Cristina Martinez joined the California Housing Partnership in 2024. As a Senior Financial Consultant, she provides financial consulting, technical assistance and training to our nonprofit and government partners. Cristina has experience with a variety of federal and local funding sources, including Low Income Housing Tax Credits, tax-exempt private activity bonds, funding sources from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Federal Home Loan Bank, and several localities including the City of Los Angeles, the City of San Diego, and the County of Riverside.
Prior to joining the Partnership, Cristina was as a Senior Project Manager at BRIDGE Housing Corporation. She worked in affordable housing development for nine years and contributed to the development or rehabilitation of nearly 700 units for families, veterans, and formerly homeless individuals. She also previously worked for Affirmed Housing Group and Community HousingWorks, where she started her career as an intern in the California Coalition for Rural Housing Internship program. Cristina is a graduate of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Housing Development Training Institute, and received a B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego.