Meet the Team
Yasmin Tong, Founder & President
As the founder of CTY Housing, Yasmin has been an innovator in the affordable housing field for more than 30 years. Her work in finance and development has resulted in more than $1 billion of affordable housing development nationwide. In addition to Yasmin’s work in affordable housing finance and development, she has also been a technical adviser to nonprofit organizations negotiating community benefits agreements and advocating for policy reform, including the Cornfields Arroyo Seco Community Plan, which set precedents for equitable development in the City of Los Angeles City, as well as the Mello Act Policy for Los Angeles County, which set new inclusionary limits for development in the unincorporated Los Angeles coastal areas. Prior to founding CTY Housing, Yasmin was Vice President at Bank of America Community Development Bank, and Senior Account Executive at Fannie Mae’s multifamily division. Early in her career, Yasmin developed some of the first permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles and secured financing for the City’s first resident purchase of a deteriorated building.
Yasmin has taught graduate-level courses in affordable housing finance and public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Southern California (USC). She is the recipient of the 2015 Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing Unsung Hero Award and has been a frequent contributor to the Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, and Apartment Finance Today. Yasmin holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from UCLA’s Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning and a bachelor’s degree in History and Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Huynh, Vice President
Daniel Huynh joins as Vice President at CTY Housing and leading new initiatives and business development efforts. Prior to this role, he served as Assistant General Manager of the Housing Development Bureau (HDB) at Los Angeles Housing Department. He was responsible for directing and managing the operations of HDB which encompasses a wide range of housing activities. The HDB underwrites the financing and monitors the construction of affordable, accessible and supportive housing development projects with its business and community partners, leveraging its resources to the maximum benefit of the City’s residents and neighborhoods. Preparation of land use covenants, development of city-owned sites, occupancy monitoring, and management of a $3 billion housing loan portfolio are part of that effort. First-time homebuyer assistance, Handyworker, and lead hazard remediation programs was part of his portfolio of work.
Daniel has extensive experience in affordable housing development in Los Angeles, and is a leader among the network of developers, lenders, equity investors and housing policy makers working to facilitate affordable housing production locally, serving on the Board of the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing.
Prior to joining LAHD, Daniel was the Chief Real Estate Officer for LA Family Housing, and formerly with Abode Communities, A Community of Friends and East LA Community Corporation.
Eleanor Atkins, Principal
Eleanor joined CTY Housing, Inc. as Principal in 2018. She brings more than 12 years of experience in the affordable housing sector. She has contributed to the development of 1,200+ housing units serving families, households experiencing homelessness, veterans, and seniors, with estimated total development costs of over $500MM. Eleanor holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from NYU Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from U.C. Berkeley.
Adrienne Bussell, Principal
Adrienne joined CTY Housing as Principal in 2021. Adrienne brings 14+ years of experience in the affordable housing sector in both areas of development and asset management. She has contributed to the development of approximately 1,000+ affordable housing units serving families, households experiencing homelessness, and seniors, with estimated total development costs of over $370MM. Before joining CTY Housing, Adrienne worked for a national syndicator and affordable housing developers. Adrienne has a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Nathan Keibler, Project Manager
Nathan joined CTY Housing in 2022 as an Assistant Project Manager. Before joining CTY Housing, Nathan worked as a designer in architecture firms and facilitated neighborhood development and community enrichment initiatives at a community-based non-profit. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Rice University and a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA, where he focused on affordable housing preservation and production.