Maryann Leshin - New Abode Board Member

We are pleased to announce that we have added Maryann Leshin, a Bay Area community leader, as a new member of the Abode Board of Directors.

Maryann is a seasoned professional in affordable and supportive housing, with experience totaling more than 35 years of implementing complex initiatives, leading teams, delivering technical assistance, designing programs, and maintaining accountability with stakeholders. She has successfully worked with federal, state, and local governments, as well as with nonprofits, foundations, and residents.

Maryann has extensive experience in providing affordable housing and improving housing security for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Her past responsibilities have included managing a housing portfolio consisting of more than a dozen properties and a supportive housing development pipeline.

She also has developed and implemented programs that delivered $70 million in capital funding to affordable housing developments; new technology systems that increase capacity to collect and analyze data; and a robust Emergency Rental Assistance Program that assisted extremely low-income households at risk of homelessness.

Maryann holds a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree in Community Planning from Antioch University West in San Francisco.

Please join us in proudly welcoming Maryann Leshin to the Abode Board of Directors!

To learn more about the Abode Board and its members, click on this link to visit our Abode Board of Directors web page.