Jackie Keller

Jacqueline (Jackie) Keller is an experienced Executive Assistant who joined Washington Housing Conservancy in 2020. Jackie has a background in project coordination, special events, fundraising, French translation, and social media. Prior to WHC, Jackie was the Volunteer Coordinator and Site Manager for the youth empowerment nonprofit Girls Rock! DC, Development Coordinator for the national nutrition nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the manager of a vintage boutique store. Jackie earned a BA in Fine Arts and Art History, and minored in French Language and Literature at The George Washington University. She has volunteered with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, and Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary.

Board
Members

WHC is governed by an independent board of civic leaders.

Joshua Bernstein

Chief Executive Officer of Bernstein Management Corporation

Kevin Clinton

Board Chair

Chief Program Officer for the Federal City Council

Carol Thompson Cole

President and CEO of Youth Invest Partners

Kimberly Driggins

Executive Director, WHC

Maria S. Gomez

Former President + CEO, Mary’s Center

Cary Hatch

CEO of MDB Communications

Charlene Drew Jarvis

Former Director at National Women's Business Center, Inc. 

Mark Joseph

Founding Director, National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC)

David Martin

Partner at ArentFox Schiff

David Roodberg

President of The Menkiti Group

Deborah Ratner Salzberg

Principal at Uplands Real Estate Partners

Eshauna Smith

Director of Community Impact, Ballmer Group

Aakash Thakkar

Chief Acquisitions Officer, EYA, LLC

Rob Stewart

Board Emeritus
Chair of JBG SMITH’s Board of Trustees

Our Team

Kimberly Driggins

Executive Director

Shira Helstrom

General Counsel - Partner Arent Fox Schiff

Sawa Kamara

Social Impact Coordinator

Yvette Ross Kane

Director of Asset Management

Jackie Keller

Executive Assistant

Kathy Smith

Director of Development

Fusing commercial real estate expertise with a social impact mission.

We disrupt inequities in the housing market with an innovative model that prevents displacement and promotes opportunity and wealth building. 

Preserving housing affordability and promoting economic mobility in the DC-region

The Washington Housing Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your investment helps us expand our work. Your gift is 100% tax-deductible. EIN 83-1866109

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