Ariel Bishop-Williams

Housing Services Administrator @City of Palm Springs

Palm Springs, CA, US

Inclusionary Housing Ordinance work group• Energy Efficiency Ordinance work group• Zoning Code Update work group• Section 14 Reparations work group lead• Administer the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Home Repair Program for the City of Palm Springs, doing major repair work on low income residents homes (roofs, HVAC, exterior work, electrical, hot water heaters)• Fund affordable multi-family development housing opportunities for low income residents (Monarch, Aloe Palm Canyon, Vista Sunrise II)• Create low income homeownership opportunities for residents in Desert Highlands Gateway using SB9 and the Surplus Land Act, partnering with NPHS to build all electric and solar starter homes• Create eviction prevention and rental assistance programming to assist low income residents • Assist unhoused and low income residents in finding housing• Create and share resource material for unhoused and low income residents in need of housing, mental health care, food, and assistance with navigating County resources• Coordinate RFPs for affordable housing programming (CDBG Legal Aid, Surplus Land Act, Software)• Streamline grant processes through Neighborly Software• Create efficiencies by bringing in Neighborly Software for Asset Management to better govern Affordable properties.• Create a Rent Registry for City of Palm Springs residents including a portal to find affordable housing

Boston University

Professional Fundraising

UCLA Extension

Real Estate Development

Walden University

Masters of Science, Non Profit Management and Leadership

South Hills High School

High School DIploma

University of Arizona

Masters of Real Estate Development - MRED, Real Estate Development

Antioch University

Professional Development Certification, Affordable & Energy Efficient Cohousing

University of California, Riverside

Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy