What is the Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation?
The Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation (AAHC) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation affiliated with the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda(AHA). The corporation was created in 2017 to own and operate affordable properties developed by AHA, its affiliates or partners, or operating properties purchased directly. Specifically, AAHC owns and operates, through third party management, the portfolio of the Housing Authority. As such, AAHC is tasked with the financial, regulatory, and physical upkeep of properties, and the security and well-being of residents through investment, maintenance, and supportive services.
In July of 2021, the Affordable Housing Corporation, with the partnership of the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, passed and approved resolution 2021-05, establishing and funding the Alameda Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AAHTF). A local Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is a program that secures new funding sources to build affordable housing developments throughout the City of Alameda.
The Board of Directors is the governing body of AAHC. The current members of AHA’s Board of Commissioners serve as the sole members of the Board of Directors for the Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation. The term of each AAHC Director runs concurrently with their term as an AHA Commissioner. AHA’s Executive Director is the Board Secretary and the AHA’s Finance Director is the Board Treasurer.
Carly Grob, Chairman, is a Housing Implementation Planner at the City and County of San Francisco Planning Department and is responsible for implementing various housing programs for both affordable and mixed-income developments. Carly works with Department Staff to review development projects against various state and local requirements and acts as the liaison between the Planning Departments and the Mayor’s Office of Housing. She also works on policies and processes related to the retention of existing housing.
Before she was working in Housing, Carly was a Planner in the Northeast Quadrant Team in the Current Planning Division of the Department. In addition to reviewing and processing a range of projects, she was also the point person for the Department’s 1% for Public Art Program and the Transferable Development Rights program, and she coordinated permit referrals from various City agencies. Carly attended both undergraduate and graduate school at the University of Michigan, and she holds a Master of Urban Planning Degree and a Real Estate Development Certificate.
President
Term Expires on June 30th, 2028.
Vadim Sidelnikov is a Deputy City Attorney in the City of Hayward where he advises City Council and City Staff on a variety of topics, including affordable housing, rent stabilization, economic development, and others. Vadim has previously worked in Oakland and East Palo Alto, where he handled litigation and served as counsel to the Rent Stabilization Board, respectively. Prior to joining the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in 2020, Vadim served on the City’s Rent Review Advisory Committee in 2019. Vadim holds a B.A. in International Relations from U.C. Davis and a J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law.
Director
Term Expires on June 30, 2028
Kenji Tamaoki, Vice Chairman, joined the Board of Commissioners in October 2015. Kenji has worked in the field of real estate development and financing for 24 years. He is currently a Principal with Prudential Mortgage Capital where he specializes in affordable housing loan programs. Kenji also has experience developing affordable and market-rate multifamily apartment properties. He has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto, and a MBA from the University of British Columbia.
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Term Expires on June 30th, 2030.
Zac Bowling is an Alameda resident, housing advocate, and software engineering leader. His public service includes serving on the City of Alameda’s Open Government Commission, with a focus on transparency, accountability, and public participation. Bowling co-founded East Bay YIMBY in 2019 and has worked to expand access to affordable housing, protect renters, and address homelessness throughout the East Bay. His own experience with homelessness in his twenties informs his commitment to stable, affordable homes and the needs of people facing housing insecurity. His local work has included supporting the Alameda Wellness Center and educating residents about housing and land-use policy.
Professionally, Bowling is a staff software engineer at Meta, with previous roles at Google and Modular. He brings experience leading complex technical projects, collaborating across teams, and using evidence to solve practical problems.
Bowling lives in Alameda with his wife and their two dogs.
Director
Term Expires on June 30th, 2028.
Thelma Decoy joined AHA’s Board of Commissioners in March of 2024. Thelma has been a resident of Alameda since 2010 and Thelma graduated from College of Alameda with an Associates of Arts degree in African American Studies in 2016. Thelma has worked in Special Education as a Paraeducator working with Special Needs students since 2011. Thelma has served as a volunteer at the Alameda County Food Bank for several years past and is very excited to continue to serve her community as a Commissioner for AHA.
Director
Term Expires on June 30th, 2028.
An Alameda resident since 1989, the AFD response to the Loma Prieta earthquake re-ignited a lifelong interest in public service and community engagement stemming from my youth Search & Rescue activities culminating to my Alameda CERT Team Leader service. That broad response to our beautiful and vibrant island city continues to inspire my community involvement because I believe in an accessible and affordable Alameda for all residents.
Professionally, my work and education at UC Berkeley (BA) included a rich broad experience especially providing extensive graduate student and administrative services for competitive government funded programs such as the Fulbright Scholars, Jacob Javits Fellowships, and other renowned programs. My fiduciary responsibilities exceeded $4.5M in federal funds oversight. At the Haas Business School, I brought public service skills to the International programs for major global participants, ensuring positive access to a wide range of Bay Area community resources. In the Transportation Department, I supervised administrative staff providing campus-wide customer and public services. A member of the Chancellor’s Staff Advisory Committee placed me in direct relationship to senior staff, academic leadership and staff organizations with the express purpose of furthering the executive branch initiatives.
Now a retired Organizational Consultant and Program Manager across diverse and challenging organizations and businesses, I bring to this Commission a long history of program administration, creative and technical services, financial and fiscal competency, and extensive corporate and public administration training and experience.
Director
Term Expires on June 30th, 2030.
Eric Peter Husby is an attorney in private practice in the area of Immigration Law. Eric has been closely involved with the local East Bay Area community and has collaborated with professional groups, philanthropic organizations, and local educational administration to present information about topics such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, U Visas for Victims of Crimes, and Prosecutorial Discretion Review in Immigration Court. Eric is a former Secretary of the California Lawyers Association, International Law Section, and served as subcommittee chair of Education and Programs. Eric has developed and hosted Continuing Legal Education Programs on Immigration Law for the California Lawyers Association. Eric is a member of the California Bar Association, and received his Juris Doctor degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2011 and holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis.
AAHC Board Meeting Information
The regular board meetings are held twice a year, typically in June and November. Most AAHC Board meetings are co-scheduled with the AHA Board of Commissioner meeting times. The agenda for AAHC meetings will be posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance.
Agendas for special meetings may be posted 24 hour in advance. For further information related to the Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation, please contact Jasmine Polar, Executive Assistant:
Archived Board Meeting documents will be shown starting from 2017 Requests for documents not listed in the archive must be in made in writing to Jasmine Polar:
In July of 2021, the Affordable Housing Corporation, with the partnership of the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, passed and approved resolution 2021-05 establishing and funding the Alameda Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AAHTF). A local Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is a program that secures new funding sources to build affordable housing developments throughout the City of Alameda.
For more information about the AAHTF, please contact:
In observance of Veterans Day, our main office will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th.
All Housing Wait Lists at the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda are currently closed. For more information about affordable housing opportunities, please visit: https://housingbayarea.mtc.ca.gov/
