FRAN WAGSTAFF

2601 COWPER STREET

PALO ALTO, CA 94301
FRAN @FRANWAGSTAFF .COM

CURRENT: HOUSING CONSULTANT & ADVOCATE

Affordable housing strategies & rental housing development

1983 - JULY, 2008 (RETIRED): PRESIDENT, MID-PENINSULA HOUSING COALITION

(MPHC), FOSTER CITY, CALIF.
MPHC is one of the largest and most successful affordable-housing organizations in
California. MPHC is a Private non-profit housing development, housing management and
housing services corporation, serving San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda,
Monterey, Napa, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties.

Responsibilities included overall agency administration; planning; resource development;

public relations; liaison to board of directors

Housing Development: Coordinated all aspects of development for more than 80 of MPHC’s
affordable housing projects (not including 10 projects underway upon retirement):
• New construction: 3,000+ rental units; four projects of first-time-ownership housing,
totaling 129 units. Responsible for securing all entitlements, financing and subsidies,
as well as negotiating partnerships.

• Acquisition and rehabilitation: 2,567 units.

• Emergency shelters: 8 facilities for homeless families, including 4 acquisition/rehab

buildings and 4 new construction projects. All facilities were developed with no
resulting hard debt service.

• Technical support: 10 developments for other non-profits comprising 416 housing

units.

Housing Management: Directed a non-profit housing management company (MPHMC) with

over 5,200 assisted-housing units. MPHMC is on the list of HUD-approved management
agents.

Housing Services: Directed non-profit company and its Mid-Peninsula Housing Services
Corporation, which provides social services and service coordination to MPHC tenants.

Fostering New Organizations: Prepared business plan, organized board of directors and
raised over $500,000 to capitalize a new independent non-profit corporation, Shelter
Network of San Mateo County. Shelter network is now the largest homeless service provider
in the county. Assisted in start-up of a new regional non-profit affordable housing
advocacy/education organization, the Leadership Council of San Mateo County, and served
as fiscal agent during its first two years
1977 - 1983: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INC.
(CHIP)
CHIP is a private non-profit housing agency providing a variety of housing services to low
income households In a predominantly rural area. Responsible for developing and
supervising various housing programs, including:

Housing Rehabilitation: Held corporate contractor’s license and provided housing

rehabilitation and repair services on a material cost only basis to low income owner
occupants.

Mutual Self-Help Housing: Organized groups of families and provided technical assistance in
building and financing new homes.

Cooperative Housing: Limited equity cooperative of 66 units for low-income families

Rental Housing Development: Conversion of vacant historical hotel to rental units

1974 - 1977: CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE, (CHIP)

Hands-on construction: remodeling homes and managing construction crews in CHIP’s
housing rehabilitation program.

OTHER EXPERIENCE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, public schools, Racine, Wisconsin

CASE WORKER, Department of Social Welfare, Green Bay, Wisconsin

EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (Madison, Wisconsin)

GRADUATE STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT , California State University, Chico (Chico,

California)

N ATIONAL I NTERNSHIP , C OMMUNITY E CONOMIC D EVELOPMENT T RAINING I NSTITUTE (Baltimore,

Maryland)
SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Frequent presentations at State and National conferences sponsored by the following
organizations:
• Vicurban Affordable Living Conference Melbourne, Australia, 2008
• Urban Land Institute, 2008
• Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH), 2008
• University of Putra, Malaysia Conference, 2006
• California Coalition for Rural Housing
• Housing California
• University of California, Berkeley, Real Estate Center
• State of California Housing and Community Development
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Bay Area Council
• League of Women Voters
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing
Guest speaker:
• Stanford University Urban Studies Program
• Ms. Foundation Internship Program
• Leadership Redwood City
• Leadership San Mateo/ Foster City
• Leadership Mountain View

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Board Member:
• National Housing Conference, Board of Trustees
• Gulf Coast Housing Partnership
Former Board Member:
• Non Profit Housing Association of Northern California
• California Housing Consortium
• California Coalition for Rural Housing
• Mid Peninsula YWCA
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS
Awards and Recognition
• California Housing Consortium California Hall of Fame, 2008
• NPH Legacy Leadership Award, 2008
• Peninsula Interfaith Action Community Hero Award, 2008
• California Apartment Association Leader Award, 2006
• California Housing Consortium Leadership Award, 2005
• Non-Profit Housing Association Lifetime Leadership Award, 2004
• California Reinvestment Coalition Tiger Award, 2004
• Housing Leadership Award, Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County, 20003
• KQED Local Hero Award, 2000
• Association of HUD Management Agents: Pamela Stroud Award, 1996
• California State Assembly, Woman of the Year, 1990
• Honoree, Mid Peninsula Citizens for Fair Housing, 1989
• Mac’s Children Services 1988
Resolutions of Commendation, US Congress:
• Special Congressional Recognition, U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speir, 2008
• Commendation, U.S. Congressman Mike Honda, 2008
• Resolution of Exemplary Record or Leadership, California Legislature, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Mark Leno, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Joseph Simitian, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Fiona Ma, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Leland Y Yee, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Ira Ruskin, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Gene Mullin, 2008
• California State Assemblyman Sally Lieber, 2008
• Congressional Record, U.S. House of Representatives (entered by Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo) 2003
• California State Senator, Jackie Speir, 2000
• Commendation, U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, 1998
Other Commendations:
• Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, 1990
• Shelter network of San Mateo County 1998
• San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 2008
• City of San Mateo, 2008