Yvonne Maldonado is a Silver Stream Mobile Home Community resident in New Windsor, NY. She began organizing her neighbors when her community was bought by a predatory corporate owner, RHP Properties, in 2017. In 2019, she joined MHAction as a community leader. As a volunteer member, Yvonne built a powerful multiracial leadership team in her community that successfully defeated an illegal rent increase. She served as a media spokesperson and engaged with elected officials through this work. She joined the MHAction staff in February 2020 as a New York-Hudson Valley Community Organizer, building leadership teams and campaigns in manufactured home communities across the state.

In 2023, Yvonne became a Co-Director of MHAction. In this role, she directs organizers in California, Florida, Montana, Michigan, and Illinois, working to protect the homes of people living in manufactured home parks. She engages with governmental agencies, elected officials, and manufactured housing residents in providing education and support for at-risk residents of parks that predatory real estate speculators are overtaking.

In her professional life, Yvonne has worked as an administrative assistant in a real estate firm and as a manager at BJs. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Molly is originally from West Virginia but most recently lived in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she developed campus-wide programming for diversity and inclusion initiatives within the President's Office at Skidmore College. She has a master's degree in Community Development, a bachelor's degree in International Studies, and over a decade of experience in international education, including work across Asia and the Middle East. She also brings significant experience executing successful training programs and implementing large-scale donor and constituent engagement initiatives in the U.S. and abroad.

Molly loves spending time with her husky-shepherd mix, Kobe. She also enjoys playing tennis, YouTube yoga, and listening to podcasts. She's eager to 'hit the ground running', helping MHAction streamline online tools and effectively connect with members and supporters.

Angie is a returned Peace Corps volunteer (RPCV), and administrative professional with international, cross-cultural experience. She has fluency in English and Spanish as well as a working proficiency in Moroccan Arabic. She solidified her passion for nonprofits while serving as an Office Manager and Safe Release Support (SRS) Program Director at Mosaic Family Services, a safe haven for survivors of human rights abuses. Through the SRS Program, Angie helped in the reunification process of unaccompanied minors.

Her personal and career goals are founded on service leadership, humanitarian work, and community development. She strives to cultivate the power of communites by fostering the capacity of the individuals served.

Wesley Edmo, MSW is a member of the Bannock & Shoshone Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Ft. Hall, Idaho. He earned his undergraduate degree (1994) and Master of Social Work degree from Boise State University in (1996). He has served in tribal leadership for his tribes for 2 terms 2001 through 2005. He was the Tribal Employment Rights Director for his tribes for 10 years where he work to create employment and training opportunities for tribal members.

While in graduate school In 1996 he did research project to determine the rate of mortgage lending to the American Indian community in Ada Country Idaho, at the time he worked under an assistantship for the Center for Community Change and Idaho Fair Housing Council in Boise, Idaho. Wesley’s research included the use of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. His findings disclosed the lack of lending to American Indians at all income levels Ada County, Idaho at less than .001 % to American Indians living in Ada County. Wes has developed 5 different programs for various tribes including his to counter social problems for these tribes. He lives with his wife Nancy, they have 2 boys Leon Grant-Edmo and Gaylen Edmo and live in Fort Hall, Idaho.

Patrick’s background is in education, having worked as an English teacher in Spain, Colombia, and Brazil. He has also worked in experiential education, leading students on international travel programs focused on sustainable development. In 2020, he served as a Field Organizer on several political campaigns to help get out the vote. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Due to his organizing background and having grown up next to a manufactured housing community, Patrick looks forward to building online campaigns in CA, FL, and NY.

Paul organizes with MHAction leaders to build campaigns across the Midwest. He previously worked as director of the Lussier Community Education Center, youth organizer with El Centro Hispano (Durham, North Carolina), tenant organizer with the North Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition, public action organizer with the United Farmworkers of America AFL-CIO, and volunteer support worker with children living on the streets in Cape Town, South Africa. Paul is also a sometime poet, an aging soccer player and fan (Arsenal), and can be convinced to play a few hands of euchre or spades if you ask nicely.

Brooke, a second-generation San Diegan, carries on the courageous spirit of her sharecropper grandfather who migrated from Mississippi during the Great Migration. As a community organizer in the nonprofit sector, Brooke has dedicated herself to ongoing efforts that uplift and serve the community at both the state and local levels.

