As Senior Director of Programs and Training, Kaitlyn Quackenbush manages the Partnership for the Bay’s Future Fellowship and the Affordable Housing Leadership Network, supporting the leadership development of affordable housing professionals across the Bay Area. Her experience includes leading policy development, building community-based programs, and fostering partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
As a former Partnership for the Bay’s Future Fellow with the City of Richmond, Kaitlyn helped introduce the city’s first Public Land Disposition Policy, which prioritizes permanently affordable housing and community ownership on surplus city-owned land.
Previously, Kaitlyn served as Director of Policy and Research for Tenant Rights at Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), where she led the Los Angeles Renters’ Right to Counsel Coalition. She holds a master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs and a bachelor’s in International Development from UC Berkeley.
When she’s not working, Kaitlyn enjoys cooking, hosting, and supporting her husband’s BBQ pop-up restaurant.