SBRPA Annual Members Meeting
SBRPA Annual Members Meeting
Via Zoom. Link will be provided prior to meeting.
Event Details
The SBRPA Annual Meeting (Zoom) will include speakers for the 2026 Legal Forecast. Greg Brown from NAA will speak on Legislative & Regulatory Priorities Still Pending from 2025 and Wild Cards, Kate Bell will provide Legislative updates for CalRHA, and SBRPA President Betty Jeppesen, who will cover local laws. The Board of Directors proposed slate for 2026-2028 will be voted upon during the meeting. This year’s slate includes President Betty Jeppesen and Board member Danielle Holzer-Burkitt.
Zoom link will be provided to members prior to the meeting.
Contact Lydia Perez with questions: AE@sbrpa.org
For More Information:
123 W. Padre Street, Suite DSanta Barbara, CA 93105
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SPEAKERS:
Greg Brown is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Apartment Association (NAA). In this role, he leads a team of advocacy professionals working every day to improve the public policy environment for rental housing providers. This team was built over the past 15 years since Greg joined NAA and represents a comprehensive advocacy program that has achieved substantive wins for the industry. Prior to joining NAA, Greg accumulated invaluable experience during his tenure at the National Association of Homebuilders and the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in public administration from American University.
Kate Bell founded Kate Bell Strategies, a full-service lobbying firm based in Sacramento, CA in 2021. Prior to that she was a partner at Capitol Advocacy, where she led the firm’s tax and procurement practice over 14 years, Kate is a lobbyist for CalRHA and provides our NEWS magazine’s Legislative Updates. Kate Bell Strategies focuses on budget advocacy, legislative representation, regulatory affairs and procurement. Founded by Kate Bell in 2021, we focus on budget advocacy, legislative representation, regulatory affairs and procurement. Today, clients include American Airlines, Google, H&R Block and more to help them successfully navigate California’s complex state government system.
Betty Jeppesen is the current SBRPA President. She has over 35 years' experience in real estate, landlord-tenant and civil litigation. She is also a licensed real estate broker since 1998 with direct experience in managing commercial properties ranging from large shopping centers to small commecial buildings all over the state of California. Betty serves as an SBRPA representative to CalRHA and is a member of CalRHA's Legislative Committee as well as the SBAOR Community Relations Committee. She has been awarded both the George Stevens Award for Excellent Service to the Rental Housing Industry and the inaugural Charles V. Eckert Service Award. Betty will speak about current, local housing issues, recently enacted laws and proposed laws.
