About Urban Habitat

Founded in 1989, Urban Habitat's builds bridges between environmentalists, social justice advocates, government leaders, and the business community. Our work has helped to broaden and frame the agenda on toxic pollution, transportation, tax and fiscal reform, brownfields, and the nexus between inner-city disinvestments and urban sprawl.

Juliet Ellis
Executive Director
Juliet Ellis has a Masters of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in environmental and urban studies from San Francisco State University. Prior to becoming Director for Urban Habitat, Juliet was the Associate Program Officer for Neighborhood and Community Development at The San Francisco Foundation. She was responsible for all aspects of grantmaking in the areas of workforce development, housing, homelessness, economic development, community development, and neighborhood planning.

Juliet has served on numerous regional and local boards and committees, including the Oakland Homeless and Low-Income Taskforce, the San Francisco Asset Building Initiative, the Alameda Continuum of Care Council, and the Alameda County Public Health Disparities Taskforce. She currently serves on the Board and Steering Committee of the Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition, the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities, the Capital Community Investment Initiative, Girls After School Academy, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and the Partnership for Working Families.

Urban Habitat Board of Directors 2007

Executive Committee

President: Juliet Ellis
Executive Director
Urban Habitat
Oakland, CA

Chair: Joe Brooks
Vice President for Civic Engagement
PolicyLink
Oakland, CA

Vice-Chair: Romel Pascual
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Treasure: Tamar Dorfman
Mayor's Office of Community Development
San Francisco, CA

Other Board Members

Carl Anthony
Founder of Urban Habitat
Berkeley, CA

Felicia Marcus
Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Trust for Public Land
San Francisco, CA

Arnold Perkins
Director
Alameda Public Health Department
Oakland, CA

Gabriela Sandoval
Associate Professor
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Former Board Members

Fred Blackwell
S.F. Mayor's Office of Community Development
San Francisco, CA

Tim Thomas
Homeowner Relations Manager
East Bay Habitat for Humanity
Oakland, CA