Sylvia Martinez has been working in Community Development since 1989 in a wide range of roles from community organizing, foundation grantmaker, to commercial redevelopment and affordable housing. She has overseen the development of over 500 units of affordable family housing and five on-site childcare centers. At Wakeland, she is project manager of Los Vecinos, a 42-unit project in Chula Vista that incorporates cutting-edge environmental technology on behalf of low income residents. Ms. Martinez is a graduate of Stanford University and holds a Master’s in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University. She recently became a certified LEED Associated Professional.