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Executive CommitteeChair: Helen R. Kanovsky,Chief Operating Officer, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust MembersDouglas M. Bibby is president of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), a national organization of 850 member firms involved in the multifamily housing industry. Under his leadership NMHC represents the industry on Capitol Hill and before the regulatory agencies, promotes research and the exchange of information, and advocates for rental housing across a broad spectrum of issues. Prior to joining NMHC, Mr. Bibby spent 16 years as a senior officer of Fannie Mae, where he served on the company’s Management Committee throughout his tenure. Mr. Bibby began his career with the worldwide communications firm J. Walter Thompson, with which he was the youngest senior vice president in the company’s history. Mr. Bibby has been active in the nonprofit community of Washington, D.C. for the past 20 years. He currently sits on five boards of directors. He is vice chair of Martha’s Table, where he has served on the Board for the past 16 years and helped the organization grow from a mobile soup kitchen to a dynamic organization that provides learning and enrichment programs to 350 children and feeds thousands every day. Mr. Bibby also is vice chair of House of Ruth, which provides a variety of programs to hundreds of women and families who have endured abusive relationships. He is secretary of the Summit Fund, a public trust devoted to lowering the rate of teenage pregnancy in the District of Columbia and restoring the Anacostia River. Mr. Bibby is a founding director of the Survivors Fund, which was created to serve the needs of families affected by the tragedies of September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon and from American Airlines Flight 77. He is a trustee of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, a $250 million foundation for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Mr. Bibby graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor's degree, and was honored with the university’s Alumni Citation Award in 2004. He also holds a Master's of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.Terry C. Bibleheimer was named sales team leader of Wachovia’s Community Development Finance (CDF) for the central region in September 2002. CDF Central covers Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and seeks opportunities to provide capital, advice and bank services in support of clients who target affordable housing and community development. Mr. Bibleheimer has over 30 years of real estate banking experience. He joined Wachovia’s Commercial Real Estate Lending in Northern Florida in 1988. He worked with the Tax Credit Investment Group from 1995 to 2002 in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was a managing director and handled finance and asset management. He graduated from Florida State University and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Sheila Crowley became the president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition in 1998. In prior years, Ms. Crowley worked on expanding the scope of the Richmond Better Housing Coalition. She was the Social Work Congressional Fellow from 1996 to 1997, serving on the Democratic staff of the Housing Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee. From 1984 to 1992, she was the executive director of the Daily Planet, a multipurpose homeless service and advocacy agency in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Crowley has her Bachelor's degree, Master's degree and Ph.D. from the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University. Eldridge Edgecombe is a senior vice president of the Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank, the head of its Community Investment Group, and a member of the FHLBank’s Management Committee. Previously, Mr. Edgecombe was a vice president and the chief operating officer for the Cincinnati Federal Home Loan Bank’s Department of Housing and Community Investment. Mr. Edgecombe has more than 22 years of affordable housing and community development experience. In addition to his Federal Home Loan Bank tenure, Mr. Edgecombe has served a three-year term as the chief executive officer of an affordable housing real estate developer in Columbus, Ohio; a four-year term as the director of the state of Ohio’s Community Development Division; and an eight-year term as a controller/commissioner of the city of Toledo, Ohio’s Department of Neighborhoods. Mr. Edgecombe is a retired Ohio Certified Public Accountant who earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Toledo and a BSBA in Accounting from Franklin University in Columbus, OH. In addition, Mr. Edgecombe has completed the 3-year Graduate School of Banking Program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI. William J. Gabler is the executive vice president for Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC. Mr. Gabler joined the former Norwest Corporation in 1986 and has managed the Public Finance group since 1989. He has an extensive background in tax-exempt and taxable financing as an issuer, a financial advisor and a lender. His experience includes working for the Minneapolis Housing and Redevelopment Authority, the New York State Urban Development Corporation, the Greater Minneapolis Metropolitan Housing Corporation, and mortgage banking firms. Mr. Gabler has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and