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Metro practices transparency and strives for good stewardship of community resources entrusted to it by the public. For Metro’s housing programs, accountability means independent and transparent oversight, regular audits and publicly available information on progress toward goals and outcomes.

Affordable housing bond community oversight committee

Metro’s affordable housing bond program is overseen by an independent committee appointed by the Metro Council. The community oversight committee reviewed each implementing jurisdiction's plan for consistency with the program, and is responsible for ongoing monitoring of outcomes throughout implementation, including an annual report to Metro Council. The committee meets at least quarterly, and meetings are open to the public.

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Meeting information

Future meetings

Mar 3, 2025

Mar 17, 2025

Apr 14, 2025

Recent meetings

Feb 10, 2025

Agenda120.55 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Feb 13, 2025
Meeting Packet4.81 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Feb 13, 2025
Video recordingLength 2:07:03 Published Feb 12, 2025

Dec 9, 2024

Agenda123.52 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Dec 9, 2024
Meeting Packet3.87 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Dec 16, 2024
Video recordingLength 1:28:21 Published Dec 16, 2024

Oct 14, 2024

Agenda114.12 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Oct 8, 2024
Meeting Packet4.03 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Oct 17, 2024
Video recordingLength 2:20:39 Published Oct 16, 2024

Documents

Committee members

Jesse Neilson

Having experienced housing insecurity at a young age, Jesse Neilson (he/him) has long appreciated that housing is essential in order to thrive. Jesse is an attorney with experience both in fair housing and renters’ rights and currently works as an administrative prosecutor with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. He previously served as a legal aid attorney, focusing on the intersection of poverty and immigration status, and advocating for disabled seniors in affordable housing. Residing with his family in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood, Jesse also serves on the Fair Housing Advocacy Committee with the Portland Housing Bureau and the Portland Bureau of Transportation's North Portland in Motion Community Advisory Group. With his experience, Jesse is grounded not only in fair housing law, but in the realities that people face when their housing experience lacks basic dignity.

Jeffrey Petrillo

Jeff Petrillo has worked in the housing industry for more than 20 years, bringing extensive experience in affordable housing and real estate-related matters to Metro’s Supportive Housing Services Regional Oversight Committee. His affordable housing career began as the Project Administrator for Habitat for Humanity's Jimmy Carter Work Project in 1988. Most recently, he worked as a lender and underwriter at the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing. Prior to that, Jeff worked as a LIHTC Asset Manager at US Bank and as the Executive Director of the Housing Development Corp. of Washington County, now known as Bienestar. Jeff also worked independently for several years as an investor in commercial real estate and provided investment analysis and advice for individuals and financial advisors.

Jeff has been a resident of the Bethany community in Washington County for more than two decades. He has been active in local and civic affairs and recently served for 10 years on the Washington County Planning Commission, focusing on transportation and housing. Before moving to the Portland area, Jeff and his family lived in Atlanta, Georgia, where he served as staff person and legislative aide for several Atlanta City Council members.

Jeff has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hiram College in Ohio and a master's degree (MDIV) from Emory University in Atlanta.

Katherine Rozsa

Katherine Rozsa is an Assistant General Counsel at OnPoint Community Credit Union, the largest Portland-based financial institution, and serves as the Treasurer of Torus, a non-profit committed to providing free in-person and virtual language and cultural learning to refugee, immigrant, and other underserved communities in the tri-counties. Katherine brings municipal bond issuance, public finance strategy, and local community banking experience to Metro’s Supportive Housing Services Regional Oversight Committee. Katherine received her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College. Katherine is excited to use her time on the committee to continue to enhance the financial well-being of community members in the tri-counties.

Andrea K. Sanchez

Andrea K. Sanchez believes access to safe, affordable housing improves health outcomes. As Director of Project Finance at Housing Development Center (HDC) she draws on her background operating and funding affordable housing to lead HDC’s work structuring sustainable financing for affordable-housing and community-facility developments. Andrea has more than 15 years of experience in public and private real estate development. Prior to joining HDC, she served as director of housing for East Portland affordable-housing and human-service provider Human Solutions, overseeing housing development, asset management, and resident service delivery for a 700-unit housing portfolio. Andrea’s public-sector experience includes leading implementation of a 10-year portfolio redevelopment and repositioning strategy with the Housing Authority of Clackamas County and administering the permanent supportive housing component of the City of Portland’s 10-year plan to end homelessness. Andrea began her career in the San Francisco Bay Area working on urban renewal initiatives for a private real estate advisory firm. She holds a Master of City and Regional Planning and a Master of Public Health from University of California, Berkeley.

Karen Shawcross

Karen Shawcross has decades of experience in real estate development, property management, marketing and nonprofit work. As former Executive Director of Bienestar she managed new construction, rehabilitation and resident service programs for a portfolio of 500 affordable housing units in Washington County. At Worksystems, Inc. she directed the business and industry group, working with employers on job training, internship and outreach programs. Prior to that, she was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America for 8 years where she developed national job training and financial literacy programs in communities across the U.S. She began her career in real estate in Boston, where she worked with private firms on multifamily construction and rehab, marketing, management, and leasing training. She has served on OHCS’ Agricultural Housing Facilitation Team for 15 years. A passionate advocate for affordable housing, Karen is currently retired and lives in Multnomah Village.

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