Bernadette Austin
Associate Director, Center for Regional Change, University of California-Davis
Chapter Leader: Sacramento SSN
Areas of Expertise:
- Civic Engagement
- Economy
- Inequality
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About Bernadette
Austin’s work focuses on community development, public-private partnerships, housing, community economic development, and public finance. Overarching themes in Austin’s writings include social equity, disadvantaged and underserved communities, and women. Austin serves on the Planning Commission for the City of West Sacramento, the executive board of the Sacramento District Council of the Urban Land Institute, steering committee for the Imagining America, and advisory board for Chill Sacramento.