has done graduate work at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University. Renée Lewis Glover joined the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) as CEO in September 1994. Since that time, she has been widely acknowledged for her business leadership and strategic approach to community redevelopment. At AHA, Ms. Glover pioneered master-planned, mixed-finance, mixed-income residential development where families of all socio-economic profiles live next to each other in the same amenity-rich community. Ms. Glover has been nationally recognized for her role in transforming U.S. urban policy. By introducing mixed-income communities into our cities, she has improved not only housing, but also public schools, transit access and employment opportunities. In fact, the model Ms. Glover created at AHA is now used as the redevelopment blueprint by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In July 2003, Ms. Glover was chosen by the Atlanta History Center as one of Atlanta’s Defining Women. She was named Public Official of the Year 2002 by Governing Magazine. In June 2002, a collaboration among the Center for American Women and Politics, the Ford Foundation and the Council for Excellence in Government recognized Ms. Glover as one of the top ten American women in government. Ms. Glover has also been featured in Atlanta Women Speak, an anthology of speeches from Atlanta’s political and corporate leadership. Prior to joining the Atlanta Housing Authority, Ms. Glover was a corporate finance attorney in Atlanta and New York City. She received her JD from Boston University, her Master’s degree from Yale University and her Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University. Carl R. Greene is the executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, a position he assumed in 1998. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, Mr. Greene served as the executive director of the Detroit Housing Commission. He also worked at the Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA, housing authorities. Mr. Greene holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and Master's degree in Information Systems Technology from George Washington University. Jerry Howard is executive vice president and chief executive officer for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Previously he was senior staff vice president of NAHB's Government Affairs Division. Prior to joining NAHB, Mr. Howard served as chief lobbyist for the National Council of State Housing Agencies, where he was instrumental in the development of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. He also served as a legislative analyst on tax issues for the National Association of Realtors and practiced real estate law in South Carolina. Kevin P. Kelly is president of Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc., a Wilmington, Delaware-based homebuilder and developer. Mr. Kelly is very active in Delaware and served two terms as president of the Home Builders Association of Delaware, as well as having served on every one of its major committees. He chaired the Delaware Business Group, a broad coalition of trade associations, law firms and businesses interested in fostering a positive business environment in New Castle County and the State. He is serving his fourth term as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Home Builders and is a former board member of Independent Living, Inc., a Wilmington based non-profit that provides services to the physically and mentally challenged. Mr. Kelly holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from St. Anselm College and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University. Judi Kende is the regional director for the New York office of the Low Income Investment Fund. Immediately prior to this, she was a Vice President at Citibank’s community development program, and led the bank’s relationships with national and regional community developers. She is an expert in capital markets, bringing strong expertise not only in affordable housing capital structures, but also in other community development areas. She is a rising star in the community development world. Jeff Markowitz is the Vice President of Industry and State Relations at Freddie Mac. In that role, Mr. Markowitz is responsible for the company’s state outreach efforts; its relations with consumer, banking and housing industry groups; and its political action committee, FreddiePAC.Prior to his current position at Freddie Mac, Mr. Markowitz served as a Director of Public Policy, where he focused on affordable housing and legislative and regulatory issues. He also served in the Legal Division, where he worked on a variety of legislative and regulatory matters, including fair lending, automated underwriting, and the Government Sponsored Enterprise’s affordable housing goals. Robert J. Norris, Jr. is the executive director Irvine Housing Opportunities, Inc. Immediately preceding he served as executive vice president of the Century Housing Corporation in Culver City, California. He also served as deputy director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Century Freeway Housing Program as gubernatorial appointee. Mr. Norris served as deputy director of Housing Development, for the San Diego Housing Commission, where he had responsibility for Housing Development, Public Housing Maintenance, Public Housing New Construction, First Time Homebuyer Programs, and Rehabilitation Programs. He has undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Black Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has earned a MBA in Organizational Development and completed the City of San Diego‘s Management Academy. 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. J. Michael Pitchford presently serves as the President and CEO of Community Development and Preservation Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the real estate development and community development programs of our affordable housing communities. Having spent a decade serving on the Board of the National Housing Conference, including a three-year stint as its president, Mr. Pitchford has developed a strong understanding of how national and local policy impact housing affordability. This, along with his leadership skills in generating a shared vision with employees, has helped him build infrastructure for stable and rapid growth. Mr. Pitchford also has participated in or led associations, workshops, conferences, and forums on policy, networking, and the sharing of best practices. He has served in leadership roles with the National Equity Fund, the Urban Land Institute, the Washington Area Housing Partnership, the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and Maryland Building Industry Associations, and the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors. Previously Mr. Pitchford led the Community Development Equity Group at Bank of America Corporation in Charlotte, NC. The Group developed or rehabilitated 23,000 units of affordable housing since 1994 and increased equity commitments 3,000%. The development of these affordable housing communities included Make A Difference Centers, community life programs tailored to the needs of the resident population. These programs included computer training for residents of all ages, career and academic mentoring, and on-site health clinics. Mr. Pitchford is a member of the Urban Land Institute and chairs the Affordable Housing Council of ULI. He serves on the Board of the National Equity Fund, the National Housing Conference, and the Center for Housing Policy and is the Immediate Past Chairman of the National Housing Conference. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Old Dominion University. Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. is executive director of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Previously, he was with Greystone and Co., a leading financial services and trading company that provides debt and equity financing for the development, rehabilitation, acquisition and refinancing of multifamily and other projects. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Ramirez served as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). From 1997 to 1998, he was HUD's assistant secretary of community planning and development. Prior to his tenure at HUD, he was Mayor of the City of Laredo from 1990 to 1997 and was a city council member in Laredo from 1982 to 1990. Mr. Ramirez also has 20 years of experience as an insurance industry executive and partner in Texas companies and served as a member of the Board of the Texas Municipal League Inter-Government Risk Pool. Byron K. Reed is senior vice president/director of the Community Development Group, Community Partnerships Office for JPMorgan Chase Bank. Mr. Reed has over 22 years of banking experience in various areas including community development, government relations, retail and commercial lending, and trust services. Based in Chicago, he is responsible for directing the Community Partnerships Office, including outreach to strategic and national partners and management of the Community Advisory Board. Once a resident of Dallas, Mr. Reed served on the Texas Affordable Housing Task Force. Nicolas P. Retsinas is director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Retsinas served as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) assistant secretary for housing/federal housing administration (FHA) commissioner from 1993 to 1998, making him the longest serving commissioner in more than 30 years. In addition to serving as FHA commissioner, Mr. Retsinas also was the acting chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board from January 1994 through May 1995, and director of the Office of Thrift Supervision from October 1996 to November 1997. Prior to joining HUD, Mr. Retsinas was the executive director of the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation. Benson "Buzz" Roberts is senior vice president for policy and program development at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), where he directs LISC's public policy and government relations activities. He has been involved in the creation of such policies as the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the New Markets Tax Credit and the HOME housing development program. Prior to joining LISC in 1988, Mr. Roberts was an associate at James Pickman & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm. Mr. Roberts has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University. Nan P. Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, is a leading national voice on the issue of homelessness. The Alliance is a public education, advocacy and capacity-building organization with over 5,000 nonprofit and public sector member agencies and corporate partners around the country. Under her leadership, the Alliance has developed a pragmatic plan to end homelessness within ten years. To implement this plan, Ms. Roman works closely with members of Congress and the Administration, as well as with cities and states across the nation. She collaborates with Alliance members to educate the public about the real nature of homelessness and successful solutions. She has researched and written on the issue, is frequently interviewed by the press, and regularly speaks at events around the country. Her unique perspective on homelessness and its solutions comes from over twenty-five years of local and national experience in the areas of poverty and community-based organization. Ms. Roman received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Illinois. She sits on numerous boards and advisory committees. Ann Schnare, president of AB Schnare Associates, is an independent consultant specializing in housing policy and housing finance. She also serves as Chairman of the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference. Prior to starting her own firm, Dr. Schnare was Senior Vice President for Corporate Relations and Vice President for Financial Research and Housing Economics at Freddie Mac. Dr. Schnare has held a number of senior management positions in the consulting industry, including Director of the Center for Public Finance and Housing at the Urban Institute. She holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and a BA, summa cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis. Dianne Spaulding is the executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California. Since 1992, Dianne has provided leadership for NPH at the local, regional and state levels. Under her leadership, NPH has established a national reputation for housing advocacy efforts that have led to historic legislation and funding; distinguished itself by creating the Fellowship Program for People of Color in Non-Profit Housing; and designed award-winning communications tools to build community acceptance of affordable housing. Ms. Spaulding is frequently called upon to provide leadership and insight on housing policy, funding opportunities for affordable housing, and local action strategies, such as the housing element process and advocacy coalitions that spur citizen action. Ms. Spaulding currently serves as the regional affiliate representative for the National Housing Conference, the chairperson for the California Housing Consortium, and previously served on the Board of Housing California for 10 years, five of those as its President. Her success in affordable housing is indicative of her over 25-year commitment to non-profit community-based organizations. She is a graduate of the University of California, and holds a degree in political science and psychology. Monica Hilton Sussman is a partner and the practice group leader for the affordable housing practice in the law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP. A former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) executive with nearly 20 years of experience in real estate and housing law, Ms. Sussman concentrates her practice in all types of real estate transactions and affordable housing and community development law. Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, she held the position of deputy general counsel at HUD, where she oversaw the Office of Insured Housing, the Office of Legislation and Regulations, and the Office of Finance and Regulatory Enforcement. Before her HUD appointment, Ms. Sussman practiced law with several Washington, DC law firms. Ms. Sussman has a Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and a JD from Hofstra University School of Law. Barbara J. Thompson is executive director for the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), where she oversees the work of the legislative and program staff on all federal and regulatory issues related to affordable housing, including banking, tax, budget and appropriations. Before joining NCSHA in 1988, Ms. Thompson was vice president of the National Cooperative Business Association, where she concentrated on housing and tax policy and legislative advocacy. Prior to that, she served in the New Jersey Governor's Washington Office as a senior housing lobbyist. She began her career in the office of former Congressman Andrew Maguire. Ms. Thompson has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. Brian Tracey is Atlantic region market executive, Community Development Banking with Bank of America. Mr. Tracey is responsible for leading the Bank’s community development programs in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the metro area of New York City. These programs include financing the construction and preservation of affordable and workforce housing, lending to charter schools and community-based organizations, investing in tax credits, and developing rental housing through Bank of America’s community development corporation. Mr. Tracey has been with Bank of America since 1984. Kenneth D. Wade is executive director of NeighborWorks America, overseeing its multimillion-dollar grant programs and training activities in support of the national NeighborWorks® network of affordable housing and community development organizations. Mr. Wade, who joined Neighborhood Reinvestment in 1990, has over 25 years of experience in community development. He most recently served for five years as Neighborhood Reinvestment’s Director of National Programs, Initiatives and Research. Prior to joining Neighborhood Reinvestment, Mr. Wade worked for nine years with Boston’s United South End Settlements. He participated in the development of the “Community Investment Plan” in Boston, established by local banks and the Community Investment Coalition in 1990. He has served as a community board member of the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (a consortium of banks that provides financing for affordable housing development) and as the state attorney general’s representative on the Home Improvement Contractor Advisory Panel for the State of Massachusetts. In addition, Mr. Wade has served on the Advisory Committee for the Affordable Housing Program of the Boston Federal Home Loan Bank and on the Boston Federal Reserve Bank Community Development Advisory Committee. Mr. Wade studied at Springfield College and University of Massachusetts College of Public and Community Service. Paul Norris Weech is Fannie Mae’s vice president for Analytics and Policy in the Office of Corporate Strategy. He reports to the senior vice president – Corporate Strategy. Weech manages a team that provides competitive analysis and public policy analysis in support of Fannie Mae’s strategic planning. Prior to his present appointment, Weech was the vice president for Housing Goals Policy and Analytics where he played a major role in the development of the corporation’s housing goals strategy, data management, analysis, regulatory compliance, reporting, and annual housing goals data certification process. Before that, Weech was director, Market Research and Policy Development – National Community Lending Center (NCLC) where he managed a team of policy analysts, market researchers, and geographic information systems (GIS) specialists supporting Fannie Mae’s affordable housing, minority lending, and community investment strategies. Weech joined Fannie Mae in 1998. Before joining Fannie Mae, Weech was chief of staff/senior advisor for Policy and Planning at United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Before that, he was staff director/professional staff member for the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. States Senate. Previously, Weech was senior analyst for Housing and Credit, Committee on Weech has a master of public policy from the Institute for Public Policy Studies University of Michigan and a bachelor of arts in political science from Stockton Williams is vice president, director for Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., formerly The Enterprise Foundation. Mr. Williams has overall responsibility for Enterprise’s public policy, fundraising and communications activities. These activities include developing and implementing strategies to advance Enterprise’s objectives and priorities for the community development field by working with federal and state policymakers; housing industry organizations; corporate, philanthropic and financial institutions; and the media. Prior to joining Enterprise in February 2000, Mr. Williams was a senior legislative and policy associate at the National Council of State Housing Agencies. Before that he worked for nonprofit community development organizations in New York City; Baltimore, Maryland; and Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Williams has a Bachelor’s degree in Religion from Princeton University and a Master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. Mr. Williams is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Neighborhood Coalition and the Steering Committee of the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition. He is a guest lecturer in American University’s Washington Semester program. Prior to founding Zigas and Associates LLC in 2007, Zigas
was a senior vice president at Fannie Mae, where he led the National
Community Lending
Center. His work there focused on specialized
mortgage product development to increase homeownership opportunities, broader
engagements with nontraditional partners and CDFIs, and regulatory relations
with HUD. Zigas joined Fannie Mae in
July 1993 as vice president for Housing Impact Policy and retired from the
company in June, 2006. Zigas was President of the National Low Income Coalition
from 1984-93, and Assistant Executive Director and Project Zigas serves as a Trustee of Enterprise Community Partners
and on the boards of Mercy Housing, Inc., the National Housing Trust, and the
Avalon Theater Project in Washington, Life TrusteesGeorge M. BradyKen C. Cavanaugh, President, Ken C. Cavanaugh & Associates Carl A. S. Coan, Jr., Senior Partner, Coan & Lyons Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr., Chairman, WNC & Associates, Inc. Thomas R. Donahue, Senior Fellow, Work in America Institute Charles L. Edson, Senior Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP Joseph Errigo Harold B. Finger Morris B. Fleissig Eugene F. Ford, Sr., Chairman and Owner, Mid-City Financial Corporation William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney At law, Guste & Guste Jack D. Herrington Charles M. Hill, Sr., President and CEO, Charles Hill & Associates, Inc. Floyd H. Hyde Bruce Kirton George Knight George Latimer, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Urban Studies, Macalaster College James A. Lyons, Jr., Of Counsel, Coan & Lyons David O. Maxwell John T. McEvoy Robert S. Moyer Richard Y. Nelson, Jr., Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs William H. Oliver Ambassador James H. Scheuer Morton W. Schomer Lawrence B. Simons H. Ralph Taylor Roger Willcox, President Emeritus and Board Member, National Association of Housing Cooperatives, Community Cooperative Development Foundation Julius Y. Yacker, Attorney, Piper Rudnick LLP |
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