“ACT-LA has relied on Sandra's policy expertise, community development experience and facilitation skills for a wide range of campaigns. She has helped us write complex policy, run large community meetings, and even facilitated a year-long strategic planning process for our large coalition. Sandra's attention to detail, long history working on housing and transit issues and strategic brilliance has made a huge impact on our coalition's work. She has been a phenomenal partner for every single project!”
— Laura Raymond, Director, ACT-LA
"When it comes to Sandra, not only has she been my instructor and mentor during two quarters of a UCLA collaborative project, she has also been an invaluable source of knowledge for our Los Angeles Community Land Trust Coalition for the past two plus years. I have learned so much that makes my job as vice chairperson of Liberty Community Land Trust and a housing advocate so much easier. I would not have been able to do it without her direction and guidance, not to mention her remarkable style of communication and professionalism. I appreciate everything she has taught me and the wonderful relationships that I've made by doing this work alongside her. I consider Sandra not only a colleague and a peer, but a cherished friend."
— Zerita Jones, Los Angeles Community Land Trust Coalition
“Sandra McNeill is a one-of-a-kind leader who combines strategic thinking skills, optimistic vision, and practical implementation to all of her work in community development, public policy, and affordable housing preservation and development. She has been instrumental in expanding the capacity of the community land trust sector in California, from providing training and coaching to emerging CLTs, advocating for policies and resources that support CLT activities at the state and local levels, to informing how foundations view and support these organizations. Without her leadership, California’s CLTs would not be where they are today.”
— Yasmin Tong, Principal and Founder, CTY Housing, Inc.
