Takao Suzuki currently serves as the Director of Community Development for the LTSC Community Development Corporation (LTSC CDC).  During his 24 year tenure at LTSC CDC, he has held positions of a community organizer, project manager, and real estate director, and has been in his current position since 2015. 

He currently serves on the Los Angeles County Development Authority's Housing Advisory Committee and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco's Affordable Housing Advisory Council. 

He holds a B.A. in Social Work from the California State University of Los Angeles and a M.A. in Urban Planning from the University of California of Los Angeles.