projas@racc.org
Patricia Rojas has served in leadership roles in the Portland Metro area for the last 15 years. Before joining RACC on August 1, 2025, Patricia served as the first Regional Housing Director for Metro Regional Government. She oversaw the implementation of the Supportive Housing Services tax our nations largest investment in homeless services and the Metro Affordable Housing Bond which is building upwards of 5,000 affordable housing units across the region. These two initiatives were designed to respond to our regions housing crisis. She also stood up the Housing Department in Metro charged with the oversight and administration of these critical initiatives. Prior to her time with Metro, Patricia served as the Deputy Director of the Joint Office of Homeless Services (now known as the Homeless Services Department) where she focused on internal organizational operations, policy and program development of homeless services systems of care in Multnomah County.
Prior to the JOHS, she served as executive director at El Programa a Hispano Católico (EPHC). EPHC is a culturally-specific 501c3 that provides a wide variety of social services in the Latino/e community in the Greater Portland area. Throughout her career, Patricia has been a champion of racial and social justice and is deeply committed to advancing access and opportunities in historically marginalized communities.
She is a proud daughter of Colombian immigrants and the mother of two adult children. She is also a professional musician and has performed and recorded as a violinist and singer-songwriter in Portland since 2002. She graduated with honors from Portland State University and is an American Leadership Forum fellow.