Eshauna Smith

Eshauna Smith is President of StriveTogether, a national network of community organizations that brings together neighbors, including youth and families, nonprofits, employers, schools and more to work toward a future where young people can thrive. 

Eshauna has more than two decades of experience building and leading organizations and strategic initiatives. Most recently, Eshauna served as Ballmer Group’s National Director of Community Impact, where she focused on improving economic mobility and reducing racial disparities at scale through core investments in place-based partnerships and talent development. Eshauna holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas, Austin.

Board
Members

WHC is governed by an independent board of civic leaders.

Joshua Bernstein

CEO, Bernstein Management Corporation

Kevin Clinton

Board Chair

Chief Program Officer, Federal City Council

Carol Thompson Cole

President + CEO, Youth Invest Partners

Kimberly Driggins

Chief Executive Officer, WHC

Maria S. Gomez

Former President + CEO, Mary’s Center

Kevin Greer

Managing Partner & Chief Administrative Officer, New Profit

Mark Joseph

Founding Director, NP3: Nurturing People. Power. Place.

Nicole Kelm

Global Health Equity Commercialization Lead, UCB

David Martin

Partner, ArentFox Schiff

David Roodberg

CEO, DJR Assoc.

Eshauna Smith

President, StriveTogether

Aakash Thakkar

Chief Acquisitions Officer, EYA, LLC

Martine Combal

Executive Director, Public Institutions at JLL

Alexa Rosenberg

Senior Director, Upward Mobility National Programs at Enterprise Community Partners

Brant Snyder

CEO, Urban Atlantic

Rob Stewart

Board Emeritus
Chair, JBG SMITH’s Board of Trustees

Founding Board Members

Tamara Copeland

 Former WRAG President

Charlene Drew Jarvis

Former DC Councilmember

John Gardner

Former VP of Buvermo Investments

Cary Hatch

Former Managing Director of Hart Inc.

Deborah Ratner-Salzberg

Partner at Uplands Real Estate Partners

Our Team

Kimberly Driggins

Chief Executive Officer

Monica Cardenas Guzman

Social Impact Coordinator

Destiny Delaware

Senior Social Impact Program Manager

Jackie Keller

Office Manager & Executive Assistant

Arianna Martinez

Social Impact Coordinator

Denise Robinson

Chief Operating Officer

Yvette Ross Kane

Director of Real Estate

Kathy Smith

Director of Development

Fusing commercial real estate expertise with a social impact mission.

We disrupt inequities in the housing market with an innovative model that prevents displacement and promotes opportunity and wealth building. 

Preserving housing affordability and promoting economic mobility in the DC-region

The Washington Housing Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your investment helps us expand our work. Your gift is 100% tax-deductible. EIN 83-1866109

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