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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