Azucena Valladolid

Azucena Valladolid leads the San Diego Housing Commission’s (SDHC) largest division, Rental Assistance, which includes the SDHC Achievement Academy.

Ms. Valladolid oversees all of SDHC’s rental assistance programs, including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, Family Unification Program, Moderate Rehabilitation, and local non-traditional Moving to Work (MTW) homelessness programs.

SDHC’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program provides rental assistance to more than 15,000 low-income households in the City of San Diego. The SDHC Achievement Academy provides programs that emphasize career planning, job skills and personal financial education—at no charge to Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher participants and public housing residents.

Prior to joining SDHC, Ms. Valladolid served as Chief Operations Officer for Financial Guidance Center, a nonprofit United Way agency and member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

During more than 10 years with the nonprofit, she held different positions with responsibilities that included: development and management for all new programs; funding, services and operations for all departments; compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements; foreclosure prevention; and rental assistance.