Staff

Dylan Casey moved to Oakland to join CalHDF in early 2017. Dylan’s work at CalHDF has focused on ensuring local compliance with state housing law, including the Housing Accountability Act and Accessory Dwelling Unit Law. Before joining CalHDF, Dylan worked as a land use lawyer for New York City government since graduating law school from New York University in 2012. Dylan worked on permitting the public review process for individual developments, neighborhood rezonings, and helped develop the city’s inclusionary housing program first at the Department of City Planning and later at the New York City Council.

Courtney Welch is an East Bay native, experienced civic leader, proud mother of two, and member of the Emeryville City Council. Previously, she was the Director of Policy and Communications with the Bay Area Community Land Trust, (BACLT) where she helped create permanently affordable housing through cooperatively-run land stewardship projects. Prior to BACLT, Courtney was a Continuum of Care Specialist with EveryOne Home, working to end homelessness in Alameda County. In 2015, she founded Courtney Consulting Agency, a virtual assistant firm dedicated to assisting minority-owned startups and small businesses with administrative and operations needs. 

Nick moved to Oakland in the spring of 2022 and joined CalHDF that fall. Before then, he worked as an eviction defense attorney at the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, New York.  Now that he is back in the Bay Area, he is excited to help tackle California’s housing crisis and enforce state housing laws.  In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing fiction, and rock climbing.  Nick has a BA in mathematics and political science from Yale University and a JD from Stanford Law School.

James M. Lloyd

Director of Planning & Investigations

A graduate of Pratt Institute’s City and Regional Planning graduate program, James moved to the Bay Area in the beginning of 2024 to join CalHDF. Prior to CalHDF, James was the Director of Policy for the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, where he was very active in efforts to reform land use at the state level. James also worked at as a planner in New York City government, with time both at the City Council and the Manhattan Borough President’s Office. James is a retired naval officer; after 17 years of service in the U.S. Navy, he retired in September 2022 as a Commander.

Jobs + Internships

There are currently no job openings. If you are think you are a good fit and potentially interested in a future job, you can email hi@calhdf.org with some information.  We will be looking for Legal Interns in the summer.

Board of Directors

Annie Fryman

Director of Special Projects San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association

Alex Gourse

Associate at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP

Stephen Menendian

Assistant Director and Director of Research at UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute

Luis Villa

Co-Founder and General Counsel at Tidelift

Louis Mirante

Vice President of Public Policy, Housing
Bay Area Council

Anais Lieu

Communications & Projects
St. Mary’s Center

Greg Magofña

Chief Strategy Officer
California Community Builders