Mamadou Gning
Executive Staff
Mamadou Gning joined the Authority in July 2019 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In that capacity, Mr. Gning plays an instrumental role in helping the Authority complete its transition to a more modern, transparent, efficient, and trusted community partner. As CFO, he is responsible for the financial well-being of the organization and for an annual operating and capital budgets of over $400 million. He has oversight responsibility for Accounting, Treasury, Financial reporting, Procurement, Asset Management and Financial Planning & Analytics.
Prior to joining the Authority, Mr. Gning was a Principal Auditor at the City Services Auditor Division of the City and County of San Francisco’s Office of the Controller. He has over 15 years of public and private sector audit experience related to financial, regulatory and government audits. He began his audit career with PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP working on technology clients that included fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Gning holds a Bachelor’s in International Business Law and Master in Business Administration (MBA) with concentration in Finance and Accounting.
Kendra Crawford
Executive Staff
Ms. Crawford is the Director of Housing Operations. She started her career at the Authority in 2006. She has worked as a Property Manager and Area Manager in multiple Public Housing sites across the City. Ms. Crawford currently oversees all the Public Housing developments for the Authority's public housing units. She has been instrumental in the transition of Public Housing to the HCV program, working closely with the residents, new property management, and other partners through the course of the transition and beyond.
Ms. Crawford holds a B.S. in Business Management.
Mariano De La Torre
Executive Staff
Mariano De La Torre started his career with the Authority in September 1991 as a maintenance laborer working in several different public housing developments for the next 25 years that included Robert B. Pitts, Plaza, Hunters Point East and West, Potrero Terrace/ Annex, Hunter's View, Sunnydale, all senior buildings, and Scattered Sites.
He has worked in several different capacities as a General Laborer, Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance Mechanic Training Instructor and Foreman. In 2015 he transitioned to a Construction Inspector serving in that capacity for 3 years where he also assisted the Housing Choice Voucher Department with inspections until 2018 when he became the Maintenance and Unit Rehabilitation Division (Force Account) Superintendent.