Kristin Ryan Martin

Nonprofit Executive | Human Services | Special Needs Populations | Affordable Housing

Malibu, California | (310) 753-0733 | kristinryanmartin@yahoo.com | KristinRMartin.org

Executive Profile

Human-services executive with 25+ years of leadership across special needs populations, community-based services,affordable/supportive housing, fundraising, grants, donor engagement, public funding, compliance, organizational growth, and cross-sector partnerships. Recognized for translating mission into durable systems, disciplined operations, and service-centered strategy thatstrengthens access, quality, stability, and long-term outcomes. Since 2012, Executive Director of HOPE, stewarding governance, finance,property development and operations, fundraising, quality assurance, service development, and a 99-property portfolio serving approximately 400 residents.

Selected Executive Impact

•       Human-services leadership: Advanced strategies serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and broaderspecial needs populations, emphasizing access, dignity, quality, stability, and community-based supports.

•       Organizational stewardship: Led a 99-property portfolio serving approximately 400 residents, increased fixed assets by $20M+,leveraged $5.5M+ in federal funding, and supported revenue growth from $1.7M to nearly $6M, with the organization positioned for approximately $12M.

•       Systems and quality: Built scalable infrastructure across services, compliance, finance, asset management, development,human resources, fundraising, and quality assurance, including HOPE’s first federal single audit with no findings.

•       Partnership and field-building: Co-founded sector collaborations aligning housing, services, public systems, and community partners around scalable solutions for special needs populations.

Leadership Areas & Core Skills

Executive Leadership & Board Management • Human Services Leadership • Special Needs Populations • Services Strategy, ProgramDesign & Monitoring • Fundraising Strategy, Donor Appeals, Grant Writing & Event Management • Community Outreach & Public Speaking • Coalition Building & Policy Implementation • Budgeting, Data & Compliance • Staff Leadership & Evaluation • Resource Development • Affordable/Supportive Housing • Asset Operations

Professional Experience

Executive Director | 2012 to Present

Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment, Inc. (HOPE) | Long Beach, California

Provide executive leadership for a nonprofit housing developer/operator serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities andbroader special needs populations, integrating housing stability with a services-driven approach to dignity, access, compliance, quality, and long-term support.

•     Set organizational strategy and oversee governance, finance, property acquisition and renovation, asset and property operations,fundraising, compliance, quality assurance, administration, and housing-related services.

•     Lead fundraising across approximately $500K in annual grants, direct appeals, donor engagement, smaller community events,larger gala-style events, and an annual golf tournament grossing more than $200K.

•     Steward a 99-property portfolio across four corporations serving approximately 400 residents, while maintaining strategic relationshipswith HUD, regional centers, cities, lenders, foundations, service partners, and property-management teams.

•     Expanded capacity by increasing fixed assets by $20M+, leveraging $5.5M+ in federal funding, adding housing for 80+ people, andacquiring/renovating 20 properties during a three-year growth period.

•     Designed departments, systems, and cross-functional practices for asset management, operations, fundraising, development,services, finance, compliance, human resources, and a services team with expertise in affordable housing, compliance, and asset management.

•     Oversaw HUD-related corporations and three primary housing models; developed housing-service revenue and advanced participation in larger-scale affordable housing development.

•     Led annual financial audits, including HOPE’s first federal single audit with no findings; expanded compliance monitoring to support growth and transparency.

•     Co-founded the Long Beach Developers Roundtable and Lanterman Housing Alliance; chaired the alliance for three years, securedstart-up funding, and helped publish recommendations addressing the I/DD housing shortage.

•     Established human resources and quality assurance functions to strengthen staff support, service quality, accountability, andorganizational efficiency.

Director | 2010 to 2012

Southern California Integrated Health and Living Project | Torrance, California

Directed a multidisciplinary collaborative of 11 Southern California Regional Centers developing housing, day programs, and community-based services for special needs populations transitioning into community living.

•       Managed a start-up budget exceeding $17M, an annual staff budget of approximately $1M, multidisciplinary personnel, and 20+ housing and service-development contracts.

•       Directed state funding requests, compliance reporting, resource-development tracking, regional needs analysis, service-provider training, and transition-planning systems.

•       Created and chaired executive and operational workgroups that shared resources, clarified interagency roles, tracked development milestones, and improved regional coordination.

Manager of Resource Development | 2008 to 2010

Harbor Regional Center | Torrance, California

Led resource development for special needs populations across housing, residential and day services, behavioral health, mental health, skilled nursing, and institutional transitions.

•       Managed multimillion-dollar Community Placement Plan development and placement resources, vendor contracts, milestones, funding requests, and compliance.

•       Directed housing acquisition and program development from needs analysis and provider selection through rate negotiation, site development, licensing, implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance.

•       Supervised clinical, quality, transition, and resource-development personnel and created tools to evaluate provider performance and program start-up progress.

Assistant Manager | 2004 to 2008

Resource and Assistive Technology Center, Harbor Regional Center | Torrance, California

•       Managed a multidisciplinary resource and assistive-technology center and created computer-training, assessment, equipment-lending, family-support, and sibling-support programs.

Case Manager | 2000 to 2004

Harbor Regional Center | Torrance, California

•       Coordinated assessment, planning, service delivery, monitoring, and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in the South Bay.

Employment Specialist | 1998 to 2000

California Elwyn | Torrance, California

•       Provided workplace training, support, evaluation, reporting, and advocacy for people with developmental disabilities employed in community settings.

Education

Master of Arts, Religion | School of Theology at Claremont | 1998

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and Religion | Cornell University | 1996

Additional Training & Technical Skills: Assistive Technology Certification, CSUN, 2006; Microsoft Office applications, including Word,Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; donor management, outreach, and publications software

Leadership and Recognition

•       Advocate of the Year, Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing, 2023

•       Chair, Lanterman Housing Alliance, an association of specialized housing developers

•       Co-founder, Long Beach Developers Roundtable, a local multi-sector coalition

•       Member, housing, services, nonprofit, and disability-sector coalitions focused on community-based solutions for special needspopulations

•       Public speaker and contributor on affordable/supportive housing, services coordination, nonprofit leadership, and systems change

•       HRC Eagle Award, 2003; ARC Golden Dove Award, 2004