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Cynthia A. Parker
President & CEO
Cynthia A. Parker is responsible for the overall direction of BRIDGE, as well as its major affiliates such as BUILD, an investment advisor to CalPERS under the California Urban Real Estate Program, and BASS, a licensed life care provider. She joined BRIDGE Housing as President and CEO in February 2010. Ms. Parker brings over 30 years of diverse and relevant experience to BRIDGE, most recently as Regional President for Mercy Housing and President of Intercommunity Mercy Housing. Prior to her tenure at Mercy, she served as Senior Vice President for Seattle-Northwest Securities, a public finance firm, where she oversaw affordable housing, commercial and public facility real estate financing in five Northwest states. Previously, Ms. Parker worked for the City of Seattle, where she established the new Office of Housing, doubled the agency’s housing production and managed a $61 million biannual budget. Earlier, she served as the Executive Director of Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services and General Manager of Portland Student Services. A former President of the National Neighborhood Housing Network and a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, she has chaired the Sound Families Initiative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She currently serves as a director of the National Affordable Housing Trust and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle. Ms. Parker is a graduate of Portland State University. |
Lydia N. Tan
Executive Vice President
Ms. Tan supervises real estate development and project finance for BRIDGE and BRIDGE Urban Infill Land Development (BUILD). She joined BRIDGE in 1991 and has over 25 years of experience in the building industry, including prior experience as an architect. During her tenure at BRIDGE, Ms. Tan has been involved in or overseen the development of over 11,000 homes throughout California. Prior to her work at BRIDGE, she was a Development Associate at Tsen & Associates, consulting with community-based nonprofits to build affordable housing. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Northern California Community Loan Fund as well as the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. Ms. Tan recently completed an eight-year tenure as a member of the Santa Clara County Planning Commission. She is also on the Grand Boulevard Task Force, a multi-jurisdictional collaboration to take a coordinated approach to El Camino Real, and a member of the Urban Land Institute. Ms. Tan is a registered architect with an A.B. in Architecture from U.C. Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
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Susan M. Johnson
Executive Vice President
Ms. Johnson oversees the property management, resident programs and asset management activities of BRIDGE and BASS, including a portfolio of nearly 8,000 units of rental and ownership housing. She joined BRIDGE in 1983 and was promoted to Vice President in 1989. Ms. Johnson is an expert in marketing and lease-up strategies for affordable and mixed-income communities and a sought-after expert in tax credit compliance and fair housing. She holds a B.S. in Sociology from U.C. Santa Cruz and has prior business and management experience. |
D. Kemp Valentine
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Valentine oversees the finance, accounting, human resources and information technology activities for all BRIDGE-related companies. He joined BRIDGE in 2005 and has over 20 years of finance and corporate administration experience. He is a Director of National Housing Partnership Insurance and serves on their Audit and Investments Committees. Prior to joining BRIDGE he worked for 3Com and Lehman Brothers as well as a number of smaller companies. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University. |
Rebecca V. Hlebasko
Vice President and General Counsel
Ms. Hlebasko oversees the legal work for real estate development, project finance, asset management and property management matters for BRIDGE and BUILD. She joined BRIDGE in 2007. Ms. Hlebasko has been a practicing real estate attorney for over 25 years, representing a broad range of developers and institutional investors, with an emphasis on affordable housing and urban infill development. Before coming to BRIDGE, Ms. Hlebasko was a member of the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton and, prior to that, a partner in the law firm of Pettit & Martin. She holds a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. |
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