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Deputy Executive Director

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ABOUT OUR CLIENT

In 1989, community activists and business leaders of Los Angeles’ downtown community responded to the alarming disappea

In 1989, community activists and business leaders of Los Angeles’ downtown community responded to the alarming disappear-

ance of affordable, permanent housing by coming together to create

ance of affordable, permanent housing by coming together to create Skid Row Housing Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust swiftly m

(the “Trust”). The Trust swiftly mo-

bilized private equity through low income housing

housing tax credits, public finance and conventional debt to salvage hundreds of hou

tax credits, public finance and conventional debt to salvage hundreds of hous-

ing units that would have been otherwise lost. Dilapidated hotels were renovated and transformed into safe, attractive and a

units that would have been otherwise lost. Dilapidated hotels were renovated and transformed into safe, attractive and a

units that would have been otherwise lost. Dilapidated hotels were renovated and transformed into safe, attractive and af-

fordable permanent housing in which low-income and formerly homeless men and women could live and thrive.

income and formerly homeless men and women could live and thrive.

Over the past twenty years the Trust has refined its homes to provide not just housing

e Trust has refined its homes to provide not just housing, but a supportive community as well. The

but a supportive community as well. The

Trust has increasingly targeted its homes to long

Trust has increasingly targeted its homes to long-term homeless and disabled men and women, with an emphasis on co

term homeless and disabled men and women, with an emphasis on co-locating

housing and services together. By providing an integrated approach to housing, primary healthcare, mental health treatment,

providing an integrated approach to housing, primary healthcare, mental health treatment,

substance abuse treatment, and counseling, the Trust provides the tools to overcome the many causes of homelessness.

Today, the Trust is a nationally recognized nonprofit corporation

nprofit corporation that provides permanent supportive housing so that people

that provides permanent supportive housing so that people

who have experienced homelessness, prolonged extreme poverty, poor health, disabilities, mental illness and/or addiction can

lead safe, stable lives in wellness. The Trust is com

is committed to preventing and ending homelessness in greater Los Angeles

mitted to preventing and ending homelessness in greater Los Angeles.

The Trust operates 23 properties with over1600

1600homes, with approximately 85% reserved for individuals who are homeless

, with approximately 85% reserved for individuals who are homeless

and/or disabled. It is recognized as an innovator in providing high quality, on

is recognized as an innovator in providing high quality, on-site, integrated supportive services in beautifully

site, integrated supportive services in beautifully

designed buildings. By partnering with nonprofit and public agency service providers, the Trust has created

designed buildings. By partnering with nonprofit and public agency service providers, the Trust has created six separate multi-

agency, integrated services collaborations since 2004, now serving over 4

ed services collaborations since 2004, now serving over 480 formerly homeless and disabled residents

0 formerly homeless and disabled residents. The com-

bination of beautifully designed, high quality housing, professional property management, and innovative social service provi

bination of beautifully designed, high quality housing, professional property management, and innovative social service provision

has made the Trust a national leader in ending homelessness.

a national leader in ending homelessness.

Under the direction of their twenty-year tenured leader Mike Alvidrez

year tenured leader Mike Alvidrez, who became their Executive Director in 2004

who became their Executive Director in 2004, the Trust

has flourished. It is fiscally sound with a strong

fiscally sound with a strong 2011 balance sheet ofassets close to $11 million and annual revenue of appro

million and annual revenue of approx-

imately $5.5million. With Mike’s tenured experience in

With Mike’s tenured experience in this fieldhe has become a recognizable authority

a recognizable authority on the successful para-

digm shift to “housing first”. To continue to move the organization

. To continue to move the organization and its mission forward Mikewill focus on

focus on the external facing

aspects of the Agency of fund development, housing development and external relations and

of fund development, housing development and external relations and,assign the

,assign the day to day operational

functions to his Deputy Executive Director. The

The Deputy Executive Director will function like a chief operating officer and manage

on like a chief operating officer and manage

the directors of housing operations, human resources and

the directors of housing operations, human resources and financial operations.Most importantly, the Deput

Most importantly, the Deputy Executive Director

will lead the vision, building upon the Trust’s core competency of housing

will lead the vision, building upon the Trust’s core competency of housing first and integrate it with Residential Services

it with Residential Services, to en-

hance and pioneer new enrichment programs.

The Deputy Executive Director will be a mission

mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, andprocess-minded leader with experience scaling

minded leader with experience scaling

an organization, leading an executive management team, and developing a performance culture among a group of diverse, t

ive management team, and developing a performance culture among a group of diverse, t

ive management team, and developing a performance culture among a group of diverse, ta-

lented individuals. He/she must be a leader who is able to help others at

must be a leader who is able to help others at the Trustdeliver measurable, cost

deliver measurable, cost-effective results that

make the vision a reality. Importantly, the successful

the successful Deputy Executive Director will have the skills, sensitivity, and personal co

will have the skills, sensitivity, and personal con-

fidence to tap into the power that each member of the team brings to this mission.

fidence to tap into the power that each member of the team brings to this mission. It is also critical

also critical, that theDeputy Executive

Director retains the creative spark of the team

of the team that has made the Trust such a success.

Deputy Executive Director

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