Aileen Reynolds

Board Chair

Affiliations:

Director, Housing and Human Services for the City of Santa Monica, California

Assistant Commissioner, Housing Opportunity, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Fordham University

Aileen is a long-time volunteer with The Bronx is Blooming with significant non-profit and government experience in the affordable housing industry. Aileen began working with The Bronx is Blooming while obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in general science and sociology at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Campus. She was a member of the original staff that launched the PLACE program in the summer of 2013. Upon graduating from Fordham, she continued to work and volunteer with The Bronx is Blooming as a consultant, until beginning her career in the affordable housing industry.

Currently, Aileen is the Director for Housing and Human Services for the City of Santa Monica in California. She leads the coordination of Santa Monica's social services safety net and manages the City's affordable housing programs, including the Santa Monica Housing Authority, which administers housing voucher programs. Her department includes an array of housing, homelessness prevention and intervention services to support underserved populations, and provides upstream investments in children and youth. Before that, she worked for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development as an Assistant Commissioner. Aileen’s experience working with public-private partnerships has provided her with a unique perspective on structuring policies and programs intended to bring about greater equity in underserved and diverse communities.