Sara Valiferdowsi
As Associate Director of Resident Services, Sara is a resource and advocate for the Resident Services team who enrich and enhance the lives of residents through mental and physical health, economic mobility, and educational opportunities. Her goal is to promote growth and longevity of the diverse communities MidPen engages with to create a space for […]
Juan Vazquez
Juan joined MidPen in 2024 as Senior Director of Leasing and was instrumental in managing an unprecedented volume of lease-ups. With extensive experience in stabilized compliance from his work with affordable housing owner-operators, Juan brings a wealth of knowledge to his current role, where his focus is on enhancing compliance across MidPen’s portfolio, particularly in […]
Michelle Wagner
Michelle Wagner joined MidPen in 2018 with the primary responsibility of planning and creating accessible, inspiring, educational, and strategic communications for multiple, geographically dispersed employee audiences. Her primary clients are MidPen’s 500+ employees, whose stories she is passionate about bringing to life. Michelle is fluent in Spanish – ask her about her past life as […]
Pia Frutos Walker
Pia’s work is centered around creating collaboration and teamwork, coaching peers and staff to work off of their strengths, and creating a supportive environment where the team succeeds. Her role focuses primarily on program design and partnership frameworks, where she works with peers to design tools that are implemented by the Services staff, which result […]
Bei Zhang
Bei Zhang brings more than a decade of experience in supportive housing, clinical social work, and aging services. She holds graduate degrees in Social Work, Aging Services Management, and Business Administration, and has completed her training as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Before joining MidPen, Bei served as Supportive Services Manager at the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development […]
Mengxin Zhou
Mengxin joined MidPen Housing in May 2025 and plays a key role in advancing the financial success of our housing developments. She works with all members of the development team to craft strong financing strategies to build and preserve our affordable communities, secure public and private funding sources, and ensure long-term financial sustainability of projects […]