Sua Iris Hernandez is the Director of Asset & Property Management for East LA Community Corporation. East LA Community Corporation is an affordable housing developer who believes in accountable, community-driven development, equitable housing, transformation through socio-economic justice, and building wealth through financial empowerment.
Sua began her career in the affordable housing industry since the late ’90s after an ELACC organizer introduced her family to the organization and politics of economic justice. The awareness she gained from that experience is the foundation through which she understands the systemic inequities that plague communities of modest means that lead to housing insecurity.
Since then, Sua has sharpened her knowledge of the industry by working towards solutions from different angles. She has worked closely with affordable housing residents as a lead organizer, campaigning around land-use, tenant rights, and economic justice issues. More recently, working in the asset management team of one of the strongest syndicators in the country, she gained insights into the intricacies of the LIHTC program and an analytical understanding of portfolio performance. Her position at Enterprise Community Asset Management gave her a glimpse into the of 1500+ LIHTC properties as her work closely involved providing investors with information about the financial and compliance status of their LIHTC interests.
Sua holds a BA in urban and environmental policy from Occidental College.
Email: suairis@gmail.com