Peoples' Self-Help Housing

The Mission of Peoples' Self-Help Housing is to provide affordable housing and programs leading to
self-sufficiency for low-income families, seniors, and other special needs groups on California's Central Coast.

Peoples' Self-Help Housing & The Duncan Group Staff

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The Duncan Group
Management Staff

Eric Michielssen - Real Estate Broker - Asset Manager Assistant Treasurer ericm@pshhc.org Eric brings over 25 years of real estate marketing, management, development and finance to his role at PSHH and The Duncan Group. He is the acting Real Estate Broker overseeing property management responsibilities. As Asset Manager, Eric is responsible for the long-term sustainability of all Duncan Group managed rental complexes. He develops long-range Capital Improvement Plans, oversees Risk Management and property insurance, and maintains the property tax exemptions. Previously Eric owned several real estate franchises in Atascadero. During his real estate career he served as president of the Atascadero Board of Realtors and the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce and served on the local Planning Commission. Eric was raised in Watsonville and attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, earning a B.S. degree in Social Sciences, a teaching credential and a Master's in Education/Counseling. Eric and his family own and operate an 80 acre organic farm.

Al Ruiz - Regional Facilities Manager alr@pshhc.org Al Ruiz worked for 19 years in the agricultural industry and then for a private property management company before joining the PSHH team in 1995. He was hired as a maintenance worker for a new PSHH farm worker housing complex in Santa Maria, Los Adobes de Maria. In 1998 Al began working for The Duncan Group which was created as the property management agent for Peoples' Self-Help Housing. He was responsible for conducting unit inspections in Santa Maria. In 2001 he was promoted to Regional Facilities Manager for three counties. In 2004 Al was able to realize the American Dream by building his own home through the PSHH sweat equity home-ownership program in Los Alamos.