About the Technical Assistance Video Series
SFCLT created this video series to demystify the core work of a community land trust. Nine SFCLT staff members each walk through the foundational concepts behind the work we do every day—from real estate–focused topics like construction management and the steps of an acquisition, to resident-centered work such as stewardship, resident engagement, compliance, and income certifications.
Each video is approximately 45 minutes long and is designed to provide a solid baseline understanding of a specific line of work, while grounding that information in real-world examples. Taken together, these videos offer a comprehensive introduction to the essential practices that define community land trusts.
Additionally we are providing office hours for a selection of the videos – click here to learn more about Technical Assistance Office Hours!
Anti-Displacement Strategy & Preservation
CLT 101: Governance, Legal Structure
Stewardship & Resident Engagement
Affordable Housing Finance: Preservation
Pro Formas for Affordable Housing Preservation
Steps To An Acquisition
Navigating the Construction Management Process
Understanding CNAs and Reserve Studies
Asset Management Training
CLT Compliance
Fair Housing and Resident Selection
Income Certification
Saki Bailey is the Executive Director of the SFCLT. Saki has fifteen years of experience in nonprofit management and program development roles, as well as, in facilitation, teaching and training. Saki holds a J.D. and a PhD in law and legal theory, her research focused on the legal regulation around CLTs, Co-op formation, and incorporation. She is a published author on real estate law, property law, community land trusts, and the commons with three books and several articles published by both academic and non-academics publishers and journals translated into multiple languages. Saki is also a licensed attorney and advocates for policies which advance community land trusts and other shared equity housing models. Prior to coming to SFCLT, Saki worked on real estate finance and policy work, and in that capacity developed the City of Berkeley’s first pilot “Small Sites” project, as well as, the first drafted TOPA legislation in the state (tenant opportunity to purchase act)- serving as a template for other TOPA movements in California. Saki currently serves on the Advisory Council of SB555, the state commissioned social housing study, and is a member of the subcommittee of the Community Ownership for Community Power Fund charged with designing financial products for what is expected to be a $100mm fund for community ownership projects across the state.
Originally from Chile, Mayerling brings over two decades of experience in hospitality, wellness coaching, and cooperative development. She holds a degree in Business Administration and Social Entrepreneurship from Mills College University. Mayerling’s passion lies in promoting effective collaboration in multicultural environments, a commitment that has inspired many.
Victoria Beckley assumed her role as Finance Director after two years of working with SFCLT, initially as a consultant, gradually expanding her role to include pro forma development and business modeling to eventually join the staff and finally step into the role of Finance Director.
Kristen first became active in the affordable housing arena in 1999, managing an 80 unit Tax Credit property in the San Joaquin Valley. She soon transitioned into the role of Compliance Specialist, overseeing a portfolio of Tax Credit properties that spanned the West Coast & Alaska.
Emily Silagon, a Bay Area transplant of 12 years, is a licensed architect by schooling (and seven exams), a construction project manager by profession, and a strategist by nature. Since 7 years old she has wanted to pursue design and construction, and has been passionately learning and growing in that direction ever since. Emily graduated from California College of the Arts in San Francisco, and worked for several years in an architectural firm prior to transitioning into the construction management realm. As both an architect and construction manager she has sought work with a social impact, and brings that empathy and enthusiasm to SFCLT, along with her unique design and construction knowledge. Emily also brings two years of experience in establishing operational standards and building infrastructure for the construction management department at Mosser Companies, where her focus was preparing the company platform for sustainable growth. This balance of industry knowledge and operational prowess will be leveraged to elevate the Construction Management department within SFCLT.
Johanna is the Asset Manager for the San Francisco Community Land Trust, where she focuses on compliance, legal, and asset management functions across the organization. She brings more than a decade of experience in the private and nonprofit sectors, with a background spanning law, project management, and operations.
Sarah has spent over a decade working on affordable housing issues, entering the nonprofit sector with a community organizing and advocacy background and learning the ropes of housing policy, project development, resident support, nonprofit operations and more along the way. Since moving to the Bay Area from Washington, DC in 2019, she has been rooted in the Community Land Trust world, most recently serving as Stewardship and Policy Director at the Northern California Land Trust. The extremity of the housing affordability crisis in the Bay Area has highlighted for Sarah how crucial it is to decommodify housing, and she is equally as passionate about how we do this work as equitably and sustainably as possible. Sarah has a Master’s in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from the American University. She loves the sound of the ocean and the bustle of the city.