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2020 SCV Man Of the Year Nominees




        Hunt Braly
        Partner, Poole, Shaffery, & Koegle, LLP
        Nominating Organization
        Bridge to Home
        Organizations
        Bridge to Home, Years of Service: 2010-2020:
        Positions Held: Board Member, 2010 – 2020,
        Board Chair 2013 – 2017, currently member of
        Executive Committee; Homes 4 Families
        (formerly Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys): Years of Service: 2013-2020, Positions
        Held: Board Member, Fund Development Committee Co-Chair, Board Chair 2017 – 2020;
        Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce Years of Service: 1997 – 2018: Positions Held: Board Member 1997-
        2003, 2006-2012, 2017 – 2020 Member of the Executive Committee, Chairman or Co-Chairman of Govern-
        ment Affairs Council (formerly Government Affairs/Transportation Committee) continuously since 1999, 2005
        Received the Political Advocate of the year from the Chamber; Friends of Hart Park, Years: 1993-1996
        Other Organizations: WISH Foundation, Years of Service: 2011 – 2018, Positions Held: Inaugural Board
        Member, Advisory Committee member; Santa Clarita Congress of Republicans, Years of Service: 1989 (found-
        ing) – 2020 Positions Held: President, Vice President and Treasurer; Organization: Santa Clarita Chapter of the
        Los Angeles Lincoln, Years of Service: 2008 – 2020, Positions Held: President; Organization: SCV Domestic
        Violence Center, Years of Service: 2011, Positions Held: Received the Above and Beyond Award
        Organization Impact
        Hunt led Bridge to Home as Board Chair during the transition to a new Executive Director from one who had
        served for more than 20 years. Hunt also led BTH in the expansion from a small winter shelter to a year-round
        team of social workers providing case management and helping people find and retain housing. Hunt is gener-
        ous with his time and expertise as a land use attorney, saving BTH thousands of dollars. In 2019 BTH was able
        to transition to a year-round shelter and is now actively working toward the building of its Homeless Services
        Center. Hunt has led the fundraising efforts for BTH’s annual Soup for the Soul for 4 years, growing the income
        from $44,000 in 2016 to $140,000 in 2019. Hunt has helped BTH take on new events and raise several million
        dollars in capital funds for the new facility.
        Other Contributions
        Hunt is consistently named one of the most influential persons in the Signal’s annual list of the 51 Most Influ-
        ential Residents. He has been instrumental in helping the SCV begin to address the need for affordable housing.
        Under his leadership, Homes 4 Families’ 78-unit development for low-income veteran families is the first of its
        kind here. Many community groups have participated in this project, raising consciousness about the need for
        affordable housing. As Chair at BTH, Hunt led the board as they established affordable housing as a strategic
        initiative. Hunt’s expertise as a land use attorney has been especially valuable as BTH has accepted the City’s
        donation of property. BTH is planning to build a year-round shelter and to consolidate case management ser-
        vices on the property. Hunt’s efforts will result in people being able to stay in the SCV where many work and go
        to school.
        Biography
        Hunt Braly is a partner in the law firm of Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP and heads its Land Use and Govern-
        mental Affairs practice groups. He has a strong record of success in resolving client’s issues with various gov-
        ernmental entities and in obtaining land use approvals. Mr. Braly graduated from the University of Southern
        California in 1977 and Loyola of Los Angeles Law School in 1980. From July 1983 until December 1992, Mr.
        Braly served as Chief of Staff to State Senator Ed Davis, the former Los Angeles Police Chief and Vice Chair-
        man of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In that capacity, Mr. Braly was integrally involved with the drafting
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