As the Director of Acquisitions of Hillcrest, Ryan leads a team dedicated to innovative design, aligned equity investments, strong financial partnerships, and expertise in municipal processes. Ryan has a passion for non-profit and political work in the City of Los Angeles. He has served as the Head of Planning and Land Use for the Downtown LA Neighborhood Council, a board member of the Downtown LA Historic Core BID, a board member of the Echo Park Improvement Association, a board member of the Echo Park Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Echo Park BID formation committee, and a board member of Materials & Applications – a public art non-profit committed to building free and accessible public art installations to all LA area residents. 

John Arnold, AIA, is a partner at KFA Architecture in Culver City. He specializes in multi-family housing of all types, including affordable housing and adaptive reuse. Past projects adaptive reuse projects in Los Angeles include the Pacific Electric Building, the Bank of Italy Building, and the Santa Fe Railroad Hospital. He has served as board architect for the University Park HPOZ and the Jefferson Park HPOZ, and is currently a board member of Abode Communities Housing and FORT:LA. He has lived in a 1906 bungalow in West Adams since 2001. In 2023 he and his husband Curt purchased the neglected Paul R. Williams House (LA HCM #1253) in Exposition Park. It is currently under restoration. 

Karin Liljegren, FAIA, has dedicated her life to her passion for reuse and revitalization by focusing on the historic rehabilitation and/or adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

Karin founded Omgivning Architecture and Interiors in 2009 and the firm has built a reputation for uncovering potential in underutilized spaces and buildings by transforming them to a wide range of uses such as multifamily, housing, hotels, restaurants, event halls and workspaces as well as a range of scales from small local cafes to a two-million square foot historic landmark.

For 25 years, Karin has focused on policy reform to make the repurposing of older buildings more financially viable and cornerstones of their communities. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and active with the AIA Los Angeles Chapter. Through Urban Land Institute, she serves on the National Redevelopment and Reuse Council and the Local Innovation and Housing Councils. Karin also sits on the board of the Los Angeles Conservancy and chairs the Advocacy Committee.

In addition to Omgivning, Karin is an entrepreneur with ventures such as small-scale real estate development and the founding of Söm Co-Space, a culture + industry based Coworking company.

As Policy Director for the Livable Communities Initiative, Eduardo Mendoza brings a wealth of experience in urban planning and a deep commitment to equity and inclusivity. His involvement spans multiple organizations, including serving on the board of Abundant Housing Los Angeles, and formerly chairing Inclusive Santa Monica. Eduardo’s expertise is grounded in his Master’s degree in Planning from USC’s Price School of Public Policy, and his hands-on experience includes roles in Santa Monica Forward, the Parking Reform Network, and the Palms Neighborhood Council. As a demographer, he has collaborated with institutions such as the Children’s Hospital Foundation, Lucile Packard Foundation, and Haynes Foundation. Eduardo’s work has been featured in publications like HUD’s Cityscape Journal and Slate Magazine.

Prior to joining HHP, Charles was a principal and partner with Gilmore Associates, a real estate development firm specializing in the adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Prior to his tenure at Gilmore Associates, Charles founded his own consulting firm, Landmark Partners. Prior to Landmark, he was a partner at Kosmont Associates, a consulting firm that specialized in structuring public/private transactions. Prior to his association with Kosmont, Charles was a Senior City Planner with the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles. 

Charles is active in community housing and historic preservation organizations. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees at The Waverly School. Charles is the former President of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative, is a former Board President of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, and is a former Board Member of the California Preservation Foundation. Charles was also a commissioner on the City of West Hollywood Planning Commission. 

Parisa Roshan is a Senior Project Manager at Thomas Safran & Associates, leading the construction and development of affordable housing projects throughout Los Angeles, including housing for U.S. Veterans at the VA Campus. Before her career in real estate, Parisa worked at the RAND Corporation, advising public sector clients, including the Department of Defense, on strategy, operations, and public-private sector partnerships. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Barnard College, Columbia University. 

Nichole Smith is a member of the Clinton Manor Coalition, a group dedicated to the preservation of the 1940s Clinton Manor Courtyard Apartments in Hollywood. She is also a co-writer of the Historic-Cultural Monument application currently under consideration by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission for said property. 

Dr. Cynthia Strathmann is the Executive Director of SAJE (Strategic Actions for a Just Economy), a nonprofit that builds community leadership and power for economic justice by fighting for tenant rights, healthy and sustainable transit and housing, and equitable development. She came to SAJE from the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), where she researched ways to increase energy efficiency in homes and businesses. Before that, Strathmann was a research professor at the University of Southern California, where she managed a National Institutes of Health-funded study of South L.A. families and health disparities. Strathmann is a member of the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) Advisory Committee and the LAANE Board of Directors and a Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology.