Chairman of the Board of Directors : John K. McIlwain is a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute and holds the ULI / J. Ronald Terwilliger Chair for Housing. Prior to joining ULI, Mr. McIlwain served as senior managing director of the American Communities Fund for Fannie Mae, and was president and CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation. Before joining Fannie Mae, he was a partner in the law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy. He served as executive assistant to the assistant secretary for housing at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and began his career at the Maine State Housing Authority. Mr. McIlwain has a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a JD from New York University.

Executive Director : Jeffrey Lubell became executive director of the Center for Housing Policy in 2006 and is a recognized expert in housing and community development policy. Prior to becoming head of the Center, Lubell worked as an independent consultant specializing in analyzing and developing recommendations for strengthening national, state and local housing and community development policy. From 2000 to 2003, he served as director of the policy development division of the Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also worked from 1998 to 2000 as a housing policy analyst for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit organization that is one of the leading independent authorities on programs affecting low-income families. Lubell is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College.

Secretary : Christine M.J. Oliver is the president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Dwellings Association (CDA), the oldest not-for-profit housing development corporation in Chicago. Prior to joining CDA in 1991, Ms. Oliver served as the director of development and special housing programs for the Chicago Housing Authority. From 1983 to 1989, she held several senior level policy positions with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC. From 1993 to 1998, Ms. Oliver served as the first woman chair of the National Housing Conference, and from 1998 to 2003 she served as regional vice president. In 1996, the Low Income Housing Coalition honored Ms. Oliver for her leadership in affordable housing. Ms. Oliver is a member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Housing Policy. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Enterprise Mortgage Investment Corporation, and she serves on the Board of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities.

Immediate Past Chair : Ann Schnare is an independent economic consultant specializing in housing finance, housing policy and real estate markets. Between 1996 and 1999, she was senior vice president of corporate relations at Freddie Mac, where she served on the company's operating committee and was responsible for industry relations, issues management, corporate communications and philanthropic giving. Between 1993 and 1996, she was Freddie Mac's vice president of housing economics and financial research. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Dr. Schnare was senior vice president of ICF Incorporated. She served as director of the Urban Land Institute's Center for Public Finance and Housing from 1983 to 1987. Dr. Schnare holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and an AB in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Conrad Egan became president and CEO of the National Housing Conference (NHC) in January 2003, after serving for five years as NHC's director of policy. During 2001 and 2002, Mr. Egan was on a leave of absence from NHC so that he could serve as executive director of the Millennial Housing Commission, established by the United States Congress to recommend ways to better support good housing for all Americans. His involvement in community development and housing dates back to 1965, when he worked on local housing activities in Detroit, Michigan. In 1969, Mr. Egan joined the staff of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) serving in a variety of headquarters and field assignments, including serving as director of the Office of Multifamily Housing Management. He would later rejoin the HUD staff as a special assistant to the deputy assistant secretary for multifamily programs, and then became a special assistant to former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros. From 1986 to 1993, Mr. Egan was executive vice president of NHP Inc., at the time one of the nation's largest multifamily property owners and managers. Mr. Egan's commitment to housing issues extends beyond the workplace into community service. He is currently serving as the chairman of the Fairfax County, Virginia, Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Richard K. Green was appointed Oliver Carr Chair of Real Estate Finance and Professor of Finance at The George Washington University in Washington, DC in 2004. He also is Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Director of the Center for Real Estate and Urban Studies there. For many years, Dr. Green was Professor of Business and Wangard Faculty Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also was Chair of the Department of Urban Economics and Real Estate at that institution. Dr. Green has published papers on housing, commercial real estate, international real estate, urban economics, and tax policy. His recent book with Stephen Malpezzi, A Primer on US Housing Markets and Housing Policy, is the first of its kind and is used at universities throughout the United States. Dr. Green was appointed to various commissions by the Mayor of Madison and the Governor of Wisconsin, and has served as an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the District of Columbia and the New York City Housing Authority. He has consulted for, among others, the World Bank, the Eastern European Real Property Foundation, the National Association of REALTORS©, the Mortgage Bankers Association, Ernst and Young, Runzheimer International, and Deloitte and Touche. Dr. Green has a Ph.D. in economics from Wisconsin and an AB in that subject from Harvard.

Helen R. Kanovsky is the chief operating officer of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT). She previously served as executive vice president of administration and finance and general counsel of the HIT. Ms. Kanovsky also served as chief of staff to United States Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, and as executive vice president and general counsel of GE Capital Asset Corporation and its predecessor company, Skyline Financial Services Corporation. She was in private law practice, and also served as special assistant to the secretary of health, education and welfare, and as associate executive secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Kanovsky has a Bachelor's degree in Government from Cornell University and a JD from Harvard Law School.

John L. Kelly is a partner with Nixon Peabody LLP in the real estate department, and serves as the co-chair of the New York Housing Conference as well as president of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association. Mr. Kelly serves on New York City Mayor Bloomberg's Neighborhood Investment Advisory Panel. He started his legal career as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Kelly has extensive experience representing both for-profit and nonprofit developers, owners and operators in complex real estate transactions. He has developed specific expertise in federal, state and local housing programs. He has a Bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and a JD with honors from University of Connecticut School of Law.

G. Allan Kingston is president and CEO of Century Housing, a nonprofit corporation. He has directed Century's real estate financing and development programs which have added more than 11,000 units of affordable housing in 120 developments, located in 30 communities throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and has brought to reality Century's theme: "More Than Shelter®." Acting as an intermediary to local community organizations, and nonprofit and for-profit developers, affordable housing developments financed by Century include funding of innovative inner city developments which feature "More Than Shelter®," combining housing with after-school, tutoring/college prep programs, academic counseling, transitional housing for homeless veterans, child care, energy efficient homes, pre-apprenticeship training, HIV and substance abuse counseling, training programs for women in nontraditional jobs, health and wellness programs for seniors, and other socially responsive programs.

Shekar Narasimhan is managing partner for Beekman Advisors, Inc. Previously, he was managing director for agency and funds management at Prudential Mortgage Capital Company. Prior to that, he was chairman and CEO of The WMF Group, Ltd., a publicly traded commercial mortgage financial services company which was acquired by Prudential in 2000. Mr. Narasimhan built WMF to a position recognized as a leader in providing multifamily and commercial real estate financing in the United States. Mr. Narasimhan has served on the Boards of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA), National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard and Cooperative Development Foundation. He has chaired and moderated numerous forums on multifamily and affordable housing, commercial securitization and technology for the MBA, NMHC, NHC, Fannie Mae and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Mr. Narasimhan has a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.

Daniel A. Nissenbaum is the senior vice president of HSBC Bank, USA, N.A. Previously, he served as a director in the Merrill Lynch Community Development Company (CDC). At Merrill Lynch, he managed a number of programs, including real estate construction lending, private equity financings, other CDFI financings, and grant-making (NYC). In addition, he oversaw CDC technology operations. Mr. Nissenbaum has worked in the field of community development finance for 14 years, primarily with the Chase Community Development Corporation and later the J.P. Morgan Community Development Corporation. While at Chase he managed a team of real estate construction lenders. Mr. Nissenbaum began his career with the International City Management Association, followed by two years in Chemical Bank’s Real Estate Department. Mr. Nissenbaum received a Bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College and a Master’s of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. Mr. Nissenbaum is currently a board member of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders and Small Business Investors Alliance, and sits on advisory/loan committees for the Low Income Investment Fund, the New York Community Investment Company, the Housing Partnership Fund Network and The Community Preservation Corporation. Mr. Nissenbaum has been a member of NHC since 1996 and a member of the Board of Governors (and its predecessor) since 2000.

Mark A. Willis is executive vice president of JPMorgan Chase Bank and head of the Community Development Group. He also chairs the JPMorgan Chase Community Development Corporation, is on the Board of Trustees of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, co-chairs the steering committee of the corporate Supplier Diversity Program and is a member of the retail bank’s Diversity Council. Before joining JPMorgan Chase & Co in 1989, Mr. Willis was Deputy Commissioner for Development of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Presently, Mr. Willis is Chairman of the New York Community Investment Company and is Co-Chair of Living Cities: The National Community Development Initiative. He also chairs the Consumer Bankers Association Community Reinvestment Committee and is a member of the Bankers/Community Collaborative Council of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. He serves on the boards of the National Equity Fund (Executive Committee), the Social Compact and the Community Preservation Corporation, and chairs the Advisory Board of the Community Development Research Center. Mr. Willis has a B.A. degree in economics from Yale University, a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D. from Yale University.

CHP's research agenda is coordinated by Barbara J. Lipman , a professional with an extensive background in domestic and international housing and community development issues. Ms. Lipman's background includes three years as Housing Privatization Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development, based in Kiev, Ukraine. During that time, she helped launch the country's first national non-governmental organization dealing with housing and municipal issues. Ms. Lipman also was the director of housing research at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) from 1989 to 1994, where she helped establish the organization's Housing Needs Program. Under this program, more than 200 local boards of Realtors participated in programs to help low- and moderate-income renters and owners in their communities. Prior to joining NAR, Ms. Lipman worked on domestic and international housing and community development issues as a research associate for The Urban Institute. Ms. Lipman holds a Master's Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Nancy Andrews, Low Income Investment Fund
Ophelia B. Basgal, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Donald Bradley
 David A. Crowe, National Association of Home Builders
Larry H. Dale, Citigroup Affordable Housing Group, Municipal Services Division
Helen M. Dunlap, Development Finance, Organizational Development and Strategic Planning Consultant
Jane Fortson Eisenach, Fortson Eisenach Associates, Inc.
Joseph Errigo, CommonBond Communities
Carol J. Galante, BRIDGE Housing Corporation
David F. Garrison, The Brookings Institution
Susan Gates, Freddie Mac
Charles M. Hill, Sr., Charles Hill & Associates, Inc.
David K. Hill, Kimball Hill Homes
Bruce J. Katz, The Brookings Institution
Carol Lamberg, Settlement Housing Fund, Inc.
Ellen Lazar
David Lereah, MOVE, Inc.
Kenneth G. Lore, Bingham McCutchen LLP
Terri Ludwig, Merrill Lynch Community Development Company, L.L.C.
Jeffrey S. Markowitz, Freddie Mac
Stuart A. McFarland, Federal City Capital Advisors, LLC
Kathryn P. Nelson
Sandra J. Newman, Johns Hopkins University
Jim Park, Aviara Group
J. Michael Pitchford, Community Preservation and Development Corporation
Nicolas P. Retsinas, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Michael Rubinger, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Kris Siglin, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Lawrence B. Simons
Dianne J. Spaulding, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
Stacey D. Stewart, Fannie Mae
Monica Hilton Sussman, Nixon Peabody LLP
J. Ronald Terwilliger, Trammel Crow Residential
Steven J. Tuminaro, NeighborWorks© America
John C. Weicher, Hudson Institute