Leticia Ramirez had early lived experiences and as a product of affordable housing herself, she quickly learned the power of economic feasibility to pursue higher education opportunities. Leticia obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Law, Politics, and Public Policy degree from California State University, Long Beach, and went on to manage political campaigns and continues to take her place in shaping the world of politics today through political consulting in current/past campaign cycles.

 

Recognizing the need for housing in politics, and her own experience growing up on an affordable housing development, Leticia decided to delve deeper into higher education and obtain her Master of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning degree from the University of California, Irvine. It was there that she learned of her love for assisting the most vulnerable, unhoused individuals, in our community and eventually landed an Assistant Project Manager role at the Cesar Chavez Foundation’s (CCF) Housing and Economic Development Fund where she played a role in helping pre-develop approx. 392 units, construction close of 221 units, and perm finance convert four affordable developments. She eventually worked her way up to Project Manager in the 4.5+ years spent at CCF.

 

Eventually, Leticia found her way back home to Santa Barbara County and the corporation that helped raise her and is now Project Manager II at People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH); now more than ever ready to give back the opportunity once offered to her.  

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Leticia is excited to continue her role and represent her team as part of the 2024-2025 California Coalition for Rural Housing’s (CCRH), Rural Housing Visionary Organizational Leadership Program Fellow and grow within her organization. In her extra time, Leticia likes to explore different models of affordable housing and is a proud member and Treasurer of the Fideocomiso Comunitario Tierra Libre Board (FCTL), a Community Land Trust, and avidly supports the East Los Angeles Boyle Heights pueblo and the California Community Land Trust (CLT) Network movement.  

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Organization: People’s Self-Help Housing​​