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 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.

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, NY, MI, IL, and MT.

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.