Board of Directors, Key Executives and Staff
Chairman of the Board: Michael L. Walsh
Michael is a principal of USI of San Diego Insurance Services in Carlsbad, California. Mike is very active in the community as the Executive Vice President of the Encinitas Soccer League and a member of the Encinitas Rotary Club. Mike has served on the PSCDC board for many years.
Secretary and Treasurer: Marco Antonio "Tony" Reyes
Tony served as the Mayor of San Luis, Arizona for twelve years and one year as the Vice-Mayor, and currently serves as the Chairperson for the Empowerment/Enterprise Community Advisory Board and the San Luis Planning and Zoning Commission. He is the Executive Director for the Comite De Bienestar, Inc. an affordable housing provider.
Mr. Reyes was first elected to the Yuma County Board of Supervisors by Special Election in November 1998 and was re-elected by General Election in November 2000. He served as the chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the year 2001. He is currently a member of the County Supervisors Association (CSA), the Local Emergency Planning Committee, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the Tri-County Economic Development District Board, the U.S./Mexico Board Counties Coalition, the Western Arizona Council of Governments (WACOG), the Airport Authority Rolle Field Study Committee, the Tri-County Economic Development Board, the Executive Board of the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, and the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization (YMPO).
Mr. Reyes also served on the following boards and committees: the National Hispanic Elected Local Officials, the National League of Cities and Towns, the American Council of Young Political Leaders, and the Yuma County Planning and Zoning Commission.
Board Member: Hank Cunningham, CEcD
Hank is the former Director of community and economic development and the San Diego Redevelopment Agency and. During his career in the field, he has worked for a national consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and cost/revenue analysis, as well as three major southern California municipalities where he directed large-scale economic development programs. Mr. Cunningham was appointed to the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Board in September 2001. In January 2001, he was awarded CEcD certification. In June 2001, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the California Association for Local Economic Development and more recently to the California Redevelopment Association Board of Directors, having previously served on both the CALED and CRA bodies. He serves on the advisory board and as adjunct faculty for the Community Economic Development certification program at San Diego State University, the SDSU Health and Human Services Advisory Board, and chairs the SDSU Consensus Organizing Subcommittee. He also served on the San Diego Model School Development Agency Board of Directors, the City of San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, was treasurer of the CDC Small Business Finance Corporation, and was on the Mayor´s Smart Growth Implementation Committee.
Board Member: Tom DuBose
Tom is President of Development Design & Engineering, Inc. Mr. DuBose has extensive knowledge of regulatory factors critical to implementation of projects in California and along the United States-Mexico Border. He is a highly sought guest speaker for service clubs, professional organizations, banks and credit unions on the subject of economic development and development in general in the Imperial Valley.
Mr. DuBose has also participated in workshops sponsored by the Imperial Valley Enterprise Zone, Brawley Economic and Community Development Department, Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation, City of Calexico Economic Development Committee, and local Cities developing General Plan Amendments. Recently, Mr. DuBose has traveled to Beijing, China to present the Pacificland International Development, Inc.���s Imperial Center Regional Investment Immigration Program in workshops and seminars to potential investors.
Mr. DuBose has served on the Brawley Union High School Board of Trustees for 17 years and is currently its President. He has served on the Imperial County Air Pollution Control Hearing Board for 12 years and is currently its Chairman and is the current Second Vice-President Executive Committee and Board Member of the California Building Industry Association (BIA) Desert Chapter. Other former associations include; former Board President Board Member and Current Trustee of the Brawley Boys and Girls Club, Member and President of the Imperial Valley Community Foundation, Board Member of the Brawley Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the overall Economic Development Commission, Member and Vice-Chairman of the Brawley Planning Commission, Founding Member and past President of Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI), and Board Member of the Private Industry Council.
President/Executive Director: Robert W. Laing
email: robertlaing@pswcdc.org
Robert is a Civil Engineer with an MBA in Finance who has many years of experience in residential development for major public companies in the US and overseas. During his career he has developed numerous projects many of which included affordable housing requirements. Robert will use his development expertise to promote new developments for PSCDC and its partners. Robert is active in the San Diego Housing Federation, the San Diego BIA and the Urban Land Institute.
Executive Director of Services: Juan P. Arroyo
email: jparroyo@pswcdc.org
Juan has over twenty five years of experience in the field of affordable housing and community development. He has worked as director and manager for various public and private entities in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. As Executive Director of Services for PSWCDC, he oversees all resident programs that are provided to over 10,000 residents at thirty two affordable housing communities in California an Arizona. In addition he develops and maintains collaborative relationships with social service agencies and private companies in order to offer a comprehensive and unique resident service program at each site. He received his Master´s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology/Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Coordinator of Services: Imperial County: Elena Vega
email: Elena.Vega@pswcdc.org
Elena is responsible for planning and coordinating all resident services provided at the residential communities in Imperial County. She has had experience in project coordination, housing management, and local, state and federal agency liaison gained at the Centro de Accion Social in Pasadena. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology from UC Riverside.
Director of Services: San Diego County: Aurora Fonseca
email: afonseca@pswcdc.org
Aurora is responsible for planning and coordinating all resident services provided at the apartment communities in San Diego County. She has over twelve years of experience in K-12 school teaching, case management, and resident services development and coordination. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mexican-American Studies, Minor in Spanish from SDSU and has done graduate coursework in Urban Education at California State University, Los Angeles.
Director of Services: Orange County: Martha Venegas
email: mvenegas@pswcdc.org
Martha is responsible for planning and coordinating resident services at a 350 unit apartment community in Orange County. She has over fourteen years of experience as a social service provider, family counselor and case manager worker.
