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Kevin Zwick Highlight
There’s nothing more invaluable than just getting involved and working with other people.
About Kevin
- I grew up in Orange County, California.
- My father taught vocational education to people with disabilities and I knew I wanted to do something similar and help others.
- I went to UC Berkeley for college because I was drawn to the social justice work that students could do at the university.
- I earned my bachelor’s degree in sociology and started my career in the nonprofit sector working for Project Open Hand, which gave me a lot of insight into how housing affects health.
- I wanted to learn how to do community organizing, so I transitioned from Project Open Hand to the Industrial Areas Foundation, a community organizing organization.
- I then moved on to affordable housing development, working first as a project manager and then moving up to deputy executive director and director of housing development.
- After a master’s degree in nonprofit management and several years of experience at my first affordable housing organization, I became CEO of Housing Trust Silicon Valley.
- I spent 12 years at Housing Trust Silicon Valley and decided I wanted to work regionally on broader anti-poverty issues, which led to me joining United Way Bay Area.
