Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC)
Sarah Carnaroli has extensive experience in data management, research, and community engagement, with a focus on housing and urban planning. Currently serving as the Data, Grants, and Contracts Manager at Hacienda CDC since June 2021, Sarah previously held the role of Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Portland State University, where significant contributions included the development of comprehensive databases on affordable housing and local policy changes. Prior experience includes positions such as Senior Supportive Service Specialist at Urban Strategies, Inc., where management of assessment data and community engagement was key, and Geographic Information Systems Coordinator at Prospera Housing Community Services, focusing on low-income housing tax credits. Sarah holds a Master of Science in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies/Affairs from Trinity University.
Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC)
Hacienda CDC is a Latino-led Community Development Corporation that strengthens families by providing affordable housing, homeownership support, economic advancement and educational opportunities. Hacienda CDC was formed in 1992 to provide necessary housing and supportive services in a low-income, predominantly Latino community. At that time, NE Portland’s Cully neighborhood was home to the largest Latino population in Oregon. From there, Hacienda has built housing communities on four vacant lots and renovated one run-down apartment complex – a former hotbed of drug activity and prostitution – in the Cully neighborhood, creating 325 units of community-centered affordable rental housing. Hacienda has also developed communities in North Portland and a farm worker development in Molalla, OR for a grand total of 381 housing units. We provide safe, stable homes for over 1600 individuals each year, and over half of those individuals are children. Hacienda has since expanded its reach, embracing a holistic approach to development and serving Latinos throughout Portland with programs in Community Economic Development, Homeownership Support, Financial Coaching and Youth & Family Support Services. We have grown to become Oregon’s largest Latino-led, Latino-serving housing organization and remain a trusted name in the Latino population. As Portland’s Latino population has grown rapidly, Hacienda continues building capacity to offer our bicultural services to Latinos and other low-income families throughout the Portland metropolitan area.