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 5,000 residents at 55 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.
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
Meet Our Team
Aging Services and Healthcare Professionals
Diane Whitney, M.ED
Vice President
Diane Whitney, an experienced leader, is recognized for her proven vision of excellence, achieved through insightful connection, substantiated by a supportive infrastructure which continues to promote growth and development of the MJ team, services, and culture of the company.
Her career journey through non-profit leadership, counseling and care coordination, led her to MJ Housing & Services in 2012. Diane is driven by her belief in the immense value of aging services, the diverse and talented MJ team, highlighted with the freedom to strive while maintaining personal and professional integrity.
Diane holds a M. ED Degree in Counseling, B.S. Degree in Human Development, and a Paralegal Certificate, all earned at Colorado State University. Diane is originally a Kansas girl who fell in love with the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. When Diane is not connecting with Service Coordinators and Affordable Properties, you will find her spending time with her beloved horses, dogs, and family at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
Charles A. Brown
Chief of Operations
A new resident to sunny San Diego, 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, USBands , 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.
Jacob T. Gill
Office Manager
Jacob Gill is a recently transplanted Oklahoman that graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Mathematics summa cum laude in the fall of 2019. He lives with his roommate Megan and puppy Abby where they support each other in this new chapter of their lives and enjoy the sunny weather in San Diego.
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He learned many skills along the way while studying mathematics which include various coding languages, Photoshop, office management, and tutoring in various subjects such as math, science, Spanish, and English for ESL students. Since language comes to him by nature, he can speak Spanish, Italian, and a pieces of his tribe's native tongue Muskogee.
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Jacob cares greatly for the needs of all and believes that education is the key to betterment in all walks of life. Though he is now an alumnus, he still considers himself of student to all and believes there is something to be learned from everyone.
Support Services
Gloria Chung-Pacas
Regional Director of Social Services
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. 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.
Services Staff
Mike Edminston
Lead Service Coordinator
Tina Borngen
Resident Service Coordinator
Rae Suber Johnson
Resident Service Coordinator
Tyarra King
Resident Service Coordinator
Wendie Robinson
Resident Service Coordinator
Dee Amundson
Resident Service Coordinator
Jimmie Fields
Resident Service Coordinator
Margaret Scott-Taylor
Resident Service Coordinator
Coco Ziyi Yang
Resident Service Coordinator
Lesa Marten
Resident Service Coordinator
Lakshmi Jonnada
Resident Service Coordinator
Joya Corr
Resident Service Coordinator
Thomas Lee
Resident Service Coordinator
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