Suairis Hernandez serves as T.R.U.S.T. South LA’s Housing & Real Estate Steward. She brings a solid background in real estate development, housing justice, and community engagement, which mixes with a proven ability to lead impactful projects and secure funding. As the founding Executive Director of a sister CLT, she led housing and economic resilience initiatives, raised over $4M in grants and assets and built strong community partnerships. She is experienced in asset management, overseeing multi-family properties, managing tenant relations, and working with government agencies, community groups, and funders. Her past roles involved managing asset portfolios, guiding development project projections, and ensuring compliance. With organized women of color, she developed the fundamental framework and approaches that guide her work, strengthened her leadership, and engrained a commitment to social, housing, environmental and economic justice.