Badass of the Week: Jennifer Gonzalez

As Executive Director of the Alamo Community Group (ACG), formerly Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association, Jennifer Gonzalez is responsible for the oversight and operation of a large NeighborWorks affordable multi-family and single-family real estate development organization.

Gonzalez is successfully leading a number of multi-family and single-family real estate developments and programs including San Antonio’s only downtown affordable housing development on Broadway; $4.2 million down payment assistance program for new homeowners; the House our Heroes program that has provided housing for 500+ homeless veterans; and single-family infill new construction.

Gonzalez oversees a workforce of more than 60 employees with an annual budget of  $9 million and assets valued at $41 million.

Originally hired as ACG’s Resident Coordinator, Gonzalez has more than 15 years of executive and senior management experience in affordable housing and supportive services including multi-family and single-family housing development, asset management, on-site resident services, and community safety and wellness programs.

Prior to joining ACG, Gonzalez served in positions with the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital and The Children’s Shelter of San Antonio.  Gonzalez has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from UTSA and a Master of Business Administration from UOP in Phoenix, Arizona.