Staff Directory


Team Member Title Contact Information
Director's Office
Erik Soliván Housing Director

669-314-3611

erik.solivan@sanjoseca.gov

Cupid Alexander Deputy Director 669-314-3884

cupid.alexander@sanjoseca.gov

Jose Chavez Public Information Representative

408-506-5868

josec.hernandez@sanjoseca.gov

Bianca Madrid Senior Development Officer and City Council Liaison 408-535-7642

bianca.madrid@sanjoseca.gov

Shelley Opsal Senior Supervisor, Administration

408-535-3899

shelley.opsal@sanjoseca.gov

Jeffrey Scott Public Information Manager  408-975-2647

jeff.scott@sanjoseca.gov

Karly Wolak Assistant to the Director 408-535-8582

karly.wolak@sanjoseca.gov

Residential Development Division - Housing Production & Preservation, Loan Administration, Asset Management
Kemit Mawakana Division Manager 

408-535-3851

kemit.mawakana@sanjoseca.gov

Bianca Alvarez Development Officer 408-794-7425

bianca.alvarez@sanjoseca.gov

Jovette Armenta Development Specialist 408-975-4466

jovette.armenta@sanjoseca.gov

Shelsy Bass Senior Development Officer 408-975-3797

shelsy.bass@sanjoseca.gov

Erick Berthaldan Development Officer erick.berthaldan@sanjoseca.gov
Maria Garcia Development Specialist maria1.garcia@sanjoseca.gov
Aaron Gardner Rehabilitation Inspector 408-539-2950

aaron.gardner@sanjoseca.gov

Michael Jun Senior Development Officer

408-534-2954

michael.jun@sanjoseca.gov

Kristine Kane  Development Specialist 408-975-4447

kristine.kane@sanjoseca.gov

Janie Le Development Specialist 408-975-4414

janie.le@sanjoseca.gov

Jimmy Lin Senior Development Officer 408-273-7005 

jimmy.lin@sanjoseca.gov

Lorena Lopez Development Officer 408-975-4429

lorena.lopez@sanjoseca.gov

Rosa Ly Senior Development Officer 408-975-4465

rosa.ly@sanjoseca.gov 

Lucy Ma Development Officer 669-309-4212

lucy.ma@sanjoseca.gov

Tascha Mattos Development Officer 408-793-5536

tascha.mattos@sanjoseca.gov

Francisco Montes Development Officer 408-535-8574

francisco.montes@sanjoseca.gov

Moses Nerio Development Officer moses.nerio@sanjoseca.gov
Khanh Nguyen Staff Specialist 408-975-2686

