Francis McIlveen – Principal
Since 2022, I have been working as a consultant to Community Land Trusts and related affordable housing organizations in a variety of roles, but primarily providing technical assistance & coaching to emerging (and established) organizations.
Prior to this, for nearly 20 years, I worked at the Northern California Land Trust in multiple capacities: handling real estate transactions— from helping low-income families buy and sell CLT homes, to acquisition & development of new projects (including financing & subsidies), to handling donations of property. I continue to serve as the Real Estate Broker for NCLT’s Community Realty.
I have overseen almost all aspects of the acquisition & rehab process for NCLT’s anti-displacement projects, including providing technical assistance and training to housing coops and homeowner’s associations.
Over the prior several years, I also effectively worked as co-director at NCLT, handling various organizational and fiduciary responsibilities (such as reviewing, negotiating & executing various contracts, financial instruments & similar obligations; participating in the annual audit process; and handling various director level organizational needs).
I have worked, and continue to work, as an advocate to further the mission of Community Land Trusts in the realms of local & state legislation, the institutional finance world, and regulatory and public policy. I was an incorporating/founding board member of the California Community Land Trust Network.
Prior to my work in the CLT world, I taught ceramics, and worked in disability benefits advocacy for unhoused people with mental disabilities.