the Executive Director of ActiveSGV, David is responsible for overall organization management, development, supervision of staff, and execution of various transportation, open space, and energy-related initiatives. David also serves on the Measure A Oversight Committee, Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council, Measure W Scoring Commitee (+USGR WASC) and serves on the board of the El Monte Union High School District.
David lives in the City of El Monte with his wife Anais, baby boy Maceo, and pets Xoco and Xavi.
Dr. Jessica Barlow
Professor of Sustainability | Department of Geography at San Diego State University
Barlow is a linguist who has spent much of her career conducting research on child language acquisition and disorders. Currently, Barlow focuses on sustainability, with a particular emphasis on sustainable cities through community engagement. Within the Center for Regional Sustainability, Barlow founded and directs the Sage Project, which engages in large-scale partnerships with local governmental and community-based organizations in the Southern California-Baja California region via replication of the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC) Model. Barlow has received funding to support her work through the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and numerous local community-based organizations.
Barlow is a linguist who has spent much of her career conducting research on child language acquisition and disorders. Currently, Barlow focuses on sustainability, with a particular emphasis on sustainable cities through community engagement. Within the Center for Regional Sustainability, Barlow founded and directs the Sage Project, which engages in large-scale partnerships with local governmental and community-based organizations in the Southern California-Baja California region via replication of the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC) Model. Barlow has received funding to support her work through the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and numerous local community-based organizations.
Dr. Madison Swayne
Assistant Professor of City Planning | San Diego State University School of Public Affairs
Madison Swayne is an Assistant Professor of City Planning in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University. She is a social science researcher who uses mixed-methods including big data, automated computing methods, and primary data sources to answer research questions at the intersection of environmental justice and land use. Her research examines how urban form, real estate development, environmental policies, and nuisance continue to reproduce and exacerbate well-documented patterns of environmental injustice. Swayne teaches courses in environmental planning, land use and environmental law, and sustainable urbanism. Before joining SDSU, Swayne completed her Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California. She has a Master’s and Bachelors’ of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California and has worked in environmental consulting in Southern California.
Madison Swayne is an Assistant Professor of City Planning in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University. She is a social science researcher who uses mixed-methods including big data, automated computing methods, and primary data sources to answer research questions at the intersection of environmental justice and land use. Her research examines how urban form, real estate development, environmental policies, and nuisance continue to reproduce and exacerbate well-documented patterns of environmental injustice. Swayne teaches courses in environmental planning, land use and environmental law, and sustainable urbanism. Before joining SDSU, Swayne completed her Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California. She has a Master’s and Bachelors’ of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California and has worked in environmental consulting in Southern California.