khanhtuong.nguyen@sanjoseca.gov

Isaac Orona Development Officer 408-535-3859

isaac.orona@sanjoseca.gov

Lisa Rice Senior Development Officer 408-975-4449

lisa.rice@sanjoseca.gov

Banu San Housing Policy and Planning Administrator 408-975-4489

banu.san@sanjoseca.gov

Rent Stabilization Program
Emily Hislop Division Manager 408-975-2681

Emily.Hislop@sanjoseca.gov

Rona Abella Analyst

408-975-3757

rona.abella@sanjoseca.gov

Esther Aguirre

Analyst

408-794-7431

esther.aguirre@sanjoseca.gov

Anakareli Gonzalez Analyst 

408-794-7432

anakareli.gonzalez@sanjoseca.gov

Elizabeth Guzman Analyst

408-535-5632

elizabeth.guzman@sanjoseca.gov

Olivia Lopez
Office Specialist

408-975-4443

olivia.lopez@sanjoseca.gov

Vanessa Pacheco Analyst

408-535-8278

vanessa.pacheco@sanjoseca.gov

Mari (Maria) Padilla Staff Specialist

408-975-4401

maria.padilla@sanjoseca.gov

Noel Padilla Senior Analyst

408-975-2645

noel.padilla@sanjoseca.gov

Ramo Pinjic Analyst

408-975-4474

ramo.pinjic@sanjoseca.gov

Yareli Rivera Analyst

408-794-7433

yareli.rivera@sanjoseca.gov

Lourdes Saucedo Staff Specialist

408-535-5633

lourdes.saucedo@sanjoseca.gov

Brittany Stafford Senior Development Officer 408-534-2958

brittany.stafford@sanjoseca.gov

Tuyen Tong Analyst

408-794-7438

tuyen.tong@sanjoseca.gov

Monica Velarde Analyst

408-795-1808

monica.velarde@sanjoseca.gov

Ke Wei Analyst

669-280-6336

ke.wei@sanjoseca.gov

Homelessness Response Team
Vanessa Beretta Senior Development Officer

408-975-4424

vanessa.beretta@sanjoseca.gov

Pamay Bui Development Officer 408-534-2939

pamay.bui@sanjoseca.gov

Marcus Givens Senior Development Officer  408-794-7426

marcus.givens@sanjoseca.gov

Nosheen Hossain Analyst 408-534-2953

Nosheen.hossain@sanjoseca.gov

Stephanie Jimenez Development Officer

408-489-0717

stephanie.jimenez@sanjoseca.gov

Ruby Lagunes Development Officer 408-535-8573 

ruby.lagunes@sanjoseca.gov

Marcell Leath Analyst 408-535-6847

marcell.leath@sanjoseca.gov

Nathaniel (Nate) Montgomery Development Officer

408-768-6989

nathaniel.montgomery@sanjoseca.gov

My Nguyen Analyst II 408-535-8570

myv.nguyen@sanjoseca.gov

Greg Pensinger Housing Policy and Planning Administrator 408-535-8238

greg.pensinger@sanjoseca.gov

Ryan Sanders Senior Development Officer 408-534-2960

ryan.sanders@sanjoseca.gov

Kevin Sharps Development Officer 408-534-2935

kevin.sharps@sanjoseca.gov

Alejandra Tlalli-Miles Development Officer

408-975-2650

alejandra.tlalli-miles@sanjoseca.gov

Juan Villalobos Development Officer 408-975-4451

juan.villalobos@sanjoseca.gov

Policy & Compliance Division
Kristen Clements Division Manager

408-535-8236

kristen.clements@sanjoseca.gov

Shawn Danino Policy & Planning Team Manager 408-535-8233

shawn.danino@sanjoseca.gov

Elizabeth M. Guzman Senior Development Officer, Policy & Planning

408-535-7605

ElizabethM.Guzman@sanjoseca.gov

Pedro Leal Analyst, Ordinance & Fees 408-975-2691

pedro.leal@sanjoseca.gov

Mindy Nguyen Development Officer, Policy & Planning

408-534-2961

mindy.nguyen@sanjoseca.gov

Sowmya Raman Development Specialist, Policy & Planning

408-975-4453

sowmya.raman@sanjoseca.gov

Elisha St. Laurent Development Officer, Ordinance & Fees 408-535-8273

elisha.stlaurent@sanjoseca.gov

Grants Management
Stephanie Gutowski Housing Policy and Planning Administrator 408-975-4420

Stephanie.Gutowski@sanjoseca.gov

Lisa Arellano
Staff Specialist
408-975-4402
lisa.arellano@sanjoseca.gov
René Ayala Analyst

408-795-1663

rene.ayala@sanjoseca.gov

Gabriela Banks Analyst 408-535-8234

gabriela.banks@sanjoseca.gov

Luisa Cantu Analyst 408-535-8357

luisa.cantu@sanjoseca.gov

Lauren DeCarlo Development Officer 

408-535-4904

lauren.DeCarlo@sanjoseca.gov

Gina Martinez Analyst

408-534-2959

ginaL.martinez@sanjoseca.gov

Michael Montgomery
Analyst

408-534-2952

michael.montgomery@sanjoseca.gov

Sandy Tellez Analyst 408-975-2688

sandy1.tellez@sanjoseca.gov

Annette Tran Analyst 408-794-7428

annette.tran@sanjoseca.gov

Nolan Tran Analyst

408-975-4419

Nolan.Tran@sanjoseca.gov

Housing Inspectors
Steve Pendleton Rehabilitation Supervisor

408-975-4458

steve.pendleton@sanjoseca.gov

Guido Grilli Rehabilitation Inspector

408-793-5534

guido.grilli@sanjoseca.gov

Shawn Packer Rehabilitation Inspector

408-975-4423

shawn.packer@sanjoseca.gov

Administration Management Team - Budget, Human Resources, Procurement
Delilah Chavez Administrative Support 408-975-4431
delilah.chavez@sanjoseca.gov
Selena Copeland
Administrative Support to Deputy Directors 408-975-4435
selena.copeland@sanjoseca.gov
Sara Fulton
Administrative Support 408-975-4461
sara.fulton@sanjoseca.gov
Kathleen Geier Senior Analyst 408-535-7981

kathleen.geier@sanjoseca.gov

Hong Hua Senior Accountant 408-975-2694

hong.hua@sanjoseca.gov

Susmita Kamat Analyst II 408-535-8576

susmita.kamat@sanjoseca.gov

Hsin-Ping Lee Analyst 408-975-4427

hsin-ping.lee@sanjoseca.gov

Elizabeth Mendoza Administrative Support 408-535-8581

elizabeth.mendoza@sanjoseca.gov

Claudia Patiño
Administrative Support
408-794-7429
claudia.patino@sanjoseca.gov
Clayton Poon Account Clerk

408-975-4426

clayton.poon@sanjoseca.gov

Chris Talley Senior Systems Application Programmer 408-534-2951

chris.talley@sanjoseca.gov

Yen Tiet Senior Accountant

408-975-4425

yen.tiet@sanjoseca.gov

Bill Trinh Analyst II 408-535-8583
Vinh Trinh Accounting Tech

408-794-7439

vinh1.trinh@sanjoseca.gov

Fereshteh Zakeri Information Systems Analyst 408-793-6952

fereshteh.zakeri@sanjoseca.gov

Bold = Team Lead