Anthony Vega

Anthony Vega

Anthony Vega, Ph.D., joined the California Housing Partnership in 2021. As Director of Research, he oversees the Partnership’s research, policy analysis, and program evaluation efforts to improve affordable housing policy and programs.  Prior to joining the Partnership, Anthony was the Director of Research and Evaluation at The Community Builders (TCB) in Boston, where he oversaw the evaluation of the Community Life programs and their impact Read More


Dan Rinzler

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Dan Rinzler joined the California Housing Partnership in 2016. As Associate Research Director, Dan is responsible for leading the research team’s policy evaluation efforts. He also leads the Partnership’s research and policy efforts related to addressing residential segregation and affirmatively furthering fair housing, which have included support of state and local agencies as well as independent research efforts often with Read More


Danielle M. Mazzella

Danielle Mazzella staff bio

Danielle M. Mazzella joined the California Housing Partnership in January 2016. As Associate Research Director, Danielle is responsible for research on the preservation of affordable housing and housing needs analyses at the state, regional, and local level with partners and local governments. She was promoted from Senior Research Manager in 2024. Prior to joining the California Housing Partnership, Danielle worked Read More


Emma Jordan

Emma Jordan joined the California Housing Partnership as a Research Associate in 2024. She supports the Partnership’s affordable housing data visualization and preservation projects through data analysis, spatial analysis and automation. Prior to joining the Partnership, Emma worked as an analyst providing data analytic and technical support for Housing and Urban Development grantees within HOPWA, HOME, ESG, and CDBG contracted Read More


Matt Alvarez-Nissen

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Matt Alvarez-Nissen joined the California Housing Partnership in 2022. As Research Manager, Matt N. manages various research projects, such as the unsubsidized affordable housing at-risk report, and supports the Partnership’s policy and research efforts through data analysis and program evaluation. He also oversees several projects that include regional work with local governments and statewide academic/research partners, including efforts related to Read More


Matt Schwartz

Matt Schwartz staff bio

As President & CEO of the California Housing Partnership, Matt Schwartz plays a leadership role in shaping state and federal legislation and regulations to expand the resources to preserve and create affordable housing for the state’s lowest-income residents. Matt has worked in the development, preservation, planning, and financing of affordable housing for more than 30 years in both the private Read More


Ray McPherson

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Ray McPherson joined the California Housing Partnership in 2022 as a Research Associate and was promoted to Senior Research Associate in 2024. They manage and contribute to key projects and databases while leading research on critical housing issues for underrepresented California communities.   Before joining the Partnership Ray developed their data science expertise in various private organizations focused on transportation, agriculture, Read More


Yasmin Givens

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Yasmin Givens joined the California Housing Partnership in 2022. As Research and Policy Analyst, she provides analytical support to advance key research, policy analysis, and program evaluation efforts to improve federal, state, and local affordable housing policies and programs.  Prior to joining the Partnership, Yasmin interned with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Houston Education Research Consortium, where Read More