About CAHA

The California Association of Housing Authorities (CAHA) is a statewide association representing 96 housing authorities throughout the state of California. Formed in 2010, CAHA merged three separate housing authority groups into one fully integrated association. Our purpose is to meet the needs of the 395,000 households we serve by advocating on behalf of our residents and our agencies in both California and Washington DC. We are actively involved in all aspects of affordable housing finance, rental management issues, and housing and land use law. We closely follow the programs and policies of State housing agencies and the federal HUD budget.

Through our Northern and Southern California Chapters, we address the training needs of our members by providing timely seminars on a variety of topics regarding the Housing Choice Voucher program and the administration of Public Housing. Since many of our members are also housing developers, we monitor programmatic and legislative activities for all types of affordable housing – family housing, senior housing and special needs housing.

By joining forces with our colleagues in affordable housing, including the California Housing Consortium, Housing California, the Northern and Southern California Non-Profit Housing Associations, and the California Coalition for Rural Housing (among others) we are at the forefront of legislative policy making. We are the only association that represents PHAs in these collective enterprises.

If you are interested in getting more information about CAHA, please contact us through the website.

Who We Are

  • President (CAHA-NC) - Jim Kruse, Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority

    Vice President (CAHA-NC) - Patricia Wells, Oakland Housing Authority

    President (CAHA-SC) - Andrea Raez, Anaheim Housing Authority

    Vice President (CAHA-SC) - Ricardo Torres, Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura

    Chair of Legislative Committee - Rob Fredericks, Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara

    Member At-Large - Grace Stepter, Anaheim Housing Authority

    Administrative Assistant - Renee’ Hayer

  • Chair (CAHA-SC) - Rob Fredericks, Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara

    Member At-Large (CAHA-NC) - Peter Ragsdale, Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin

    Member At-Large (CAHA-NC) - Jenny Panetta, Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz

    Member At-Large (CAHA-NC) - Joseph Villareal, Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa

    MemberAt-Large (CAHA-SC) - Roberto Chavez, Inglewood Housing Authority

    MemberAt-Large (CAHA-SC) - Grace Stepter, Anaheim Housing Authority

    Member At-Large (CAHA-SC) - Nicole Beydler, Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino

    MemberAt-Large (CAHA-SC) - Ricardo Torres, Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura

  • President - Jim Kruse, Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority

    Vice President - Patricia Wells, Oakland Housing Authority

    Treasurer - Preston Prince, Santa Clara County Housing Authority

    Secretary, Preston Prince, Santa Clara County Housing Authority

  • President - Andrea Raez, Anaheim Housing Authority

    Vice President - Ricardo Torres, Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura

    Treasurer - Kimberly Mack, Housing at City of Hawthorne

    Secretary - James Johnson, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles