Affordable Home Ownership
Maureen shared on July 8, 2026 how access to affordable homeownership transforms not only individual families, but entire communities. Through local examples and real-world impact, the talk highlights the role of equitable, affordable ownership housing in fostering stability, expanding opportunity, and supporting long-term community vitality in Marin and beyond.
Biography
Maureen Sedonaen is Chief Executive Officer of Habitat Greater San Francisco, serving Marin, San Mateo, and San Francisco Counties. Over the last nine years, she has overseen incredible pipeline growth and increased mission impact across the organization as they build, preserve, finance and advocate for affordable homeownership.
An inspiring and strategic leader with a highly successful track record leading in both the non-profit and social impact private sector, Maureen has served in executive leadership roles for over three decades at leading organizations. She was the Founder, President, and CEO of the Youth Leadership Institute and for over two decades worked with hundreds of communities, foundations, and organizations throughout the U.S. and internationally on effective and transformative leadership, youth engagement, philanthropy, civic engagement, and policy initiatives.
Maureen holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership from Dominican University and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from the Harvard Business School. She has received numerous honors and recognition for her work locally, statewide, and nationally. She serves on the Forbes Non-Profit Council and has served as a mentor, advisor and strategist to numerous start-ups, philanthropic foundations, municipalities, school districts and business groups across the U.S. and abroad. She is a frequent guest on podcasts and as a keynote speaker and moderator, facilitator and strategic advisor. She teaches and lectures in undergraduate and graduate courses across several topics.
Believing strongly in servant leadership, Maureen currently serves as the Chair of the Board of the Marin Community Foundation and a Board member of the C4 of the influential Housing Action Coalition. She is the immediate past Chair of Habitat California and as a member of the Habitat for Humanity International’s U.S. Council where she serves as the Chair of the Advocacy Committee representing over 900 Affiliates in the U.S.
