Amanda Isbell

Amanda Isbell staff bio

Amanda Isbell joined the California Housing Partnership in 2013. As the Managing Director of Operations, Amanda oversees the Operations team and provides strategic leadership of the organization’s administrative functions in human resources, finance, contract management and technology. She was promoted from HR and Operations Manager in 2022. Prior to joining the Partnership, Amanda worked as the Project Assistant for four Read More


Anna Drobny

Anna Drobny joined the California Housing Partnership in 2024. As an Operations Associate, she supports the Operations team with organization-wide administrative functions including systems administration and human resources.  Prior to joining the Partnership, she has held positions in Office Management, Service Operations and Supervisory roles in the F&B, Health and Hospitality industries.   Anna received a BA in Psychology from Read More


Dana Kaplan

Dana Kaplan joined the California Housing Partnership in 2023. As Senior Accounting Associate, she supports the Partnership’s affordable housing preservation and policy efforts through the organization’s administrative functions in office management, human resources, accounting, and finance.  Prior to joining the Partnership, Dana held sales, customer service, and general management roles in the automotive industry.  Before automotive she worked in accounts Read More


Hilda Morones

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Hilda Morones joined the California Housing Partnership in 2023 as Operations Manager. In her current role as Senior Operations & HR Manager Hilda supports and manages organization-wide administrative functions, IT, and human resources.  Prior to joining the Partnership, Hilda worked as a Human Resources Generalist in nonprofit public media. She has also held roles in Office Management in San Francisco’s 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


Paul (PJ) Jones

Paul “PJ” Jones joined the California Housing Partnership in September of 2022. As the Senior Finance Manager, Paul oversees the organization’s finance and accounting functions. Prior to joining the Partnership, Paul worked as the Finance and Administration Manager at Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP) for close to four years. During Paul’s time with FVAP, he provided financial management and audit Read More


Siera Beal

As Grants & Communications Manager, Siera oversees the Partnership’s cross-platform marketing, design and outreach efforts. She also leads the Partnership’s fundraising efforts and is a key resource for our foundation partners. Siera joined the California Housing Partnership in 2021 as a Housing Finance Specialist. For more than two years, she provided financial technical assistance and support to the Partnership’s Housing Read More