HOUSING - Key Persons
Bonnie Young - Chief Compliance Officer
Job Titles:
- Compliance Director
- Secretary
Bonnie spent 15 years in the finance industry at two of the largest stock brokerage firms nationwide, alongside top-producing advisors with portfolios totaling over one billion dollars.
After the birth of her first child in 1999, Bonnie bid farewell to her financial career and embarked on the new frontier of affordable housing. Bonnie has worn many hats over the years while earning several designations: HCCP, NCP, SCS, HCM-H, and HCM-R. She currently serves as an Officer and supervises the Compliance Department, with a focus on mentoring the next generation of affordable housing professionals.
Bonnie married her husband Jon on New Year's Day 1994, and is living happily ever after with their two perfectly incredible kids. Her passion is simply spending time with her family, even if it entails hunting for "trophy animals" that her husband (and children) so proudly display in their home.
Brandon joined HCA in June of 2022. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University in 2018. Brandon has spent several years as an Investment Analyst at an endowment fund in Salt Lake City, UT. There he found his passion for growing resources in order to help others. He has always been interested in investing and real estate and so when heard about HCA, he jumped at the opportunity to learn more about affordable housing.
Brandon does not sleep, which allows him to enjoy even more of his hobbies when not at HCA. Brandon is currently studying for his CFA Level III exam. He has a small construction business, is an active realtor, and loves tennis, cycling, basketball, and adventuring with his wife and two kids. He believes everyone deserves a suitable place to live and hopes to bring more affordable housing and home ownership to the underprivileged in Utah.
Brenna started working with HCA in June of 2022. A musician and songwriter from Los Angeles CA, she enjoys sharing her talent and knowledge with others around her. Brenna received her Bachelor's degree in Worship Music from Biola University in 2019. Since then, she has taught voice, piano, and music enrichment classes in both the studio and classroom settings. She is a huge believer that everyone can do what they set out to accomplish and consistently encourages her students to keep practicing and asking questions both inside and outside of class time.
Currently, Brenna teaches educational classes at HCA communities with an emphasis in music. While her main focus has been young musicians, she is eager to share with anyone who wants to learn. Music history, theory, technique, and appreciation are all elements that Brenna brings into her music classes. Whether listening to music, learning about music, or actually playing music, her main priority is that everyone in class has fun and walks away feeling glad that they came!
When Brenna is not teaching, she enjoys traveling the world with her husband, being outside, and trying new food spots she sees on Instagram. She is so excited to be part of the HCA family.
Carol has been involved with Housing Corporation of America (HCA) since its inception in 1988 and has overseen its growth and sustainability. She is honored to have had the opportunity to build treasured partnerships and work alongside exceptional professionals these past 30+ years.
As President, Carol drives the long-term vision and large-scale operations of HCA, closely collaborating with all team members. She approves new business and acquisitions, negotiates contracts, monitors the operation of properties and compliance of project management to governmental and funding regulations, and interfaces with development teams in the acquisition and financing of our affordable housing communities. She also directs human resources and oversees the implementation of resident services.
Carol is married with five adult children and one beautiful, spunky granddaughter.
Corey began his career in youth development in 1999 after receiving his degree from UC Santa Barbara. He served as Assistant Director of Bruin Woods, UCLA's alumni family resort, where he supervised a team of students. He joined HCA in 2004, and shortly thereafter, embarked on his MBA with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, graduating in 2007.
Applying his unique background in both nonprofit and forprofit family services, Corey creates and manages symbiotic relationships between several different nonprofit organizations focused on scaling services to youth, parents, and seniors in socioeconomic areas where resources are limited and/or inaccessible. He has formed numerous partnerships with like-minded organizations throughout Southern California, including the Columbia Memorial Space Center, Nike, and KABOOM!.