One of Brooke's notable contributions is as a co-founder of the Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition, where she mentors at-risk youth and adults impacted by the criminal justice system. In her role as a chapter lead, Brooke organizes and conducts education seminars, fundraisers, and community advocacy initiatives. Additionally, she facilitates workshops and classes called "Pathway to Freedom," empowering individuals to navigate their paths to a brighter future.

Recognizing the urgency of societal issues, Brooke embraced the opportunity to work with the Civic Engagement department at Community Coalition. As a team lead and outreach organizer, she played a pivotal role in campaigns such as Healthy Future CA, Prop 15, and the recall of then Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey, pushing for positive change in her community. Amidst the pandemic, Brooke demonstrated extraordinary leadership by leading a team that administered COVID-19 surveys, collecting over 4,000 responses in South LA to understand the pandemic's impact on the community.

Through daily conversations with community members experiencing disinvestment and inequalities in South Central, Brooke deepened her commitment to understanding and implementing power building strategies. She actively organized the root causes of poverty, mass incarceration, and the detrimental school-to-prison pipeline.

Driven by her passion and expertise, Brooke transitioned to the Adult Organizing department at Community Coalition. Spearheading outreach efforts through canvassing and phone banking, she ensured that residents in South Los Angeles remained informed and engaged with the transformative movement. As a result, Brooke successfully cultivated a base of over 100 dedicated community members, united in their pursuit of justice and equality.

In addition to her previous endeavors, Brooke also made significant contributions to the United To House LA Campaign, focusing on reducing homelessness and safeguarding low-income seniors. Furthermore, she played a key role in the Make LA Whole Campaign, which aimed to address the exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities resulting from years of disinvestment in the community. This comprehensive initiative acknowledged the urgent need for meaningful budgetary investments to combat homelessness, housing insecurity, and other pressing issues. Notably, the campaign directed substantial resources, amounting to $170 million, towards the priorities identified by residents from all corners of the city, with a particular focus on supporting women, children, and families.

Brooke's commitment to continuous personal and professional growth led her to graduate from the National Organizing Fellowship at Community Coalition. In this invaluable program, Brooke collaborated with a diverse group of individuals from across the nation, contributing to the broader social justice movement. By engaging with seasoned organizing experts boasting decades of experience, she further honed her skills and deepened her understanding of effective strategies for change.

Currently, Brooke embarked on a new chapter in her journey, serving as a CA Community Organizer at MHAction. In this influential role, she unites people on a national level, rallying them to safeguard and improve the affordability and quality of manufactured home communities. Brooke's unwavering dedication to social justice continues to make a significant impact as she elevates the voices of those in marginalized communities.

I am pleased to introduce myself as Jose, and I would like to share my journey with MHAction. My awareness of MHAction's mission was sparked when my mobile home park underwent a change in ownership, marked by the intent to impose an unprecedented 200% rent increase. Faced with this untenable situation, the residents were issued a 60-day notice to vacate the premises.

At that pivotal juncture, I assumed a leadership role, endeavoring to unite my fellow residents, many of whom were single mothers and elderly individuals with limited incomes. In pursuit of our cause, I diligently engaged with all pertinent local media outlets, aiming to shed light on our predicament. Moreover, we reached out to all appropriate local jurisdictions in this manner to ensure comprehensive awareness.

The media coverage and our collective efforts led to invaluable support from local tenant advocacy organizations, including MHAction. Initially, I joined as a dedicated volunteer, but my promotion to my current position was a testament to my demonstrated leadership skills.

As a result of these successful actions, our community remains in residence within the mobile home park. However, my commitment to this cause endures, driven by the conviction that no one else should endure a similar ordeal. It is also noteworthy that I am bilingual in both English and Spanish, a capability that has proven beneficial in my endeavors.

Laurel is a recent graduate of the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in New York City, where she studied community organizing with an interest in digital organizing. While in her MSW program she had internships in mental health counseling as well as digital organizing around issues related to sexuality and gender. Much of her experience prior to graduate school lies in arts education working with children from a range of ages and backgrounds. She has volunteered with her local mutual aid network, serving as both a dispatcher and co-leading a team that arranged for preowned in-window air conditioning units to be given to those in need of them. She is excited to begin her work with MHAction and engage with residents living in manufactured housing across the country.