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Hunter Johnson, President and CEO of LINC Housing, has more than 30 years
experience in development, affordable housing, and structuring public/private
partnerships. During his career, he has had a hand in developing more than
15,000 units throughout California. Hunter has led the 23-year-old non-profit
in its growth from 1,045 to more than 6,000 affordable units across the state
serving diverse limited-income residents including seniors, families, farm
workers, and special needs households in both rural and urban settings.
LINCs assets have a market value of more than $1 billion and total annual
revenues are almost $32 million.
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Prior to joining LINC, Hunter was Director of Development for American
Development Consultants in Palm Springs, a firm specializing in facilitating
development projects for non-profit and for-profit housing sponsors, cities,
redevelopment agencies, and Indian Tribes. Previously, Hunter served as Executive
Director of the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency, where residential development
included the financing and adaptive reuse of 80 units of affordable live-work
space for artists. As Chief of Rehabilitation for the San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency, he was responsible for rehabbing an average of 400 units each year,
balancing the development mix to promote an economically balanced
neighborhood.
Hunters education includes a Bachelors Degree in Urban Sociology from the
University of Tulsa and a graduate degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley. He
has been an invited speaker at the Urban Land Institute, NAHRO, the California
Redevelopment Association, the American Planning Association, and the National
Association of Home Builders. Hunter currently serves on the Board of Directors
for the Housing Partnership Network, Housing Partnership Securities, the California
Housing Consortium, and the National Housing Conference. He has served as Chairman
of the Palm Springs Art Commission, as a Board Member of the Riverside Arts
Commission, and Scoutmaster for his sons Boy Scout Troop.
In April of 2001, Hunter completed the yearlong Bank of America Leadership
Academy, a prestigious program conducted by the Development Training Institute,
where he learned and shared best practices in our field in four seven-day workshops.
In April of 2003, Hunter was chosen as one of 18 U.S. housing representatives to
participate in the Housing Partnership Networks European Housing Exchange
where they met with housing leaders in The Netherlands and United Kingdom. He is
currently participating in the 18-month Achieving Excellence program sponsored by
NeighborWorks at Harvard University.
Hunter is married to Jennifer Johnson, an artist, designer, and place-maker whose
work is represented in public and private collections around the world. They have
three children.
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