After earning her B.A. in Psychology from UCLA in 2009, Elise embarked on an eclectic career odyssey that included serving as an office manager for an orthodontic practice, and an auto repair technician for a Dodge dealership (not both at the same time, although she was tempted). Having finally had her fill of elastics and gaskets, Elise decided to join her family in opening and operating a virtual reality arcade on The BLVD in Lancaster, California. Elise was subsequently elected President of The BLVD Association Board of Directors, which was where she had the good fortune of first working with Corey Heimlich, fellow BLVD Board member and current Vice President of HCA. After the pandemic essentially closed the doors of Elise's "non-essential" VR arcade, another set of doors opened, and Elise found her home with HCA in 2022.
As Development Manager, Elise is responsible for coordinating with developer partners in acquisition closings and preparation of financial applications, reviewing and tracking covenants and regulatory restrictions, and monitoring property financial reporting.
Elise's favorite pastimes include obsessing over Things-Nobody-Will-Ever-Actually-See when working on home improvement projects with her BF&H (best friend and husband), supportively consoling her BF&H after she slaughters him at HORSE on the backyard basketball court, and spending quality time with friends and family…as long as they're wheels-up by 9PM.
After working in the print, fitness, and retail industries, Holly joined the Compliance Dept at HCA in September of 2012.
As one of our specialists on staff, Holly assists with the review of tenant files. She looks forward to building a rapport with managers and ensuring their success in audits. A curious and eager mind, Holly also enjoys learning more about different housing programs and the various ways in which they help the community.
She and her husband Gene have lived in 3 different states with their 4 children, however their affinity for four seasons keeps them happily wedded to their Park City home. While not at work, Holly enjoys spending time with family, and staying active on local skiing and mountain biking trails. For more distant adventures, she is excited to take the family's new RV out for a spin.
Job Titles:
- Accounting Supervisor, Compliance Specialist & Office Manager
Jennifer joined HCA in 2017 while pursing her BA in Public Health from Brigham Young University. A graduate of the class of 2019, she is excited to be contributing to public health through affordable housing channels.
A point of confluence for the HCA team, Jennifer diligently oversees all day-to-day operations. She coordinates communication among partners, lenders, agencies, and residents. She is also responsible for overseeing accounting procedures, including the organization of all financial deposits, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and invoices. Jennifer arranges closings and serves as a liaison with various agencies and attorneys in the processing of legal documents, coordination of deliveries, and provision of notary services. She also assists with tenant compliance files and enjoys learning about all aspects of HCA!
When she is not hard at work, Jennifer enjoys sneaking in a morning workout, traversing the ski slopes, and baking up a storm. A true nerd for numbers, she looks forward to budgeting each month for her wonderful family of three and their golden fur baby.
Job Titles:
- Isberto, Program Coordinator
Krystle Tugadi-Isberto joined the HCA family in July 2019 and is an actor, singer, and educator based out of Los Angeles, California. She received her M.F.A. in Acting at California Institute of the Arts and her B.A. in Theatre Arts at California State University, Dominguez Hills. An advocate for inclusive storytelling, she approaches her classes with the drive to provide space for the community to embrace their own singular stories through a variety of mediums that feel at home to them.
Krystle is also a fervent admirer of the culinary arts as she appreciates it as its own means of rich storytelling. She can usually be found immersing herself in the craft and/or simply sitting back and enjoying it with her wonderful and talented husband on their frequent food adventures. Krystle also enjoys magic and llamas.
Krystle is happy to be part of the HCA family and is looking forward to the endless possibilities of creating stories with everyone!
Luisa is a passionate educator who has dedicated her life to helping people reach their true potential through wellness and broader horizons. For the past decade she has worked as a yoga and meditation instructor, a dance instructor, and as a university professor in international politics and economics. She graduated with a Masters in Latin American Political Studies at the National University of Colombia in 2015 and is the co-founder of Alter-Yoga, an online community for yoga and health, where she also hosts video yoga lessons in Spanish.
Luisa joined HCA in early 2019 as a Program Coordinator. She coordinates, promotes, and directly instructs both on-site and online classes for residents of all ages and abilities. These classes touch on various areas of expertise, including yoga, meditation and dance, technology and digital literacy, Spanish and English languages, and kindergarten through college-level tutoring and enrichment. In addition, Luisa is also responsible for co-researching all resource guide content, and providing ground level support and promotion for the annual scholarship program. With patience and compassion for everybody and every body, she prides herself on creating educational opportunities that meet residents where they are at.
When she's not teaching her passions to others, Luisa loves traveling, writing, and doing anything with her husband and family.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Compliance Director
Michelle has been with HCA since early 2011. She first joined the team as the office manager and was responsible for running the day-to-day operations and helping wherever was needed. Later in 2011, she began assisting Bonnie Young with tenant compliance for various properties in HCA's portfolio. Michelle is continually learning about the various affordable housing programs. She is excited to broaden her knowledge in the other realms of HCA including submitting annual reports, financial applications, as well as supervising roles. She loves building relationships with site managers along with ensuring the tenant files are in compliance.
Michelle was born in South Ogden, Utah but has lived in various parts of the U.S. and abroad including Turkey, Germany, Kentucky, and Nebraska. Michelle married her husband Todd, in December 2012 and has two boys, Jagger and Grant. She enjoys spending time with her family outdoors and exploring new places through travel.
Job Titles:
- Director of Resident Services
Serendipity brought Nicole to HCA in 2009 after graduating with her BA from Occidental College. She worked in Resident Services, focused largely on program and volunteer management, services documentation, and new media marketing until 2014 when she adventured northward to Portland, Oregon. In 2019, after working in urban sustainability in the Rose City, Nicole returned to HCA and its growing portfolio.
Nicole continues to work in Resident Services, overseeing the provision and documentation of educational classes, scholarships, and other resident resources. She manages HCA's digital footprint, including those websites designed for documentation, online classes, and the annual scholarship program. Alongside the tremendous contributions of her talented team of colleagues, Nicole brings visions into being using precision, foresight, and a playful sense of humor.
When she is not at HCA, she is an active dabbler, finding satisfaction in novelties often related to food.
Nuri started working with HCA in the summer of 2010 as co-instructor for the pilot sculpture program, "Talking Heads". Since, he has coordinated numerous other arts programs for residents of all ages, including drawing, painting, screen printing, and stop-motion animation.
Nuri also works as HCA's art director designing posters, flyers and other promotional materials for HCA. He's also the creative lead on HCA's annual publication, Social Capital.
Nuri currently resides in the Antelope Valley with his wife and two Australian Cattledogs. In his spare time he enjoys painting murals and adding to his ever-growing collection of Lego.
Saia Brown joined HCA's Resident Services Dept in July of 2022. She is a mother of three artsy daughters, Miranda, Rebekah and Lily Rose. When not tending to her three lovely ladies, Saia enjoys dancing, music, art, fun days at the beach, and throwing fabulous dinner parties with friends and family here in her hometown of Los Angeles. Always one for a good laugh, she often finds that humor truly is the best medicine!
Saia began her first job at the age of 14 with The Hollywood Arts Council (HAC). Her love of art grew and she remained a volunteer for HAC for decades after, claiming that "Art has changed her life." Because of this love, Saia began curating and held her inaugural art show in 2014 at the Think Tank gallery in DTLA. She went on to become the Art Director at the Exchange Room Gallery, organizing and exhibiting 50+ artists.
Art has been a main passion for Saia, but what she cares about most is people. She worked at the Hollywood 55+ community, Bethany Towers, where she assisted residents with activities such as shopping, trips, and events, and published a monthly newsletter highlighting resident stories. Saia has also worked as a medical assistant at UCLA's Revlon Breast Center, and most recently in the homeless services nonprofit sector, conducting outreach and providing services to some of the most vulnerable in her community. Saia and her girls organize yearly holiday outreach, and serve cookies and treats to those living outside on Christmas eve.
Saia believes that taking care of each other, and treating others with mutual respect regardless of ethnicity, gender, political or religious beliefs, is the only sustainable path. She looks forward to coordinating fun and engaging activities and classes residents of HCA communities.