Board of Directors

Matt "TK" Devine

Creator and Founder of OBH. Graduate of University of Florida and Northwestern University and globally recognized author, speaker, and advocate in alternative housing.

Tada Ryvola

Specialist in ADU design and construction, founding member of OBH. Graduate of the University of British Columbia and SCI-Arc and active, founding partner at United Environment Architecture.

Lucia Hwang

Longtime planning advisor for OBH. Graduate of UC San Diego and CSU Northridge and Urban Planning Technician for City of Burbank with background work in sustainability and community development.

Nadir Wright

OBH Board Treasurer. Bachelor's from Tufts, Master's in Public Health from Columbia University, MBA from Baruch College, and Treasury Manager at BKM Capital Partners, formerly of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Lori Neville

General OBH operations advisor from early phase. Experience in ownership and corporate management in everything from the automotive industry to LA's Midnight Mission, and founder of Motor For Toys and Pay It Forward LA.

Jane Roberts

OBH's Jane-of-all-Trades, from strategic to zoning to conceptual efforts. Graduate of Evangel University and Harvard University, with program and operations management backgrounds at AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity.

Josiah Salerno

OBH Board Member and operations liaison. Global Operations Manager for the Madera Group with experience running various operations in hospitality and television production.

Los Angeles, CA


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A 501(c)3 providing backyard tiny houses on wheels to housing insecure college students in LA. Our state-of-the-art homes are completely self-sustainable, making power from the sun and water from thin air. And making it easy--and profitable--for landowners to host them.

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