Rob has 30 years’ experience in rural housing and community development, 25 of them as the ED of CCRH. He has successfully administered numerous federal grant programs of USDA, HUD, and other agencies, provided capacity-building assistance to community-based organizations, and made significant contributions to public policy formation. Wiener also has a Doctorate in City and Regional Planning from UCLA, teaches housing policy at the University of California, Davis, and wrote a landmark book on Housing in Rural America: Building Affordable and Inclusive Communities published by Sage Publishers in 1999.

Dewey has more than 25 years’ experience in rural housing development and technical assistance, working both for nonprofit housing development corporations and as a trainer with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation before joining CCRH over 7 years ago. At CCRH, he has headed up our local capacity-building component. Dewey has a deep understanding of the housing and community development process and financing programs and the ability to transfer the knowledge needed by emerging groups to undertake complex development projects and build their organizational capacity. He has a Doctorate from UCLA in City and Regional planning.

Cristina managed a Personal Injury Law Office in Southern California, and received an AA Degree with Honors from Santa Monica Community College before venturing off to the University of California Davis, for a Bachelors in Science Degree in Community and Regional Development with an emphasis in Policy & Planning and Organizational Management. At UC Davis, she recieved an Outstanding Senior award, and the Community Service Award from UCD Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef. Her titles and responsibilities with CCRH include: coordinating the annually held Rural Housing Summit, Executive Director Assistant, Affordable Housing Preservation/Tenant Advocate, and Assets for Independence/Individual Development Accounts Program Manager.

Darryl brings over 4 years’ experience in community planning, research, and computer mapping. His responsibilities include Inclusionary Housing research and advocacy, public policy research and analysis and GIS Mapping. Darryl has provided onsite training and technical assistance to both local governments and grassroots community-based organizations in various capacities. He has a Masters in Community and Regional Development from the University of California at Davis.

Gisela graduated from CCRH's Internship Program in 2003 and has a bachelors in business administration from the University of San Diego. Her responsibilities include program publicity and outreach, intern and host agency recruitment and placement, development of intern and host agency Learning Plans, development of intern and host agency trainings and technical assistance, partnership agreements with outside trainers, site visits, monitoring, evaluation of program performance and fund development. Before joining CCRH in 2005, she worked as a project developer for three years with Community Housing Works in San Diego County. There she successfully packaged and developed three properties with 168 units total. She is fluent in Spanish and, coming from an immigrant and farm worker background, has a strong cultural and social affinity for helping disadvantaged communities.

Lilly retired from working for the State of California after 28 years of service. The last 13 years of service she served as the Executive Assistant to the Little Hoover Commission. During retirement she volunteered at the Methodist (Mercy) Hospital and the Sacramento Food Bank. Over the last 15 years she has worked part-time at CCRH as the Accountant and Office Manager.

Rebecca is a VISTA member doing technology work here at CCRH. Before becoming a VISTA, she studied engineering at the University of Southern Maine. As a student, she worked at the Research Computing Group at the University of Southern Maine doing web programming and design.