Rebecca Louie
Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
With nearly 15 years of experience in the affordable housing industry, Rebecca Louie is a leader in affordable housing development in our region, with an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of planning, building and operating housing for low-income residents in California. In her role as Chief Operating Officer, she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the organization, including asset management, compliance, communications/community outreach and resident services.
Prior to serving as the Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Louie served as a project manager for several of Wakeland's developments. Before coming to Wakeland she spent six years as an associate regional planner at the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), where she gained expertise in affordable housing issues, including the preparation of housing elements for local jurisdictions and the determination and allocation of regional housing needs. She also developed and implemented an outreach program to educate elected officials, community members and the media about affordable housing.
Ms. Louie has also worked as development director at the Center on Policy Initiatives, a social and economic justice research and policy development non-profit, and project manager at United Indian Nations CDC, a non-profit working to increase culturally-based community organizing and development in the Bay Area's American Indian community.
She received her Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998, where she focused on community and economic development.
With nearly 15 years of experience in the affordable housing industry, Rebecca Louie is a leader in affordable housing development in our region, with an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of planning, building and operating housing for low-income residents in California. In her role as Chief Operating Officer, she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the organization, including asset management, compliance, communications/community outreach and resident services.
Prior to serving as the Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Louie served as a project manager for several of Wakeland's developments. Before coming to Wakeland she spent six years as an associate regional planner at the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), where she gained expertise in affordable housing issues, including the preparation of housing elements for local jurisdictions and the determination and allocation of regional housing needs. She also developed and implemented an outreach program to educate elected officials, community members and the media about affordable housing.
Ms. Louie has also worked as development director at the Center on Policy Initiatives, a social and economic justice research and policy development non-profit, and project manager at United Indian Nations CDC, a non-profit working to increase culturally-based community organizing and development in the Bay Area's American Indian community.
She received her Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998, where she focused on community and economic development.