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.

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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