During Larry Del Carlo's 30-year career in public and community service, he has held a number of important positions with the City and County of San Francisco.
In 2005, Larry was appointed president of Mission Housing Development Corporation. Mission Housing is a community based nonprofit corporation that develops, owns, and manages 1,000 units of affordable housing in the Mission District and surrounding neighborhoods for the benefit of low-income residents of San Francisco.
As director of business and community development for the San Francisco Unified School District (1996-2002), Larry developed and implemented a School-to-Career program, developed and managed partnerships with public and private employers that facilitated the placement of students in jobs and other career development opportunities, and directed the operation of vocational education and career development programs in the District.
In the years 1995-1996, Larry consulted with the Federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). He directed the design of a national training program for the implementation of economic development programs for low-income communities in 12 U.S. cities.
Larry was executive director of the Mayor's Office of Community Development, San Francisco from 1988-1996. He administered the annual Federal Community Development Block Grant Program from funds distributed to San Francisco by HUD, including housing and community development activities, economic and workforce development, capital improvements, homeless shelters, and youth development programs. He chaired the Mayor's Interdepartmental task force to coordinate Federal funding for all City & County Departments, directed the planning and implementation of the Federal Enterprise Community Program, and was the Mayor's liaison for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Prior to 1988, Larry held positions in San Francisco's Mayor's office and was responsible for developing and implementing programs, including the Family Day Care Home Rehabilitation Program, the San Francisco Conservation Corps, the small business start up and loan program, the Public Housing Authority Residential Rehabilitation program, and the Federal Labor Standards Compliance Program. Early in his career he worked as a community development grants coordinator, contract compliance officer at the Mayor's Office of Community Development, and also served as deputy director of the Model Cities Program.
Larry has been very active over the years with programs that benefit San Francisco's youth. As youth development coordinator for the Center for Community Change in 1970, Larry designed and implemented programs in the Mission District and collaborated with private industry and governmental agencies to develop employment programs for high school students and after-school educational programs utilizing volunteer tutors.
Larry is a graduate of San Francisco City College and Antioch College, where he received degrees in Communication and Public Administration, respectively. He has also completed programs at Stanford University and U.C. Berkeley. He is past president and a current member of the National Community Development Association board of directors and is currently a member of the Mission Hiring Hall board of directors. Larry is also an active member of Caritas Property Management Corporation's board of directors and a member of the University of California at San Francisco Community Partnership Council.
Internationally, Larry has provided training and technical assistance in economic development, micro-business development and business incubator development in Poland and Central America. While in Nicaragua, he worked with the Nicaraguan mayors and other local governmental officials as well as central governmental representatives to explore economic development needs. He acted as liaison for the City of San Francisco with the United States Conference of Mayors and the National Community Development Association to create a working relationship between United States mayors and Nicaraguan mayors. In Costa Rica, he was involved with the University for Peace/Culture of Peace Project where he organized an institute for delegations from three American cities on techniques for addressing violence in American neighborhoods.
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