Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing (ELA)
Empowering the Next Generation of Affordable Housing Leaders — Peer Networking for Career Development
Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing (ELA) is a new collaborative and inclusive community bridging together the up-and-coming leaders across the many diverse sectors of the affordable housing industry. ELA aims to empower rising affordable housing professionals and advocates by fostering opportunities for peer-to-peer connection, industry knowledge sharing, and professional and personal development. Whether you are a project manager looking at your next steps or just starting out in your career, ELA is a platform to grow your capacity as both an individual and as a houser, and understand the many diverse facets that make up affordable housing.
ELA Goals:
Foster connections between early to mid-career professionals across the affordable housing industry through a strong and engaged cross-sector network
Offer members regular opportunities for in-person and virtual networking, peer learning, career and personal development
Curate and maintain an online platform for members to connect and share resources, knowledge, and external opportunities to further career development
Create awareness amongst members of additional educational opportunities available to them in the industry at a variety of levels, and create awareness of diverse pathways through the industry