Joan Ling - Treasurer

Joan Ling was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on October 12, 2005. Ms. Ling is CRA/LA’s board treasurer.

Ms. Ling is the Executive Director of Community Corporation of Santa Monica since 1991. In that capacity, she oversees all aspects of operating an affordable housing development and property management company. Since her tenure, the company grew from 300 to 1,200 units (with another 300 units in construction or pre-development) and from controlling $20 million to $210 million of real estate assets.

Ms. Ling worked in the private and public sectors prior to finding her niche in the not-for-profit sector where operating effectiveness can co-exist with social equity. She was associated with The Planning Group preparing community plans and with Kotin, Regan & Mouchly analyzing market and financial feasibility for large real estate development projects. Joan also worked at the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission and oversaw at various times housing production and rehabilitation, economic development and redevelopment.

Ms. Ling is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Chatham College in Pennsylvania. She earned her M.A. degree at the UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Planning where she was a Graduate Advancement Fellow. In 2003, she was honored by the Fannie Mae Foundation as one of six national James A. Johnson Fellows.