Board of Directors

The Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust has a nine member board made up of seven directors who are elected officials of a Trust member city and appointed by the Gateway Cities Council of Government Board, and two members that are experts in homelessness or housing policy appointed by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments City Managers Committee.

Board Member Kevin Lainez

City of Commerce

Chair Megan Kerr

City of Long Beach

Board Member Jonathan Sanabria

City of Huntington Park

Board Member Aido Macedo

City of Whittier

Board Member Jorgel Chavez

City of Bell Gardens

Board Member Elise McCaleb

Hawaiian Gardens Housing Expert

Board Member Salvador Melendez

City of Montebello

Vice Chair Keir Jones

City of Signal Hill

Board Member Carol Averell

Southgate Housing Expert