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.


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 production and a revamped social safety net. He periodically writes about housing…


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


Leora Tanjuatco Ross is the Organizing Director at the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo, where she organizes people who can’t afford to buy a home to…


Parag Gupta is a Program Officer at Mercy Housing, a leading nationwide provider of housing for low-income people, seniors, and people with special needs. Parag…


Peter Ambler is the executive director and co-founder of Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence, a leading organization in the gun violence prevention movement.…


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 is the CEO and founder of CoderPad, a tool for remote, skills-based job interviews for programmers.…