Ashon Nesbitt

Florida Housing Coalition
Chief Programs Officer and Technical Advisor

Ashon Nesbitt is Chief Programs Officer and Technical Advisor for the Florida Housing Coalition. Ashon leads the Florida Community Land Trust Institute, providing training and technical assistance to local governments, nonprofits, lenders, and other stakeholders for the creation and support of community land trusts statewide. Ashon also leads the Coalition’s nonprofit capacity building work, sharing knowledge and expertise in housing development. In addition, Ashon helps local governments with land use tools and creative models for affordable housing development and finance, such as adaptive reuse. Ashon has professional experience in local government program administration, tax credit finance, and rental development, as well as a master’s in Urban and Regional Planning and Real Estate from the University of Florida, and a bachelor’s in Architectural Studies from Florida A&M University.