Our Southern California team recently partnered with Abode Communities for our Rouse Day of Service, and we added two new team members to advance our work in capital solutions, partnerships, and sustainable communities.
Rouse Day of Service
In November, we partnered with Abode Communities to provide holiday festivities to residents at The Clark in Westlake.
Our Rouse Day of Service at The Clark included serving a Thanksgiving meal, providing arts and crafts, creating holiday cards for the residents, and even playing a serious game or two of chess. We thank the staff at Abode Communities for the opportunity to work with their resident services team, which made it a special day for everyone involved.
Originally built in 1913 as a YWCA home for young working women, The Clark is a single-room occupancy property that provides homes to 152 residents. The building has been designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Welcome to Our New Team Members
We are pleased to welcome Dominique Veasey-Hall as a program director on our Capital Solutions and Partnerships team, and Sydney Smanpongse as a Sustainable Connected Communities program fellow.
Dominique Veasey-Hall
Dominique Veasey-Hall is a native of Bowie, Maryland. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and her master's in urban planning Urban from the University of Southern California. Dominique considers herself a servant-leader and works daily to ensure that underserved communities can thrive in an environment where all residents can access living-wage jobs, affordable housing, and high-quality educational opportunities. Dominique has spent most of her professional career in the nonprofit and public sector, working for organizations such as Teach for America, KIPP SoCal Public Schools, and The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). While at HACLA, she supported the Development Services Department with submitting 16 Homekey applications and expanding its real estate portfolio.
Sydney Smanpongse
As a Sustainable Connected Communities program fellow, Sydney Smanpongse supports our climate sustainability and affordable housing efforts in Southern California. They recently earned their master’s degree in public policy from UCLA, where they focused on labor and housing policy. Before joining Enterprise, they worked on a research report for a hospitality workers union, exploring affordable housing solutions for low-income hospitality workers. In their free time, Sydney enjoys attending sports events with their family and cheering on their favorite teams, the Clippers and the Dodgers.