Citizens' Oversight Committee
The Citizens’ Oversight Committee, or COC, is an independent public body that helps ensure LACAHSA’s work is carried out with transparency, accountability, and public trust.
The Committee provides oversight on how Measure A funds are planned, reviewed, and monitored in support of LACAHSA’s mission.
Committee Composition
The Committee includes 11 voting members and 1 non-voting youth member, with seats designed to reflect a range of expertise and lived experience relevant to LACAHSA’s work. Members bring perspectives from housing finance, affordable housing development, tenant advocacy, fair housing, labor, community development, and communities directly impacted by housing insecurity and homelessness.
The Committee is structured to bring together technical expertise, community perspective, and lived experience to support strong public oversight of LACAHSA’s work.
Meet the Committee
Zerita Jones
Chair of Citizen’s Oversight Committee & Person with Lived Homelessness Experience
(5+ years)
Ted Chandler
Housing Finance Expert
(5+ years)
Dr. Nohel C. Corral
Affordable Housing Development Expert
(5+ years)
Lisa Gooden
Senior/Disability Housing Expert
(5+ years)
Jesús Hermosillo
Low/Moderate-Income Tenant
(5+ years)
Diana Amparo Jiménez
Community Land Trust/Development Expert
(5+ years)
Benjamin Kurzius
Housing Construction Management
Expert
Gabriel Leavell
Housing Finance Expert
(5+ years)
Fernando Ochoa
Tenant Rights Organizer/Advocate
(5+ years)
Melody Osuna
Fair Housing Legal Expert
(5+ years)
Melanie Robledo
Housing Stability and Reentry Programs
Elena Juarez Rosas
Youth Seat
Meeting Schedule
The Citizens’ Oversight Committee meets at least quarterly, with additional meetings as needed during key review periods, including the annual expenditure plan process.