SERVING SENIORS AND FAMILIES FOR DECADES
About Us
MJ Housing & Services specializes in enhancing the lives of seniors and families living in affordable housing communities across the United States. We provide quality service coordination and educational programming focused on empowering our senior and disabled residents to live independently and our families to be economically self-sufficient.
Currently, MJ Housing & Services serves over 10,000 residents at 80 affordable housing communities. Each apartment complex offers free, comprehensive services to all interested residents on-site. Culturally sensitive services are provided to all of our residents, including the most needy low income populations.
MJ Housing provides full service employment, training, supervision, grant administration and 3rd party Quality Assurance on a national level.
Meet Our Team
Aging Services and Healthcare Professionals
Leadership
Madelyne J. Pfeiffer, M.S.W, C.F.R.E
Madelyne J. Pfeiffer is Founder and CEO of MJ Housing & Services, Inc., a company specializing in aging services, service coordination, coordinated care, quality assurance, and fund Raising focused on low income seniors and disabled individuals. She is an accomplished leader with a strong background in developing innovative team models and developing mutually beneficial partnerships.
Ms. Pfeiffer has a history of success generating funds through grants and bank community reinvestment funds to subsidize innovative programs for seniors and disabled adults living in affordable housing communities across the United States.
Ms. Pfeiffer has a BA from Claremont McKenna College in psychology and fine arts and a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from USC, and a Certificate in Fundraising (CFRE) from Indiana University.
Ms. Pfeiffer is currently an AASC faculty and travels nationally providing consulting and training to developers, property management companies, service providers and health care companies.
Founder / CEO
Charles A. Brown
President
Charles (Charlie) A. Brown IV.
A new resident to sunny Palm Springs, Charles relocated here by way of Austin, Texas. Prior to coming to MJ Housing and Services, he served as the Operations Administrator / Manager for Children’s Legal Services of San Diego, a nonprofit that provides legal advocacy to children in the foster care system.
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He also has served as the Executive Director of Business Services for the Manor Independent School District which services 13 campuses from K-12. Prior, he was an accountant for Greenblum Investment Partners and Law Firm. Before relocating to Austin, Texas he served as an Accountant for the Chaffey Joint Union High School District office in Ontario, California.
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He currently serves as an adjudicator for Texas Color Guard Circuit, Winter Guard Association of Southern California, West Coast Winter Guard Circuit, US Bands , YEA – Youth Education in the Arts and is an invited guest to many other circuits across the country. He has also judged for Drum Corps International and Winter Guard International. He is an invited speaker and clinician to many organizations around the country.
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He currently serves on the board of directors for the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus and is the past board president for the Arcos Dance Company. He was also the past president for the Texas Association for School Business Officials.
Dee Amundson, PSC
Director of People & Culture
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Vice President
Ara Vanderhoof
As the Director of Administration, Ara is responsible for generating positive revenue growth, maintaining program and administrative compliance, and harmonizing operations.
Through Ara’s organizational skills, strategic planning, and thoughtful relationship management, she has developed a highly successful, diversified social service program that serves over 7,000 residents at more than 26 properties in California. Her background in affordable housing development, human resources, and social service program development makes her uniquely qualified to take on this role and contribute to the Executive Team and continued growth of MJ Housing & Services.
Ara holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Management from the University of San Diego.
Ara is a native Californian that has a passion for traveling and experiencing new cultures. She is currently raising two beautiful kids in wine county, Temecula, California. In addition to traveling, she and her family love to spend their free time paddle boarding, biking, and hiking.
Maria Vanderhoof
Operations Coordinator
Gloria Pacas
Director of Quality Assurance
Gloria Pacas is a California native who graduated from the University of California - Irvine with a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior and a B.A. in Spanish. Gloria spent a year studying abroad in Spain which led to her completing a B.A. in Spanish. She can speak Korean along with Spanish.
She had been a Resident Service Coordinator at an independent senior apartment in Long Beach, CA for eight years. While being a part of the MJ team, she has taken on different roles within the company as an Onboarding Specialist and a Lead Resident Service Coordinator while continuing to provide services and care coordination to seniors 62+.
Gloria continues to grow within MJ Housing and Services by providing support to the Service Coordinators in California on the MJ team and Quality Assurance team as Regional Director of Social Services and now as Director of Quality Assurance to all Service Coordinators on the MJ team. She is driven to provide the ultimate support to the team so that they can provide the best quality of life to the seniors they are serving while maintaining compliance with HUD.
Gary Jacobs
Videographer
Services Staff
Mike Edminston
Lead Service Coordinator
Argonaut Senior
Coco Ziyi Yang, LCSW
Resident Service Coordinator
Golden Age Village
Nikiya Cruz
Resident Service Coordinator
Pavilion Apartments
Eunice Gonzalez
Resident Service Coordinator
Wesley Terrace
Yulan (Nancy) Lan
Resident Service Coordinator
Lions Community Manor
Medhanie Taye
Resident Service Coordinator
Piedmont Apartments
Azael Reyes
Resident Service Coordinator
Thessalonica Court
Nadirah Reynolds
Resident Service Coordinator
NC Five
Tina Borngen
Lead Service Coordinator
Sorrento Towers
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Resident Service Coordinator
Crescent Manor
Lesa Masten
Resident Service Coordinator
La Resolana Senior
Anthony Patton
Resident Service Coordinator
Island Village
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Resident Service Coordinator
Aria, Maycrest, & Cottage Hill
Sophia Fermin
Resident Service Coordinator
Muhlenberg Gardens & Wittenberg Manor
Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre
Resident Service Coordinator
Presidio
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Resident Service Coordinator
Oceanpointe Tower Apartments
Jenn Skinner
Lead Service Coordinator
Pilgrim Terrace
Elsa Rodriguez
Resident Service Coordinator
Garden Villas
LaShonna Curtis-Hill
Resident Service Coordinator
Barbara Jean Wright Apartments
Malika Williams
Resident Service Coordinator
Island Village
Dana Tull
Resident Service Coordinator
Tower on 19th & Triangle Terrace
Mercedes Vazquez Romo
Resident Service Coordinator
New Hope Homes
Wendy Martyna
Resident Service Coordinator
PF King Village
Resident Service Coordinator
The Gale Eckington
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Lead Service Coordinator
Casa Panorama Apartments
David Resendiz
Sam Scheid
Resident Service Coordinator
The Drehmoor
Diana Frias
Resident Service Coordinator
Tyrol Plaza
Linda Hoyne
Resident Service Coordinator
Pasatiempo Apartments
Nicole Irwin, MSW
Resident Service Coordinator
Coraopolis Towers
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Resident Service Coordinator
Kings Villages - CA
Christine Tram
Resident Service Coordinator
Herald Hotel Apartments