ELDA MENDEZ-LEMUS
Executive Director
LAFHBUILDS, Inc.
Elda Mendez-Lemus’ serves as the founding executive director of LAFHBuilds, a nonprofit affordable housing real estate development entity launched in 2024. Mendez-Lemus began her career working in the affordable housing private sector, where she gained familiarity with the full real estate development cycle – from acquisition and financing to design, construction, lease-up, and project completion.
As Mendez-Lemus became increasingly aware of the scarcity of affordable housing, she sought out more purpose-driven work and transitioned to the nonprofit sector in affordable housing development. There, she fell in love with working for mission-driven organizations. She joined LA Family Housing in 2019, and within two years assumed the role of chief real estate officer.
