Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Vanessa joined MidPen in June of 2019 as a Project Associate, was promoted to Associate Project Manager, and Project Manager before her promotion to Associate Director of Housing Development. She manages development projects in the Coastal Region (Monterey and Santa Cruz County), including rehabs and new construction, and support business development by bringing new projects […]
Nancy Erazo Pelayo
Nancy’s contribution consists of supporting Regional Managers that foster and monitor the successful daily operations of teams in the San Jose, Mountain View, and South County areas. Providing residents, the best living experience in a safe, beautiful, and harmonious community is at the core of Nancy’s motivation. Passionate about building teams that love what they […]
Sarah Etheredge
Sarah Etheredge manages a team of Asset Managers and Analysts who are responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and managing the short-term and long-term strategic goals of the properties and their stakeholders, each while adhering to the governing agreements, regulatory restrictions, and project plan and ensuring the delivery of MidPen’s mission. After 18 years at MidPen, […]
Hua Fang
Hua Fang joined MidPen Housing in 2007. She works with her team to provide full accounting services throughout the whole lifecycle of the development project from its feasibility phase, construction, lease up, and initial operations. Hua appreciates opportunities her work provides to be part of a great team, understanding different departments’ business functions and needs, […]
Melanie Gibson
Melanie joined MidPen in 2013 as a Community Manager overseeing the Woodlands Newell resyndication and rehab project and worked on getting Donner Lofts leased to 100% occupancy. She was then promoted to Property Manager overseeing the Bayshore and East Bay portfolios. In her current role as Associate Director of Property Operations, Melanie provides daily operational […]
Kevin Griffith
Kevin joined MidPen in September 2024 as Vice President of Housing Development. In this role, Kevin has oversight of all aspects of project development, including land acquisition, programming, approvals, design, and construction. In addition to these responsibilities, he manages and mentors a team of developers. Prior to joining MidPen, Kevin worked as Senior Vice President […]
Lyn Hikida
Lyn Hikida joined MidPen in 2023 as Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Relations. In this role, she oversees the development, integration, and implementation of a broad range of communications and public relations activities to advance MidPen’s mission and strategic objectives. She has more than 20 years of experience in leading external and internal communications […]
Trevor Holt
Trevor Holt has served as Associate Corporate Counsel at MidPen Housing since 2020. Trevor is the primary legal resource for MidPen Property Management and assists Corporate Counsel in providing legal support to MidPen’s Real Estate Development Department, Human Resources, and various other departments within MidPen. Trevor is most proud of the role he played as […]
Serena Ip
Serena joined MidPen in 2015 as a Project Administrator supporting project managers on the new construction development of projects in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda counties. Since then, Serena has worked on the new construction or rehabilitation of over 600 affordable homes for families, farmworkers, seniors, veterans, and formerly homeless households. In her current […]
JoAnna Iruegas
JoAnna joined MidPen in January 2024 as a Leasing Director. Prior to joining MidPen, JoAnna held leadership roles at Aperto, FPI, and Alliance where she managed and built teams of up to 50 team members. At FPI, she doubled the amount of food distributed into the community during COVID-19. JoAnna has managed sites from Sacramento […]