Visionary leader who paved the way to building 2,000 units of permanent supportive housing in Skid Row for the formerly chronically homeless including those who experience extreme poverty, drug addiction, mental illness and physical disabilities.

Exemplary servant leader and extraordinary volunteer optometrist who founded our optometry services and volunteered for more than a decade to care patients at Joshua House Clinic.

Spiritual, community and social justice leader in the faith community who advocates for ending homelessness and providing health and supportive care and services to our brothers and sisters in need.

Serving the City of Los Angeles since 2005 in the 14^th District and local champion of Proposition HHH and the effort to end homelessness and provide permanent supportive housing throughout the City.