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NMTC Coalition Board

OFFICERS

Aisha Benson

President
Aisha Benson is President and CEO of Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), a nonprofit lender, consultant, and advocate that has worked for more than 40…

Sandra M. Moore

Treasurer
Sandra M. Moore is a managing director and chief impact officer at Advantage Capital, a growth equity firm with over $3.6 billion AUM that…

Phil Glynn

Vice President
My job is to bring as much capital as possible to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities. These investments help change agents…

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kermit Billups

Executive Committee
Kermit Billups is an Executive President of Greenline, and is involved in activities including transaction structuring, tax credit syndication, debt financing, origination, underwriting, and…

Yvette M. Ittu

Executive Committee
Yvette M. Ittu is the executive vice president of finance and operations of the Greater Cleveland Partnership. In addition, she is president of Cleveland…

Jose Martinez

Executive Committee
With over 20 years of experience in non-profit management, and fund development, Jose Martinez serves as both Executive Vice President of Economic Development, and…

Harpreet S. Peleg

Executive Committee
Harpreet Peleg is Chief Executive Officer of Building America CDE and also serves as Chief Financial Officer for the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, a…

José Villalobos

Executive Committee
For over three decades, José Villalobos has served as the Senior Vice President of government affairs/business development for TELACU, the largest Community Development Corporation…

DIRECTORS

James Bason

Board Member
James H. Bason sets and refines the broad strategic direction for the organization and leads a highly collaborative team in the execution of all…

David Beck

Board Member
David Beck is the Director of Public Policy and Media Relations at the Center for Community Self-Help….

Nelson Black

Board Member
Nelson Black oversees all aspects of the Florida Community Loan Fund lending program, which includes its allocations of $362 million in Federal and State…

Jennifer Bransfield

Board Member
A corporate attorney with an MBA and more than 20 years of experience, Jennifer’s responsibilities at CNI include operations, internal and programmatic legal, and…

Douglas Bystry

Board Member
Douglas J. Bystry has been providing financial services to low-income communities for over 30 years. Mr. Bystry, in his professional career, has successfully raised…

John Chamberlain

Board Member
John Chamberlain is a Managing Director at Capital One and leads its NMTC efforts nationwide. He has over 33 years of experience in banking…

Heidi DeArment

Board Member
As Vice President and CFO at MoFi, Heidi oversees the organization and is primarily focused on internal operations. Heidi worked in finance for national…

Jennifer Donohue

Board Member
Jennifer Donohue, currently Chief Executive Officer of HRV, worked as the Operations and Compliance Director of HRV for four years before she became the…

Victor J. Elmore

Board Member
Since July, 2005, Elmore has been the President & CEO and a member of the Board of Directors and Loan Committee of the Texas…

Peter Giles

Board Member
Peter Giles joined Cinnaire in 2011 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Peter manages all facets of our New Market…

Seth Harrop

Board Member
Seth Harrop is a partner with Baker Tilly’s real estate advisory practice. He has been with the firm since 2011….

Dan Heffernan

Board Member
Dan Heffernan is the President, New Markets Tax Credits, at Community Ventures (CV). He’s the primary staff to CV’s governing and advisory boards and…

James D. Howard, Jr.

Board Member
James D. Howard, Jr. is the President of Dudley Ventures. A native of The Bronx, New York. Mr. Howard earned his degree from The…

Chris Huang

Board Member
Chris Huang is Senior Director of Opportunity Fund’s New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Program. In this role, he has led or supported the execution…

Matt Josephs

Board Member
Matt Josephs is the Senior Vice President for Policy for The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). LISC is a national non-profit organization that provides…

En Jung Kim

Board Member
En Jung Kim is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase and Executive Director of Chase’s New Markets Tax Credit initiative….

Catherine Kes

Board Member
Catherine Kes is the Director of Specialty Finance at RDF. Ms. Kes leads the team responsible for structuring deals involving public-private partnerships, grant capital,…

Deborah La Franchi

Board Member
Deborah La Franchi is the founder and CEO of SDS Capital Group — a national leader in impact investing with over $1 billion in…

Daniel Marsh

Board Member
Daniel Marsh was elevated to President and CEO of the National Development Council (NDC) in January 2017. His work in the field of economic…

Stephen McRae

Board Member
Stephen McRae is the President of Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc., a certified Community Development Entity that provides innovative financing to non-profits, social entrepreneurs, and…

Jennifer Novak

Board Member
Jennifer Novak is a seasoned financial professional with proven experience to lead, manage and implement complex financial transactions. With a lengthy track record of…

Michael Novogradac

Board Member
Michael Novogradac is the managing partner of Novogradac, which has been in business since 1989. He specializes in affordable housing, community development, historic preservation…

Radhika Reddy

Board Member
Radhika Reddy has 35 years of experience, including 25 years in USA in the areas of economic development finance, real estate development and finance,…

Daniel Robeson

Board Member
Daniel T. Robeson is the CEO of Iowa Business Growth Company, a for-profit Certified Development Company that was formed in 1981 to originate and…

Susan Seagren

Board Member
Susan Seagren is President of AMCREF. Susan has over 20 years of corporate and specialty finance experience, including tax credit finance, venture capital/private equity…

John Stringfield

Board Member
John Stringfield is the President of DC Housing Enterprises (DCHE), responsible for managing the daily operations and long-term business strategies that include New Market…

Cam Turner

Board Member
Cam Turner co-founded and co-heads all management and investment activities of United Fund Advisors, LLC (UFA), a fund manager and financial services company that…

Tracy Vaine

Board Member
As CEO of CEI Capital Management LLC (CCML), one of the nation’s premier New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investment firms, Traci Vaine oversees all…

Marcia Ventura

Board Member
Marcia Ventura is the Senior VP of Lending at Invest Detroit….

Sam Walls

Board Member
Sam Walls, III has been with Arkansas Capital Corporation and Heartland Renaissance Fund for over 20 years and was named CEO January 2022. A…

Ira Weinstein

Board Member
Ira Weinstein serves as CohnReznick’s Managing Principal – Real Estate, Cannabis Industries, where he oversees the advisory, assurance, and tax services pertaining to both…

ELECTED DIRECTORS

Lenwood V. Long, Sr.

Board Member – Elected Director
Lenwood V. Long, Sr. is the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs. He is co-founder and visionary rebrander…