Alia Abaya is a collaborative, strategic leader with expertise in community development, social finance, sustainability, and cross-sector partnership building. She is the CEO of Circle Community LandTrust, where she is scaling a city-wide nonprofit housing provider—building the organization from the ground up while stewarding the acquisition of 607+ family homes and delivering a $72M capital repair program that integrates building renewal with sustainability and long-term asset health to protect affordability in perpetuity.
With over a decade of leadership across the nonprofit and financial services sectors, Alia has led community impact and member-focused portfolios spanning community investment, affordable housing financing, and complex stakeholder collaborations. Her work has supported initiatives in both rural and urban contexts, and through international partnerships. Alia is known for translating complex opportunities into practical, high-integrity strategies that advance inclusion, climate resilience, and long-term community benefit.