Staff & Board
Staff
Lindsey Dole
Executive Assistant
Phone: (916) 444–0286 x260
ldole@californiacouncil.org
Out of office and will return 2026
Officers
President
Geoff Brown
CEO, USA Properties Fund, Inc.
Roseville, CA
Vice President
Caleb Roope
CEO, The Pacific Companies
Eagle, ID
Secretary
Steve Strain
CEO, Sabelhaus & Strain PC
Sacramento, CA
Treasurer
Anil Advani
EVP, WNC & Associates, Inc.
Irvine, CA
Members at Large
Ben Barker
Financial Advisor, California Municipal Finance Authority
Carlsbad, CA
Peter Barker
President, Barker Management
Anaheim, CA
John Bigley
Chief Operating Officer, Blieu Companies LLC
Santa Ana, CA
Shawn Boyd
Affordable Housing Access
Newport Beach, CA
Kasey Burke
President, Meta Housing
Los Angeles, CA
Michael Costa
President & CEO, Highridge Costa Companies
Gardena, CA
Chris Dart
President, Danco Communities
Arcata, CA
Tom Dawson
Founder & CEO, Precision General Commercial Contractors Inc./ Dawson Holdings, Inc.
Novato, CA
Laurie Doyle
Executive Vice President, Affordable Housing Development Corporation
Clovis, CA
Christian D. Dubois
Partner, Cox, Castle Nicholson, LLP
San Francisco, CA
Graham Espley-Jones
President, Western Community Housing, Inc.
Costa Mesa, CA
Michael Gaber
Senior Vice President, PNC Bank
Huntington Beach, CA
Matt Grosz
Managing Director & Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Red Stone Equity
San Diego, CA
Josh Hamilton
Senior Vice President of Lending, Century Housing
Culver City, CA
Brandon Hodge
Vice President & Project Partner, Lincoln Avenue Communities
Santa Monica, CA
Eric Jones
CohnReznik
Sacramento, CA
Rosemary Lynch
President, Buckingham Property Management
Clovis, CA
Arjun Nagarkatti
President, AMCAL Multi-Housing, Inc.
Agoura Hills, CA
Chris Neale
President, The Core Companies
San Jose, CA
Kyle Paine
President, Community Development Partners
Newport Beach, CA
Michael Ruane
President, National CORE
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
David Rutledge
President, Community Revitalization and Development Corporation
Redding, CA
Ronne Thielen
Executive Vice President & Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, R4 Capital LLC
Newport Beach, CA
James Schmid
Founder & Chairman, Chelsea Investment Corporation
Carlsbad, CA
Jimmy Silverwood
President, Affirmed Housing
San Diego, CA
Tobbie J. Wells
CPA & Partner, Bowman & Company, LLP
Stockton, CA
Emeritus Board Members
Cyrus Youssefi
C.F.Y. Development, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
Join the CCAH Board
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