Yvette Ross Kane
Yvette Ross Kane is the Director of Asset Management at the Washington Housing Conservancy. With a background encompassing roles in government, nonprofit and affordable housing, Yvette helps WHC create enriching and vibrant communities replete with amenities and services that let residents create a bright future for themselves and their families.
Prior to her role at WHC, Yvette served as the Vice President of Portfolio Management at Homes for America, a mission focused nonprofit affordable housing developer and owner. She also served as the Chief of Asset Management at the District of Columbia Housing Authority where she managed the mixed finance (HOPE VI) portfolio. Yvette has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Africana Studies from Wellesley College and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Yvette currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust and Community Family Life Services, both District based non-profit organizations.
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Members
WHC is governed by an independent board of civic leaders.
Joshua Bernstein
CEO, Bernstein Management Corporation
Kevin Clinton
Board Chair
Chief Program Officer, Federal City Council
Carol Thompson Cole
President + CEO, Youth Invest Partners
Kimberly Driggins
Executive Director, WHC
Maria S. Gomez
Former President + CEO, Mary’s Center
Cary Hatch
Former Senior Counsel, Hart Inc. & CEO, MDB Communications
Charlene Drew Jarvis
Former Director, National Women's Business Center, Inc.
Mark Joseph
Founding Director, National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC)
David Martin
Partner, ArentFox Schiff
David Roodberg
CEO, DJR Assoc.
Deborah Ratner Salzberg
Principal, Uplands Real Estate Partners
Eshauna Smith
Director of Community Impact, Ballmer Group
Aakash Thakkar
Chief Acquisitions Officer, EYA, LLC
Rob Stewart
Board Emeritus
Chair, JBG SMITH’s Board of Trustees
Our Team
Kimberly Driggins
Executive Director
Sawa Kamara
Social Impact Coordinator
Jackie Keller
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
Yvette Ross Kane
Director of Asset Management
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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