People
Board, Staff, and LeadsRole of leads, board, and staff
- Chapter Leads shape our strategy and decide how to pursue policy change in their regions.
- The Board does fundraising and connects us to other nonprofit organizations with common goals.
- Staff serves chapters—creating tools and providing training so that local chapters can advocate more effectively.


Andrea is a current Board Member of YIMBY Action, and joined the YIMBY movement when she was a council member in the city of Clarkston in 2017. Andrea is a campaign manager…


Anthony has been a leader in the pro-housing movement in Los Angeles since 2018, most recently serving as Director of Policy and Research at Abundant Housing LA.…


Ernest is a current Board Member of YIMBY Action, and has been active in the YIMBY movement since 2017. Ernest also serves on the boards of Tech Equity Collaborative…


Jane has been a YIMBY since 2016, when she helped found the chapter Grow the Richmond. In addition to serving on the YIMBY Action board, she serves on the boards of the…


Jeff has been active in housing policy debates for years, making the case for greater housing production and a revamped social safety net. He periodically writes…


Laura Foote became a housing activist in 2014, when she became one of the key founders of the YIMBY movement. As a Founder and the Executive Director of YIMBY Action,…


In 2018, Nick fundraised to help Josh Harder (D) flip the CA-10 US House seat. Energized by this win, he turned his attention closer to his home of San Francisco. Having…


Parag Gupta is the Chief Program Officer at Mercy Housing, the largest US nonprofit affordable housing provider for families, seniors, and people with special…


Rudy joined the pro–housing movement after he and his husband faced housing insecurity in 2020. He quickly became engaged with his local YIMBY Action chapter, Peninsula…


Sasha works with organizations working on LGBT issues and HIV/AIDs advocacy, as well as housing. Sascha is a programmer, and has built data visualizations to show…


Vincent has been a housing activist since 2014. He founded of CoderPad, a tool for remote, skills-based job interviews for programmers, and is now effectively retired.…