Larry brings over thirty years of experience in real estate, community and economic development in both the public and private sector to Burbank Housing. Most recently Larry served as the Director of Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs for Napa County. He managed Napa County’s affordable housing programs as well as the county’s Housing Authority and community and economic development activities.

Prior to joining Napa County Larry spent over ten years in the private sector, co-founding a development company specializing in adaptive reuse of underutilized industrial property and overseeing some of the company’s largest development projects in the San Francisco Bay Area including the redevelopment of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and Treasure Island. While in the Northeast Mr. Florin oversaw a 2,000 unit urban mixed-use development project along the Hudson River across from Midtown Manhattan.

He has over 15 years of experience working in senior management positions in San Francisco including executive level positions in the Mayor’s Office, Redevelopment Authority and Port. He also served as the first Executive Director of the Treasure Island Development Authority.

Throughout the years Larry has served on the Executive Board of the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Governor’s Task Force on Military Base Conversion, the State of California Housing Element Working Group and California Forward’s One Million Homes Initiative. He has received the San Francisco Business Times Real Estate Transaction of the Year Award and the San Francisco Mayors Manager of the Year.
Larry has a Master in Urban Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Purchase State College.

Ben joined Burbank Housing in the Spring of 2020 as COO and VP of Operations. He brings more than 25 years of housing expertise that includes 12 years with the Housing Authority of Portland, Oregon; four years as a VP of Operations in affordable property management in the Pacific Northwest; and almost three years as the Affordable Housing Director for the County of Sonoma. He is an experienced asset manager and real estate developer. Ben serves on the Governing Council for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and has held the designation Certified Property Manager (CPM) through IREM since 2010.

Kim August brings her fiscal acumen, strong analytical skills, and 30-plus years of community banking experience to Burbank Housing as its Chief Financial Officer. She served the last ten years as Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager at Summit State Bank, an award-winning community bank serving North Bay Area small businesses, nonprofits, and the community. Ms. August’s also served on Burbank’s Board of Directors for nine years, serving as its Treasurer for five years, giving her a unique perspective on Burbank’s finances and strategy. Prior to her role at Summit State Bank, Ms. August’s decades-long career in the banking and financial sector included being Vice President with Bank of Marin, Exchange Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank. Ms. August holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a MBA from California State University, Sacramento.

Joining Burbank Housing in June 2020, Judith Yera-Juarez is a seasoned employee-focused professional with over 20 years’ experience in driving positive change by helping employees find support and success in their roles and the way they connect to the overall mission of the organization. As Burbank Housing’s Chief People Officer, Judith continues her passion for optimizing business performance through motivating and inspiring employees to see their full potential.

Jocelyn joined Burbank Housing in 2017 and serves as the Director of Housing Development, leading project teams on the design, entitlements, financing, and construction of affordable housing developments. A civically engaged professional with an eye towards equitable stewardship of public resources, Jocelyn has served on the City of Petaluma’s Planning Commission as well as the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining Burbank Housing, Jocelyn spent a decade practicing public finance and corporate law in the Bay Area and Washington D.C. Jocelyn received a B.A. from Stanford University, a J.D. from the University of Virginia, and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado Denver.

Annie has directed property management for Burbank Housing since 2005. She joined Burbank Housing in 1996, first in compliance administration and then as a regional property manager before serving as the Assistant Director of Property Management.

Lauren joined Burbank Housing in the Fall of 2017 to develop our Resident Services Department. Prior to joining Burbank, Lauren led a leadership development program called Tomorrow’s Leaders Today a program of one of Sonoma’ County’s well known organizations, Social Advocates for Youth. Lauren received her BA from Northeastern University where she double-majored in Human Services & International Affairs. Before moving back to her hometown of Sonoma County, she worked in the nonprofit sector in some of the nation’s largest cities including Boston, Washington DC and San Francisco. Most notable is Lauren’s past experience developing and evaluating programs as well as the strong working relationships she has with many of our County’s leading service agencies, which will prove invaluable as she grows Burbank’s Resident Services Department. Lauren is on the Board of Directors for Children’s Humanitarian International, is a graduate of the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber’s Leadership Santa Rosa Program and on the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart Association, North Bay. Most significantly, Lauren brings a passion for making Sonoma County a thriving community for all of its residents.

Rich joined Burbank Housing in early 2019 and brings with him over 40 years of community development experience in for-profit, nonprofit, and public sector areas of real estate and urban redevelopment. Rich has been leading our efforts in development finance, advocating for regulatory fairness, and developing our pipeline. He is a LEED accredited professional and holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with concentrations in marketing, finance, and strategy. Prior to joining Burbank, he worked in Chicago for many years building and financing affordable housing.

With 22 years’ experience in affordable housing, Mark joined the Burbank staff in April 2015.

Mark first began working in affordable housing in 1990 as Executive Director of Community Support Network, a Sonoma County non-profit agency providing housing and support services for mentally ill homeless adults.

Since then, Mark has worked as a Senior Housing Development Officer for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and as a senior manager with responsibilities in affordable housing programs and homeless services policy for both the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma.

Lina Jia joined Burbank Housing in 2021 and now leads the accounting team as Controller where she is responsible for managing the company's accounting information and department, as well as maintaining internal control systems to ensure the security of assets and financial records. With over a decade of experience, she has expertise in financial statement preparation and consolidation, account analysis, reconciliations, cash flow analysis, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, financial data analysis, internal control maintenance, and regulatory reporting. An active licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Lina obtained her MBA in Accounting from CSU, Chico.

Alicia joined the Burbank Housing team in 2001 and oversees the organization's entire portfolio of more than 3200 units as the head of its Compliance Department. Before becoming the Director of Compliance, her tenure at Burbank Housing saw valuable contributions as the Assistant Director of Property Management, as well as an Asset Manager, providing Alicia with well-rounded knowledge and understanding of the organization, its complexities, and the various components that comprise affordable housing programs such as Tax Credit, USDA, HUD, and many other local programs.

Julie Heredia joined Burbank Housing in 2007 and has contributed to the fiscal health and well-being of the organization with previous roles in accounting, compliance and finance support to Burbank’s executive leadership. Over the years, Julie has developed and built-out Burbank’s Asset Management Department, of which she now oversees and is responsible for the financial performance, regulatory compliance and long term health of Burbank’s property portfolio. Prior to joining Burbank, she was busy organizing loans through whole mortgage lending throughout the Bay Area for over ten years.

Volker joined the Burbank Housing team in 1995 and oversees the organization's entire portfolio of more than 3200 units as the head of its Maintenance Department. Volker has a background in General Construction and is passionate about helping to maintain the buildings and properties in Burbank’s portfolio in order to provide residents with safe spaces. Prior to becoming the Director of Maintenance Operations, Volker served as Burbank Housing’s Facilities Manager and later as part of the Construction Management team, providing Volker with well-rounded experience, knowledge and understanding of the portfolio and its needs.