Experience

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  Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organization Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Director Of Operations

    • Sep 2020 - Present

  • Director of Lending

    • Jan 2013 - Present

    Non-profit lending professional with over 30 years experience in the community development field. Develops lending products for residents of Baltimore City and County. Develops creative loan products for Baltimore homeowners and purchasers. Focus on Buying into Baltimore.Use Community Development Financial Institution status to accomplish mission of NHS, "To Stimulate, protect and preserve homeownership and financial well being to strengthen communities."

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  Consultant

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Independent Consultant

    • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Consulted for Supporting Schools of Choice and Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership.

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  Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

  • Brattleboro, Vermont

  • Homeownership Director

    • Sep 2004 - Oct 2012
    • Brattleboro, Vermont

    Supervisd a talented group of four housing counselors and the four loan fund staff. Grew the Homeownership Department from a staff of one to a staff of eight, increased program offerings to include Homebuyer Education, Pre-Purchase Counseling, Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and Reverse Mortgage Counseling. Oversaw the shared-equity Community Land Trust Program. Certified Reverse Mortgage Counselor.Raised over two million dollars in loan capital to begin lending department. Hired staff, developed loan policies and procedures, ensured SAFE Act compliance. Certified Mortgage loan originator

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  St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Assistant Director

    • Aug 1981 - Jul 2003
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    Responsible for the day to day operations of a five million dollar organization. Supervised 30 staff. Responsible for negotiated benefits for staff. Responsible for Human Relations. Oversaw Homeownership Counseling, Legal, Default Counseling, Homesharing and Property Management Departments. Developed a six million dollar project for Housing Authority of Baltimore.Developer, 1996- 1997 and 1997- 2000Worked with Marian House to finance and construct a three million dollar addition to its transitional housing facility for women, allowing them to serve an additional eighteen women and four families. Worked to rehabilitate three city row homes for offices and housing for 25 homeless women. Financed and constructed 110 units of rental housing for low income families. Refinanced three million dollar single family rental portfolio with creative solution.