Mesha Florentino

• Directed the strategic growth of a mission-driven nonprofit focused on affordable housing, environmental restoration, arts, and education, serving a diverse community in Seattle.
• Implemented comprehensive financial policies and procedures, enhancing fiscal accountability and organizational sustainability.
• Secured funding through grants, donor cultivation, and partnerships, ensuring robust financial health and program expansion.
• Partnered with the Board of Directors to establish governance frameworks, strategic priorities, and operational policies.
• Oversaw a team of 20+ employees, cultivating a collaborative and inclusive culture and providing mentorship for professional development.
• Strengthened community engagement by leading advocacy efforts for equitable transit-oriented development and affordable housing initiatives.
• Designed and executed innovative programs with measurable impact in housing, arts, youth education, and environmental restoration.

Key Achievements:

• Spearheaded a collaborative affordable housing project with Habitat for Humanity, emphasizing equitable transit-oriented development.
• Developed and implemented DNDA’s first financial policies and procedures, providing a foundation for long-term fiscal health.
• Organized a highly successful annual fundraising event, achieving increased donor contributions and engagement.
• Promoted internal talent to leadership roles, enhancing retention and team effectiveness.

• Manage and grow the housing development and asset management functions consistent with CSC’s mission to serve the Urban Indian
• Direct supervision of property development team and third-party developers
• Assist in the development and management of Seattle-King County Health Through Housing Homeless initiative and implementation in a building project
• Built and developed CSC Leasing program that leased up an80 unit building in8 weeks
• Acted as a liaison for third party Developer throughout the development cycle including funding applications, solicitation and evaluation of investor and lender proposals, providing documentation necessary for achieving major milestones and other requests for CSC data or documentation
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures for the development of all assets
• Maintained working knowledge of significant trends in the affordable housing industry by assessing potential acquisitions, partnerships and real estate development opportunities including mission fit, financial feasibility, timing, and organizational capacity
• Maintain and monitor the development timeline for each project
• Lead the collaboration between CSC finance team and third party vendors for project completion to include requisitions, draws, closings and conversions
• Part of executive team that develops and implements strategic plans and operational strategies
• Supervisory for University of Washington student interns, developing curriculum and building introductory housing development skills and mentorship

• Oversees a diverse portfolio of affordable housing units and team of8 caregivers
• Directly accountable for facility operations and compliance to include vendor relations, fair housing relations, budget development
• Directly oversees the supportive housing programs on each property by setting goals; monitoring workflow and performance; guiding strategic program design and addressing implementation issues
• Support the creation of new business strategies and tool to maintain sustainable revenue sources
• Deploying adaptive management to promote mission objective and operating requirements are met
• Works closely with outside vendors to representing Providence in local media that address homelessness and equal access to services
• Participating in organization wide social justice campaigns and upholding Providence core values in supporting and addressing access to services
• Oversee all hiring, firing, and training of staff

• Office manager for a multi-department government organization, including C-suite executives, finance, unit funds, central cashier, and military personnel processing
• Directly supports the CFO, Controller, and15+ associates
• Management of vendor associates and maintain new and existing vendor processes
• Collaboration with AP to maintain and processes as it relates to payments, reconciliation, and returns of Unit Funds
• Work with internal and external steak holders to execute short and long-term strategies
• Maintains all confidential personnel files and point of contact for interim projects
• Assistant point of contact for over40 military units funding allocations and expenditures with annual budget of over $1 million, and line of accounting disparities
• Back up lead for control over Marine Corps Community Services central cashiers that see over $10 million in2 different currencies exchanged, refund processing, voucher production, invoice processing, check cashing, employee payments, festival accounting
• Coordinate over5 successful office events in collaboration with outside vendors that enhanced staff morale

• Oversaw short-term and long-range planning functions, developing goals, objectives, and strategic plans to ensure quality services and smooth contract development for clients
• Directed, and supervised overall operation of108-unit property and staff of6 with an annual budget of $1,000,000
• Programs on property included HUD section811 and LIHTC
• Implemented an organizational tool to overcome a $100,000 loss for organization
• Oversaw the complete training of office staff for process improvement and efficiency to overcome delinquencies
• Handled all vendor service management to include the hiring, multiple quotes, and invoice payments through One-Site
• Maintained excellent tenant/owner relations by implementing open communication and completing monthly resident/ investor meeting
• Oversees the timely overturn of vacant apartments

• Responsible for all operational and financial aspects of200+ units and meeting company goals.100 percent compliance maintained by facilitating optimum performance of the property and federal policy implementation for client contracts
• Programs on property included HUD section811 and LIHTC
• Directly responsible for Net Operating Income being achieved and exceed where possible
• Directly supervised4 employees to maintain property performance to include training, development, and mentoring
• Maintained property account receivable ledgers
• Conducted Human Resource functions: recruiting, interviewing, performance reviews salary reviews, explanation of benefits, new employee orientation, training, and terminations
• Oversaw the completion of internal training for One-Site
• Maintain resident files in compliance with federal housing regulations
• Increased revenue while maintaining controllable expenses including revenue collections and delinquency control