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Mr. Safran is Chairman of Thomas Safran & Associates, developers and managers of affordable multifamily residential housing. His firm specializes in both family and senior low-rent housing and mixed-use developments.
Nationally, Mr. Safran has belonged to such organizations as the Home Builders, the Urban Land Institute, the National Housing Coalition, NAHRO, and the National Leased Housing Association, of which he was a member of the Board of Directors. He has been active locally in Los Angeles nonprofit housing organizations as President of Alternative Living for the Aging and as Vice President of Menorah Housing Foundation, and as a member of the Corporate Fund for Housing. In addition, Mr. Safran has volunteered in his community serving on local boards: homeowner associations in Brentwood and Bel Air, 15 years on the San Vicente Design Review Board, Chair of the San Vicente Improvement Association, Treasurer of Brentwood Green, and Business Representative on the Brentwood Neighborhood Community Council. He is also a founder of both the Museum of Contemporary Art and on the Board of The Music Center of Los Angeles County.
Mr. Safran has a Bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (where he was on the Board of Fellows), and an MBA from UCLA where he is a Chancellor's Associate. Prior to establishing his own company in 1974, he held various positions over a five-year period with the Los Angeles Area, Chicago Regional, and Washington, D.C. Central offices of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Jordan Pynes has been with TSA for over 20 years where he oversees the development, acquisitions, and management / operations for all affordable, luxury and retail properties in the TSA portfolio as well as supervising over 250 employees. Jordan has extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of affordable housing operations, including management, development, financing, regulatory compliance for Section 42 low-income housing tax credits and HUD (Section 8) programs, marketing, lease-up procedures, ground-up development, and rehabilitation.
Jordan is an active member of Young President’s Association (YPO), Urban Land Institute (ULI), Westside Urban Forum, and volunteers for several charitable and political groups. He currently serves as Chair of the Regional Board for Syracuse University, is a member of the Board of Directors for Crossroads School, and is a Board Advisor to Dignity Moves, a charity dedicated to helping end homelessness in California. He also serves as a mentor, speaker, and advisor for many other local charities. He created and leads TSA’s annual charitable initiative, "TSA's Big Give," which partners with local non-profit organizations to provide support by raising money, offering a day of service, and collecting in-kind donations, resulting in a significant community impact.
For over a decade, Mr. Pynes served on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Southwest chapter of the Affordable Housing Management Association (AHMA-PSW) and the Board of Directors for The Westside Family YMCA. Mr. Pynes received an MBA in Real Estate Finance from Fordham University and a B.S. from Syracuse University.