Aiyana Longoria serves as Chief Strategy, Data and Innovation (SDI) Officer. She has worked at Opportunity Home for more than 15 years, starting as an apprentice of housing programs, then becoming the Assistant Director of Compliance, Assistant Director and Director of Community Development Initiatives and Director of Internal Audit. She most recently served in the role of Director of Human Resources.
Through all her roles, she gained expertise in the interpretation and implementation of changes to State and Federal regulations, as well as knowledge of operational reviews and quality control to minimize agency risk. She has supported all of Opportunity Home’s grant-funded programs in support of family self-sufficiency, as well as many special initiatives available to Opportunity Home as a Moving to Work agency. In her current role, she is dedicated to ensuring that staff thrive through access to resources and opportunities to reach their professional goals. Aiyana has both a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Master of Business (MBA) from the University of the Incarnate Word and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA). She is also certified as a Public Housing Manager and has been a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional.