Sonya mays - Fitzgerald Revitalization Project · 2016-10-10 · Sonya S. Mays is the President and...

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section iii: overvieW oF development team & perFormance History

relevant experience

Sonya S. Mays is the President and CEO of Develop Detroit – a real estate and housing development firm focused on improving housing stability and creating economic opportunities across Detroit. She previously served as Senior Advisor to the Emer-gency Manager of Detroit, Michigan. In her role as Senior Advisor, Ms. Mays played a key role in guiding the city through the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. She was responsible for a diverse range of legal, financial, operational, land use and economic development activities across Detroit’s restructuring efforts.

Prior to joining the Emergency Manager’s team, Ms. Mays was a Vice President in the Global Industrials Group within Deutsche Bank’s Corporate & Investment Bank Division in New york City. Ms. Mays provided capital markets expertise and M&A advi-sory services to large US and global automotive and construction products companies. Her transaction experience includes United Technologies’ 2010 $1.8 billion acquisition of GE Security and Martin Marietta’s unsolicited $4.9 billion takeover bid for Vulcan Materials. Before attending graduate school and becoming an investment banker, Ms. Mays spent several years as a non-profit management professional in Chapel Hill, NC. She began her professional career as a middle-school mathematics teacher for the Board of Education in Detroit.

Ms. Mays earned all of her degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Anthropology, a Juris Doctor and a Masters in Business Administration with emphasis on finance and corporate strategy. She is admitted to practice law in New york. Ms. Mays also is a member of the Alumni Board of Governors at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and currently serves as a board member for the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan.

Sonya mays

President and CEO, Develop Detroit



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Ben Phillips has joined HPN as Vice President of Real Estate for Develop Detroit, a newly formed real estate and housing de-velopment company focused on the revitalization of Detroit neighborhoods. Ben’s community development leadership spans twenty years, focused on turnaround of troubled portfolios and building up development pipelines in emerging markets, including those in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Experienced in the development of single family and attached for-sale homes, cooperative housing development and management, and a wide range of multifamily rental development strategies including new construction, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and public housing redevelopment, Ben has created as-sets totaling $725 million. Ben is responsible for building the real estate business strategy and implementation platform for Develop Detroit.

Prior to joining Develop Detroit, Ben held a variety of executive and managerial positions for Mercy Housing, one of the na-tion’s largest developers, owners, and operators of affordable housing. In these roles, Ben was responsible for the largest resi-dentia l dev elopment in the City of Santa Barbara in over 20 years, the first non-profit led redev elopment of public housing in Los Angeles, and an innovative program to privately finance the dev elopment of supportiv e housing based on fee-for-service vendor relationships with public and private health systems, rather than public capital subsidies.

A Michigan native, Ben got started in community development by providing property manag ement and development assis-tance to student housing cooperatives throughout the United States and Canada, of which he benefitted as a student at the University of Michigan where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Creative Expression.

ben Phillips

Vice President of Real Estate, Develop Detroit

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Phillips Projects relevant to fitzgerald rfP

Wayne Association for Col-lective Housing

X X Detroit, MI 1993 10 $75,000 Unknown Xconsulting complete; acquistion NIC

Haymarket House X X X Chicago, IL 1994 25 $750,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity

Xcomplete and in operation

Howard bowers Cooperative House

X X X Chicago, IL 1994 28 $900,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


Santa cruz campus bike center

X Santa Cruz, CA 1994 0 $5,000 CDFI Xconsulting complete; business successful

Kresge Food Co-op X Santa Cruz, CA 1995 0 $5,000 CDFI Xconsulting complete; business successful

Zami Cooperative House X X X Santa Cruz, CA 1996 24 $2,000,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


Spadefoot Housing coop-erative

X X Tucson, AZ 1996 17 $5,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity

Xconsulting complete, acquisition didn't move forward

Stephen Biko Cooperative House

X X X Santa Barbara, CA 1997 24 $2,000,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


comunidad cambria Cooperativa

X X Los Angeles, CA 1998 41 $6,000,000 9% LIHTC, HOME Xcomplete and in operation

tripp House X X Los Angeles, CA 1999 4 $500,000 HOPWA, McKinney Act, S+C


willis avenue Homes X X Los Angeles, CA 1999 9 $1,500,000 SHOP, HOME, Philanthropy

X complete; homes sold

elmwood Homes X X Burbank, CA 1999 8 $1,500,000 SHOP, HOME, Philanthropy


Pierce villas X X Los Angeles, CA 2006 61 $20,000,000 SHOP, HOME, Philanthropy


St. vincent's gardens X X Santa Barbara, CA 2007 170 $55,839,000 4% LIHTC, HUD 202, Tax Incr, Sec 8

X Xcomplete and in opera-tion

San bernardino nSP X X San Bernardino, CA 2010 1 $179,882 nsP X complete; homes sold

costa mesa nSP X X Costa Mesa, CA 2011 2 $1,300,972 NSP, Tax Increment X complete; homes sold

la Habra nSP X X La Habra, CA 2012 1 $428,608 nsP X complete; homes sold

fullerton nSP X X Fullerton, CA 2012 2 $928,499 nsP X complete; homes sold

caroline Severane manor X X X Los Angeles, CA 2014 85 $32,200,000 9% LIHTC, MHSA, HOME, Tax Incr, sec 8


new Dana StrandRevitalization

X X Los Angeles, CA 2017 512 $124,617,562 Public Housing, LIHTC, MHP, FHA, sec 8

X XPhase I & II & III com-plete; Phase IV under construction

totalS 989 $249,909,523

Project name Multifamily rental

Cooperative

Small form

at rehab

Supportive housing

for sale

condominium

Student housin

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acc units

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financing

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Completion

Consulting

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Supervision

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ben Phillips

Vice President of Real Estate, Develop Detroit


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Wayne Association for Col-lective Housing

X X Detroit, MI 1993 10 $75,000 Unknown Xconsulting complete; acquistion NIC

Haymarket House X X X Chicago, IL 1994 25 $750,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


Howard bowers Cooperative House

X X X Chicago, IL 1994 28 $900,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


Santa cruz campus bike center

X Santa Cruz, CA 1994 0 $5,000 CDFI Xconsulting complete; business successful

Kresge Food Co-op X Santa Cruz, CA 1995 0 $5,000 CDFI Xconsulting complete; business successful

Zami Cooperative House X X X Santa Cruz, CA 1996 24 $2,000,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


Spadefoot Housing coop-erative

X X Tucson, AZ 1996 17 $5,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity

Xconsulting complete, acquisition didn't move forward

Stephen Biko Cooperative House

X X X Santa Barbara, CA 1997 24 $2,000,000 Commercial Loan, Private Equity


comunidad cambria Cooperativa

X X Los Angeles, CA 1998 41 $6,000,000 9% LIHTC, HOME Xcomplete and in operation

tripp House X X Los Angeles, CA 1999 4 $500,000 HOPWA, McKinney Act, S+C


willis avenue Homes X X Los Angeles, CA 1999 9 $1,500,000 SHOP, HOME, Philanthropy


elmwood Homes X X Burbank, CA 1999 8 $1,500,000 SHOP, HOME, Philanthropy


Pierce villas X X Los Angeles, CA 2006 61 $20,000,000 SHOP, HOME, Philanthropy


St. vincent's gardens X X Santa Barbara, CA 2007 170 $55,839,000 4% LIHTC, HUD 202, Tax Incr, Sec 8


San bernardino nSP X X San Bernardino, CA 2010 1 $179,882 nsP X complete; homes sold

costa mesa nSP X X Costa Mesa, CA 2011 2 $1,300,972 NSP, Tax Increment X complete; homes sold

la Habra nSP X X La Habra, CA 2012 1 $428,608 nsP X complete; homes sold

fullerton nSP X X Fullerton, CA 2012 2 $928,499 nsP X complete; homes sold

caroline Severane manor X X X Los Angeles, CA 2014 85 $32,200,000 9% LIHTC, MHSA, HOME, Tax Incr, sec 8


new Dana StrandRevitalization

X X Los Angeles, CA 2017 512 $124,617,562 Public Housing, LIHTC, MHP, FHA, sec 8

X XPhase I & II & III com-plete; Phase IV under construction

totalS 989 $249,909,523

Supervision

Status

M A S T E R D E V E L O P E R T E A M


relevant experience

Principal, mission enterprise StrategiesNew Orleans, LAPrincipal, 2015 – present

Independent advisor to entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations, focused on strategic business challenges and new business line and product development. Working with clients in the affordable housing and community development sector, impart advanced business practices for capable organizations seeking to expand their social impact and strengthen their financial base. Chief Innovations Officer, Housing Partnership networkBoston, MA2013 - 2015

Created and led HPN’s Innovation Lab, which manages the development and evaluation of potential new business lines. Working with program and business line staff, drove the conceptualization, evaluation, and approval for investment in two major new ventures, while steering the organization away from less salient concepts. Assisted in raising more than $3 million for the business innovation process, and more than $14 million in venture start-up capital.

Chief Lending Officer, Housing Partnership networkBoston, MA2004 – 2013

Responsible for strategic leadership of lending activities of a networked organization of over eighty high-capacity regional nonprofits. Chief originator and underwriter for the Housing Partnership Fund, providing short-term acquisition and pre-acquisition financing to Network members on 14,000 affordable homes and other real estate with a value of nearly $2 billion. Responsible for lending policies and procedures, and development of loan products, working with the Fund’s board, loan committee and outside investors.

Director of Housing Development, Housing Partnership networkBoston, MA2000 – 2004

Responsible for assistance to housing development activities of its nonprofit members. Offered strategic consulting, financing, and portfolio acquisition services. Underwriter and marketer for the Housing Partnership Fund. Consulted on opportunities and challenges of preservation of HUD Assisted Housing, including properties subject to Mark to Market and Mark Up to Market.

Director of Real estate Development, Wesley Housing Development CorporationAlexandria, VA1999 - 2000

Responsible for overall residential development efforts of regional nonprofit active throughout Northern Virginia, providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families, the elderly, and supportive housing for special needs markets. Restarted their real estate development practice after 10-year hiatus, with production pipeline of 100 affordable homes annually in an extremely tight housing market.

w. matthew Perrenod

Principal, Mission Enterprise Strategies



oren m. brandvain

Project Analyst, Develop Detroit

As a Project Analyst for Develop Detroit, Oren provides assistance in the conceptualization, analysis, and management through the development process for a variety of individual real estate projects. Oren will be a particularly valuable asset working on this project as he has an extensive background in natural resources management and sustainability. In 2014 Oren developed the sustainability master plan for the 400 acre Camp Michigania; the final plan addressed issues of stormwater management, forest management, invasive species control, educational programming, and new developments. In 2013 Oren was awarded the Sussman Fellowship for Urban Sustainability in which he worked with The Greening of Detroit to assist in the design, installation, and maintenance of 10 vacant lot conversion projects.

Project analyst, Develop Detroit inc.Detroit, MIFebruary 2016 - Present assistant city Planner, city of birminghamBirmingham, MISeptember 2015 – January 2016

Healthy Cities FellowAddis Ababa, EthiopiaJune 2015-August 2015

Planning intern, Dte energyDetroit, MIDecember 2014-May 2015

graduate instructor, university of michiganAnn Arbor, MIJanuary-May 2014 & 2015

national FinalistHUD Innovation in Affordable Housing CompetitionJune-May 2014 environmental Planning Project manager, camp michiganiaBoyne City, MIMay-Sept 2014

Sussman fellow, the greening of DetroitDetroit, MI May-Sept 2013

Conservation Crew Leader, Student Conservation AssociationDetroit, MIAug-Oct 2011, May-Aug 2009/10

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tourmalet aDviSorS: maSter DeVeLOPMent teAM, CO- DeVeLOPeR Tourmalet Advisors is a 650mm asset management firm based in Fairfield CT. Its business is exclusively buying distressed single family individual whole loan mortgages and REO. The firm was founded in 2009 and has restructured and stabilized over 20,000 units nationally. In the past 8 years the Company has managed over 800 single family units in Michigan.

The firm owns Kondaur Capital an FHA/VA special servicer. Kondaur does the rehabilitation, borrower outreach and loan modification work for Tourmalet. It is based in Orange, CA with 170 employees. It had an office in Farmington Hills, MI that currently manages 126 assets in Detroit. The Farmington branch was acquired from MVB Banccorp and its team and management have provided mortgage and rental services in MI for over 30 years.

Precedent Projects/experience

name: HUD NSO Detroit PortfolioTourmalet Staff/Consultant: Michael Corasaniti, CEO

type: Single-family acquisition/rehabilitation

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Project schedule: June, 2014 – June, 2018

Completion status: 60% of loans resolved, rehab of REO 90% complete.

reference: Kenneth Degot, Degot Capital, (914) 356-5083

Project description of specific services provided + relevant dates:The most recent acquisition the firms made was a 226 unit HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Outcome (NSO) pool Detroit portfolio that was acquired in June 2014. The firms have acquired 5 NSO pools in the past 3 years, however the Detroit portfolio is its largest NSO project to date.

experience Developing and Managing Affordable HousingTourmalet directs the rehabilitation of REO arising from its purchases of delinquent loans. This work is directed by Dustin Standridge, Sr. Vice President. Property management is directed by staff at Kondaur Capital, Tourmalet’s subsidiary, relying on maintenance

relationships with local vendors in each market it serves.

Key PersonnelTourmalet Advisors is committed to providing this project with personnel with extensive experience project management, and home rehabilitation. Key personnel that will be assigned to the Fitzgerald Revitalization project include:

Michael Corasaniti, CEODustin Standridge, SVP, Director of Real Estate Owned, Kondaur CapitalMary Ann Tomzcyk, SVP, Performing Mortgage Servicing



relevant experience

Chief executive Officer and Co-Founder, tOURMALet ADVISORS, L.P., Fairfield, CtOct. ’09 – Current• Launched registered investment advisor that manages distressed whole loan mortgage debt restructuring product for

funds and separate accounts.• Made active strategic decision to invest in asset class that has minimal exposure to the global capital markets.

Investment process seeks to be non-correlated to interest rates and home prices.• Investing over $2 Billion in the strategy for endowments, foundations and institutional investors producing 14.9% cash

on cash return since inception.• Initiated sale of firm stake to Aquiline Capital in a strategic partnership.• Set firm wide culture of transparency, intellectual debate, and performance. Lead daily morning tactical meeting and

annual strategic meeting.• Conduct investor communications; write annual research “think pieces” and co-author the Fund’s quarterly letters. executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, KOnDAUR CAPItAL CORPORAtIOn, Orange, CAMay ’11 – Current• Led turnaround of 150 person, nationally licensed Full Eagle GNMA mortgage originator and special servicer. Launched

first NPL asset backed securitization post financial crisis.• Reduced headcount by 70% and simultaneously increased capacity by 35% through technological innovation and

process improvements. Brought the firm to profitability.• Changed firm wide culture to foster open communication, debate, accountability and performance.• Initiated flexible work force structure to meet “peak demand” periods across all 5 national offices.• Conduct weekly executive management meetings and quarterly firm wide information sessions.• Co-manage regulatory relationships with respective governing bodies.

associate adjunct Professor – finance and management Departments, columbia univeriSty graDuate ScHool of buSineSS, new york, nyJune ’01 – Current• Teach Graham and Dodd Security Analysis section biennially to 80 MBA candidates.• Authored curriculum and taught Crisis Management course to 45 MBA students.

President and Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager and Director of Core Research, PeQUOt CAPItAL management, inc., westport, ctAug.’03 – Oct ‘09• Member of Executive and Operating Committees of $10 Billion AUM alternative asset fund complex with over 175

employees and 8 offices internationally.• Co-managed $3 Billion flagship fund with the founder. Managed 17 direct reports in investment and operations staff.

Produced 3rd best performance year in firm’s 23 year history in 2007.• Raised, launched and managed $400 million distressed whole loan mortgage debt restructuring product in 2008.• Restructured investment analyst team’s focus to global secular strategy from technology orientation through recruiting

and re-staffing. Changed the culture to open communication and cross pollination of investment ideas with regular firm wide investment meetings.

• Lead analyst/portfolio manager/idea generator on financial short book 2006-2008.

michael a. corasaniti

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Tourmalet Advisors, L.P.

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pre-QualiFied vendors/contractors

Swa: lanDScaPe arcHitecture, Planning, anD urban DeSign conSultantSAt the core of the SWA practice is a passion for imaginative, solution-oriented design that balance the needs of natural and built environments with social, cultural, and economic objectives to create value for our clients and the communities our work supports. In addition to bringing strong aesthetic, functional, and social design ideas to each project undertaken by the firm, we are committed to integrating principles of environmental sustainability in all of our designs.

Productive Landscapes SWA has provided both design and planning services for public parks and residential communities that include productive landscape components. We believe that a successful productive landscape program should be functional, aesthetic, and entirely suited to context. We dedicate ourselves to answering these questions by producing visionary plans and urban design concepts that can be built. For every client, for each stage of a project, we keep our eye on the prize—valuable, beautiful, high-performing places that start out strong and grow better over time.

Revitalization and Reuse Unique to The SWA Group is the strong, continuous connection between planning and design. Our practice is dedicated to dealing with larger social, economic and environmental issues with equal sensitivity to the final outcome as we apply to our project-work. Our planning (deciding what should occur on the land) and our design (deciding what shape and character that should be) constitute a seamless process. The revitalization of under-utilized land is essential to the health of our cities and regions. SWA’s revitalization and re-use projects range from small urban infill sites to large land-based projects involving infrastructure and natural systems restoration. This experience has built a proven reputation for bringing challenging assignments to fruition with the ability to integrate multiple concerns – environmental, economic, community – with a strong vision for the ultimate form and function of the project.

Statement of interestThe Detroit Fitzgerald project calls for a reinvention of

the process of urban renewal — to experiment with a methodology that is inclusive, equitable, and beneficial for local residents and business owners. As a team, we must be open-minded and test our own hypotheses and assumptions about what makes cities resilient, livable, and functional. At the beginning of the 21st Century, we are a society that is seeking connection —with our history, our global society, our natural world, and each other. We believe the City of Detroit can not only restore its illustrious past as a vibrant urban core, but exceed our imagination in developing a new typology of urban living.

Precedent Projects and Key Personnel For detailed precedent projects and key personnel information for SWA please see the appendix.

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greening of DetroitThe Greening of Detroit is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, established in 1989 to guide and inspire the reforestation of Detroit. Over the past 20 years the organization’s capacity and vision has greatly expanded to encompass other key program areas: urban agriculture, workforce development, education and green infrastructure.

The Greening plants more than 6,000 - 7,000 trees annually in different neighborhoods within Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. They also work with community groups to turn deteriorated vacant land into beautiful greenspaces, pocket parks, and tree nurseries. Their extensive urban agriculture program includes education, technical assistance, and training. The Greening also hosts many educational workshops on topics which include: urban bee-keeping, nutrition and cooking classes, growing season extension, and other advanced gardening techniques. The Greening trains adults and youth in green workforce jobs, providing them with certification in the landscaping industry. Every year, nearly 200 Detroit high school students are employed by The Greening to help water and maintain the parks and trees throughout the city.

The Greening will serve as a key vendor providing the following services throughout the Fitzgerald Revitalization Development process:

- Green infrastructure design/build - Landscape stewardship operations- Local workforce development and employment- Community engagement

Precedent Projects/experience

Fitzgerald neighborhood RevitalizationThe Greening has also been collaborating with the Detroit Planning and Development Department this year on site preparation work in the Fitzgerald Neighborhood. Eight graduates of the Detroit Conservation Corps (DCC) program started cleaning and clearing vacant lots in the Fitzgerald Neighborhood on April 4, 2016. Several of these graduates are themselves residents of the Fitzgerald Neighborhood and all of them faced multiple barriers to employment, including felony convictions, below average literacy rates and poor employment histories. This DCC crew has cleaned and cleared 100 lots in the Fitzgerald Neighborhood since beginning work earlier this year and, more importantly, have served as ambassadors in the neighborhood, inspiring other residents to respect the work that was being done and, in some cases, to even contribute by improving the

appearance of their property.

Shoreline Cities ProjectThe Greening completed the design and installation on 31 vacant lots on the near-eastside of Detroit this past spring in collaboration with the Detroit Water and Sewer Department, LEAP and Detroit Future City. LEAP and The Greening engaged neighborhood residents to share information about different treatment options – wildflowers, prairie grasses, worms and trees – that were being utilized to evaluate the contribution each made to reducing storm water runoff and, simultaneously, the visual appearance of the neighborhood.

Key PersonnelResponsibility for implementing and maintaining Fitzgerald properties will be shared between the Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development departments at The Greening of Detroit. Dean Hay is the Director of the Green Infrastructure Department and brings a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture and an International Society of Arborists’ Certification with a Municipal Specialty to his work at The Greening. Dean has actively worked in Detroit, in both professional and volunteer capacities, for more than 20 years. As a result of this experience, he has encountered many of the unique conditions that influence the success of landscape projects in Detroit such as, soil quality, variations in the water table throughout the city and the suitability of different species of trees and plants, to name a few.

The Greening’s Workforce Development Department is directed by Devon Buskin, a lifelong Detroit resident and former manager of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s youth employment program. Devon’s familiarity with daily life in neighborhoods throughout Detroit allows him to convey credibility and authenticity when working with Detroit residents, while at the same time, maintaining high standards of performance for participants in The Greening’s adult and youth employment programs. Devon is responsible for making the necessary improvements to the DCC program that allowed it to gain certification as a U.S. Department of Labor accredited apprenticeship program. Since gaining the certification in 2013, Devon has continued to add training modules that allow DCC members to further augment their skills and training. DCC graduates will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of all the plantings that are completed in partnership with Develop Detroit in the Fitzgerald Neighborhood.



relevant experience

Director of green infrastructure, the greening of Detroit, Detroit, miNovember 2010-Present• Developed, managed and directed $1.5 million annual federal and private grants projects and budgets• Recruited and managed staff of 15 professional, field and seasonal personnel within a technical team environment• Developed and performed staff job, equipment, MDOT, MiOSHA and brownfield remediation safety training modules• Directed and managed environmental project development to meet or exceed operational goals throughout the

project life cycle• Managed Detroit city parks including park development, planting, maintenance, project planning, budgeting, fund

development and volunteer coordination• Directed and managed volunteer stewardship (Citizen Forester Program) recruitment, education, scheduling, planting

operations, project planning and development and fund development• Managed certified pesticide/herbicide applicators who provide maintenance for park management and ecosystem

restoration• On track to complete Michigan Certified Applicators license in February 2014• Created staff project management training sessions to standardize cost, scheduling, and performance to achieve

project objectives• Developed standard operating procedures manual to establish department productivity and performance standards• Managed contractor produced urban ecosystem analysis research project• Directed project tasks and requirements to project managers throughout project life cycle• Created dendroremediation field research implementation processes and protocols to evaluate USDA/U.S. Forest

Service laboratory research findings• Researched and developed a green infrastructure strategy and contingency planning of ecosystems services program• Lead capacity planning, modeling, financial planning, and development of new strategies to generate new revenue

streams• Developed a five and ten year department program vision across field departments including financial forecasting• Produced periodic federal technical program progress reports• Cultivated strong relationships with key external constituents including city, state and federal officials, community

partners and stakeholders to deliver a quality product on time• Developed and coordinated final/draft reports and invoices to clients• Utilized MS Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Adobe Creative Suite platforms Principal Designer, moross greenway Project, Detroit, miApril 2010-Present• Developed landscape design concept for series of boulevards as entry to City of Detroit and Grosse Pointe Woods• Coordinated design intent among Moross Greenway Project design committee• Produced construction documents, budget and 2D and 3D renderings• Conducted coordinated review of construction documents with County and City officials

Dean Hay

Director of Green Infrastructure, The Greening of Detroit



relevant experience

Program manager, buSineSS DeveloPment & community outreacH, urban farming™ global food chain, Detroit, miApril 2011 – September 2011• Organize Community Outreach training programs in Green Collar Job opportunities.• Recruit community residents, at risk youth and rehabilitated citizens for job opportunities.• Conduct seminars and workshops for volunteers of urban gardens to empower them with entrepreneurial skills that

prepare them for Green Collar Jobs.• Monitor and perform quality control of urban gardens.• Mentor at risk youth in social skills, life skills and developmental behaviors.• Prepare Grants to increase funding for expansion of Urban Farming. Program aDminiStrator, youtH DeveloPment & mentoring Program, State of michigan (michigan Department of transportation Personnel), Detroit, MIMay 2005 – April 2011• Mentored young Adults, assisted with their transition from High School to College• Managed over 5000 participants as they transitioned through the youth Development & Mentoring Program.• Trained Assistant Program Director, Student Interns, Coordinators, Supervisors and Crew Members on Safety/Work

Regulations for certification.• Prepared and certified the accuracy of time keeping and payroll into DCDs system.• Facilitated and organized outreach & mentoring activities such as college fairs, job fairs, college tours, financial literacy

seminars, resume writing & interviewing skills, engineering tours, professional development, media training, public speaking, and dressing for success.

• Public Speaking; Networking with Organizations in Partnerships, Volunteering in Major Events with Various Community Development Organizations.

• Experienced in labor relations, conducted interviews, presentations, resolved customer concerns/complaints, conducted investigations, administered disciplinary actions.

• Determined, monitored, and reviewed all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, and resources.

• Coached and advised team members to accomplish project goals, to meet established schedules, and resolve operational issues.

WORKFORCe ReCRUIteR & COMMUnItY OUtReACH LIAISOn, Urban Farming™ Global Food Chain, Detroit, MI• Recruited graduating college seniors for permanent and temporary positions with the State of Michigan.• Facilitated job fairs and conferences to promote and present available job opportunities with MDOT.• Attended neighborhood City Halls to inform citizens in the community of available job training and MDOT projects.• Held various County Workforce Development Board positions to discuss solutions that would increase job growth in

particular counties.

Devon f. buskin

Workforce Development Director, The Greening of Detroit

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eCOWORKS & ReCLAIM DetROIt: DeconStruction contractorEcoWorks is a Detroit based nonprofit with a 34 year old track record of providing services at the intersection of community development, sustainability, and social justice. Their mission is to create opportunities to learn and practice the sustainable use of energy and natural resources through innovative education, job training, consulting, social business and advocacy. While EcoWorks’ roots are firmly planted in energy conservation we have grown to emphasize all aspects of sustainable development as it relates to building energy efficient, sustainable, and affordable residential housing and commercial buildings.

Reclaim Detroit has become nationally renowned for its work in converting the challenges of blight into economic opportunity with a triple-bottom-line benefit. Reclaim Detroit is an EcoWorks solution. It helps remove blight, but does so in a way that creates more jobs, diverts waste from the landfill and captures valuable materials for re-use. The work is tangible, but also a powerful symbol: what looks like a waste has tremendous value. We won’t throw Detroit away.

EcoWorks and Reclaim Detroit will utilize their current deconstruction model to assist with the Fitzgerald Revitalization plan. Reclaim Detroit crews of 5 individuals deconstruct homes in a 3-day skim. This program is part of current job training initiative by JP Morgan Chase.

Precedent Projects/experienceSince its inception in 2011, Reclaim Detroit has deconstructed 150 properties throughout SE Michigan and reclaimed approximately 200,000 board feet of wood for re-use. Reclaim performs demolition on blighted structures scheduled for demolition; on homes and structures that are demolished to make way for new construction; and as part of renovation projects. Reclaim Detroit has performed deconstruction and demolition activities for a wide variety of clients: local government (e.g., Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Pontiac), real estate developers, designers and architects, and private individuals.

Examples of our work can be found in Whole Foods Market, The Great Lakes Coffee Company, The Top of Pontch, and Vertical Detroit, among others.

experience in acquiring Philanthropic fundingIn December 2015, Reclaim Detroit received a grant of $500,000 from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation to support its workforce development initiative. In April 2016, Reclaim received $100,000 from the Open Road Alliance to support operations, including purchases of tools and equipment for a mill shop.

In total, Reclaim Detroit has received over $900,000 in contributions from foundations, corporations and individuals.

Key PersonnelKey personnel EcoWorks will be assigning to this project include:

Jeremy Haines, Director of Reclaim Detroit Susan Dundon, Director of Business Innovation and

Workforce Development

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SUSAN M. DUNDON 1365 Harvard Rd., Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

Mobile: 313-815-3609, [email protected]

Personable, detail-oriented mid-career professional with strong analytical, strategic planning, and program management skills. Capable of building coalitions and consensus among diverse stakeholders. Able to work autonomously and in teams. Proficient in written and spoken Spanish. Experience living and working outside the U.S. in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Ireland.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ECOWORKS Detroit, MI August 2015 – present Business Innovation Director • Develop and implement strategies to increase earned revenue streams for Reclaim Detroit and the Youth Energy

Squad (YES). • Cultivate partnerships and serve as a liaison to state and local government officials and staff, school districts,

funders, and other non-profit partners including Habitat for Humanity, the Greening of Detroit, and Recovery Park Farms.

• Design and manage Reclaim Detroit’s workforce development program to prepare Detroiters for careers in the construction, demolition, and environmental services industries. Program funded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and implemented in collaboration with the City of Detroit and the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC).

• Oversee the development of print and web-based marketing materials. Represent EcoWorks at statewide, regional, and national green schools and deconstruction industry coalitions and trade groups

• Establish metrics to measure program impacts. MILLENNIUM WATER ALLIANCE (MWA) Washington, DC Sept. 2010-August 2015Director of Program Development • Represented MWA among stakeholders including private foundations, bi-lateral and multilateral institutions (e.g.,

USAID, UNICEF), national and local governments, and private sector companies. • Initiated and maintained relationships with other development sectors including conservation, nutrition, maternal

health, and the environment. Collaborating organizations included: World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.

• Developed, wrote, and submitted full proposals, concept papers, and letters of inquiry. Principal author of successful proposals to USAID ($45 million), the FEMSA Foundation ($3 million), Coca-Cola ($3 million), and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation ($5 million). Raised over $60 million in new grant revenue over four years.

• Mentored and managed 3 Program Officers in the US and 6-10 field staff in Central America, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Ensured program quality, alignment with strategic vision, and compliance with grant requirements. Responsible for final review and approval of narrative and financial reports.

• Developed knowledge management tools including monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) frameworks. Produced and published evidence-based documents for sharing lessons learned and best practices with MWA staff, MWA members, and the global WASH sector.

• Represented MWA at national and international workshops and conferences. Invited presenter and panelist at World Water Week in Stockholm, The University of North Carolina Water Institute, the Desert Research Institute, and The Embassy of Switzerland, among others.

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SoutHweSt HouSing corPoration: reHabilitation contractor, conStruction MAnAGeMent, WORKFORCe DeVeLOPMent, HomeownerSHiP counSelorSouthwest Solutions (SWS) has pursued its mission to help build a stronger and healthiercommunity since 1972. Working through several subsidiaries, SWS provides a broad range of programs in the areas of human development, economic development, and community engagement. These three areastogether form a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy and effort that impacts more than 20,000 people annually. Each of its three subsidiaries will play an important role in the Fitzgerald revitalization effort.

Southwest Housing Corporation is a nonprofit housing entity established by Southwest Solutions in 1996. The organization’s commitment to providing quality and affordable housing to people in need dates back to 1979. Southwest Housing Solutions is the largest multifamily developer in southwest Detroit. The organization is replacing blight and abandonment with residential and commercial assets, strategically developed to anchor and spur neighborhood revitalization.

Southwest Economic Solutions (SWES) provide opportunities for individuals and families to achieve greater economic success. Through promotion and preservation of homeownership and advance financial literacy in the community SWES assists residents in making economic choices, avoiding harmful debt and predatory lenders, gaining wealth and the dream of homeownership, accessing income supports, and developing educational, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. SWES has become a leader in workforce development and adult literacy services. All services are free for eligible individuals and families. Southwest Economic Solutions was formerly known as the Housing Opportunity Center (HOC) and was part of Southwest Housing Solutions until 2013.

Southwest Counseling Solutions serves more than 16,000 individuals and families a year; improving lives through four Centers of Excellence: Adult Counseling Services; Early Childhood and Family Literacy; Children, youth and Families; and Supportive Housing. It’s staff has expertise in psychiatry, psychology, social work, counseling and education. We are one of the largest providers of bilingual services in the state, and offer all of our services in both English and Spanish. In all its Centers of Excellence, Southwest Counseling Solutions is consistently recognized for its leadership, expertise and excellence. At the same time, we are known for our collaboration with numerous community partners to expand and enhance the services in all program areas.

role in fitzgeraldBecause of its breadth of experience in neighborhood redevelopment, Southwest will play multiple roles in our Fitzgerald efforts. This includes general contracting, workforce development, counseling to prospective home purchasers, and a wide variety of resident services to existing homeowners and other residents of the Fitzgerald community.

Precedent Projects/experiencename: Wayne County EDGE NSP3 Deconstruction ProjectStaff: Mary Freeman, Director of Workforce Developmenttype: Deconstruction and Workforce TrainingLocation: Ecorse, Hamtramck, Inkster, Highland ParkProject schedule: January, 2012 – February, 2014Completion status: Completereference: Chris Rutherford, Executive DirectorArchitectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit4885 15th Street, Detroit, MI 48208, 313-492-6143 [email protected] description of specific services provided + relevant dates: 43 properties deconstructed and demolished, using 29 graduates of Detroit GreenWorks Solutions, with a total of 17 sustaining continuous employment. Deconstruction and recycling techniques resulted in a reduction of more than 70 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

name: Bank REO Rehab & Sale programStaff: Steve Gabrystype: Single Family RehabLocation: City of Detroit and throughout Wayne CountyProject schedule: January, 2009-2015Completion status: Currently activereference: Richard Inger, Global Realty, (586) 623-6900Project description of specific services provided + relevant dates: Completed more than $11 million in renovations and home repairs to 480 single family homes, with 450 sold to owner occupants, and 30 rented.

name: Housing CounselingStaff: Joseph Tardellatype: Homeownership preparation and counselingLocation: DetroitProject schedule: Ongoing; production figures are for last 12 monthsCompletion status: Currently activeProject description of specific services provided + relevant dates: In the last 12 months, 350 people attended homebuyer training courses, and 98 completed homeownership training.

Key PersonnelTim Thorland, Executive Director, Southwest Counseling

SolutionsHector Hernandez, Executive Director, Southwest Economic

SolutionsJoseph Tardella, Executive Director, Southwest Counseling

SolutionsMary Freeman, Director, Workforce Development ProgramsTodd Burk, Director of LendingLibby Palackdharry, Senior Manager for Financial Stability

ProgramsSteve Gabrys, Directer of Real Estate Devlopment

Timothy Thorland is currently Executive Director of Southwest Housing Solutions, a subsidiary of South-west Solutions. Under his direction the organization has become a NeighborWorks America Affliate and innovatively established the Vertiable Group (commercial real estate brokerage), Michigan Lend-ing Solutions (residential mortgage brokerage) , and Southwest Design Solutions, LLC (architectural ser-vices affiliate). He leads a staff of 50 committed indi-viduals while overseeing the development and man-agement of a $120 MM real estate portfolio. Tim joined Southwest Housing Solutions in 1999 serving as Director of Real Estate Development for 4 years before his current position. His educational fields of study include Architecture and Science in Architec-ture. Tim has received multiple honors and trainings including Crain’s Detroit Business ‘40 Under 40’ (2006), Graduate Leadership Detroit XXX, Detroit Regional Chamber (2009), and Michigan Non-Profit Association, Executive Leadership Fellow Graduate

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Timothy Thorland

1920 25th Street Detroit , MI 48216

www.swsol.org

SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS

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Timothy Thorland is currently Executive Director of Southwest Housing Solutions, a subsidiary of South-west Solutions. Under his direction the organization has become a NeighborWorks America Affliate and innovatively established the Vertiable Group (commercial real estate brokerage), Michigan Lend-ing Solutions (residential mortgage brokerage) , and Southwest Design Solutions, LLC (architectural ser-vices affiliate). He leads a staff of 50 committed indi-viduals while overseeing the development and man-agement of a $120 MM real estate portfolio. Tim joined Southwest Housing Solutions in 1999 serving as Director of Real Estate Development for 4 years before his current position. His educational fields of study include Architecture and Science in Architec-ture. Tim has received multiple honors and trainings including Crain’s Detroit Business ‘40 Under 40’ (2006), Graduate Leadership Detroit XXX, Detroit Regional Chamber (2009), and Michigan Non-Profit Association, Executive Leadership Fellow Graduate

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Timothy Thorland

1920 25th Street Detroit , MI 48216

www.swsol.org

SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS

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Hector Hernandez is currently Executive Director of Southwest Economic Solutions. Under Hector’s direc-tion Southwest Economic Solutions became a 501c3 subsidiary of Southwest Solutions in 2013. He over-saw the recruitment of board members and con-vened a strategic planning process. Hector oversees all day to day operations of multiple satellite offices who hold programs that include Homeownership, Workforce Development, Adult Learning, Entrepre-neurship, and Financial Literacy Services. Hector has years of experience in the local and state housing in-dustry. His areas of educational study include lan-guage and international trade. He has received multi-ple awards and attended numerous trainings such as the MSHDA Lighthouse Award and Leadership Detroit Class 32. He currently is a board member of the De-troit Promise Zone Authority and the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Hector Hernandez

2835 Bagley Street Suite 800 Detroit , MI 48216

www.swsol.org

SOUTHWEST ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS

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Joseph Tardella currently serves as Executive Director of Southwest Counseling Solutions, a subsidiary of Southwest Solutions. Southwest Counseling Solu-tions provides behavioral healthcare, integrated healthcare, services to the homeless, supportive housing, services to at risk veterans, supported em-ployment, juvenile justice, youth development, family literacy and early childhood education services to more than 11,000individuals and families per year. Under Mr. Tardella’s leadership Southwest Counsel-ing has been recognized as a leader, both locally and nationally, in the effort to end homelessness. Mr. Tar-dela has been with Southwest Counseling Solutions for over 25 years. Previously he served in various so-cial services and counseling positions. Mr. Tardella’s educational background includes Psychology and So-cial Work. He is currently serves as a board member for Partners 4 Health, Homeless Action Network, and the National Alliance on Mental Health.

EXECUTIVE DIRTECTOR

Joseph Tardella

1700 Waterman Street Detroit, MI 48219

www.swsol.org

SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS

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Employment Experience Director of Lending Southwest Housing Solutions: 2014 to Present Oversee two proprietary loan funds, manage complete mortgage operations, developed and implemented Portfolio

lending platform. Cultivate relations with representatives from financial lending institutions, the City of Detroit, Detroit Land Bank,

and building contractors Collaborate with national organizations such as the AFL-CIO HIT and Neighbor Works to secure funding for ur-

ban development in Detroit Identify and secure funding sources for home restoration projects in Southwest Detroit Serve as corporate liaison between Southwest Housing Solutions and important community partners Sat on a committee that contributed to the development of the $40M DHMF. Facilitate contract and funding negotiations on behalf of Southwest Housing Solutions Full Profit/Loss responsibility Hired and managed staff of three 1993-2013 President Beacon Financial, Inc 2001-2012 Managing Partner Tuscany Properties, LLC 2008-2014 Partner/Development Bluefish Ventures, Inc 2005-2007 Managing Partner Beachfront Properties S.A. Education Western Michigan University Finance Michigan State University NASD Securities

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DIRECTOR OF LENDING

Todd Burk 1920 25th Street

Detroit , MI 48216

www.swsol.org

SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS

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winDSor eSSex community HouSing corPoration, ProPerty management conSultantWindsor Essex CHC provides well-maintained, safe and affordable community housing in a respectful and fair manner. We are leaders in the housing sector and contribute to the development and support of strong communities in the City of Windsor and County of Essex.

CHC is the largest social housing provider in Windsor and Essex County, and the fourth largest in Ontario. Operating as an independent local housing corporation, with a Board of Directors, CHC provides 4,708 homes to about 12,000 seniors, parents, children, singles and persons with special needs. We also provide limited market rental opportunities to the people of Windsor and Essex County.

Our portfolio includes high rise apartments, low rise apartment buildings, town homes, row housing, detached homes in the City of Windsor and the County of Essex.

Among its management portfolio, CHC owns and manages more than 700 scattered-site single family rental units. As the largest manager of scattered site rental housing in the region, CHC will offer valuable insight and operational experience as the Develop Detroit team expands its capacity to offer quality single-family rental housing in Fitzgerald and other Detroit neighborhoods.

Key PersonnelJim Steele, Chief Executive OfficerKirk Whittal, Chief Operating OfficerAmi Patel, CFO & Director of FinanceHans Kogel, Director, Asset Management

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Jim Steele Chief Executive Officer Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation [email protected]

Canada

Jim Steele, Chief Executive Officer of the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (CHC) has over 30 years experience in housing. Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and is an Associate Reserve Planner with the Real Estate Institute of Canada. During his career he has participated on many committees for the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA), Housing Services Corporation (HSC), SHSC Financial (now Encasa) and many regional housing committees; and on the ONPHA board. He is a member and former Chair of Housing Partnership Canada, and is a Past President of the International Housing Partnership. Jim became a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing – Canada in 2014. Jim is a seasoned speaker having led workshops on a variety of housing topics including: large provider service delivery, energy efficiency and retrofitting of aging housing stock, sustainability and affordable housing and neighbourhood strengthening through partnerships.

In January 2007, WECHC was created through the amalgamation of two organizations - Winhome, and the Windsor-Essex County Housing Corporation. The Corporation operates at an arm’s length from the City, with a Board of Directors of 11 members. The board members are appointed by the City of Windsor and include City of Windsor Councilor representation, Essex County representation, members at large from the local community and 2 Tenant representatives. The Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation operates within a decentralized district management business concept.

www.wechc.com 945 McDougall Road Windsor, ON N9A 1L9 Canada

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Kirk Whittal, Chief Operating Officer, Windsor Essex CHC Kirk Whittal, Chief Operating Officer, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (CHC) is a dedicated member of the senior management team and is responsible for the administration of social and market rent housing for Windsor and Essex County’s largest affordable housing provider. Under Kirk’s direction six District Teams work towards organizational performance measures, while maintaining safe affordable housing in Windsor and Essex County. CHC owns and manages 4,708 units and provides housing for seniors, families, children and persons with special needs. Kirk’s previous private sector experience in Canada and the United States, combined with his solid foundation in finance, capital projects and internal audit supports our business operations. Kirk has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Education and a Master of Business Administration. He is an elected Director for the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA) and a founding Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing – Canada (CIH-Canada). Kirk was a representative on the City of Windsor’s Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy Advisory Committee (LTAHS), which helped to draft the terms of reference for the Windsor Essex 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan. Kirk is also a member of the Audit Committee, for Family Services, Windsor Essex Counselling and Advocacy Centre a local non-profit organization.

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AMI PATEL, CPA, CA 2299 Amy Lynn Park Drive, Windsor, ON N9E 4N3

Mobile Phone: 226.246.8868 Personal E-mail: [email protected]

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Director of Finance March 2014 – present Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (“CHC”) Windsor, ON (subsidiary of The Corporation of the City of Windsor)

Strategic Planning and Budgeting: As a member of CHC’s Senior Management Team, lead strategic initiatives and complex annual budgeting process to proactively respond to trends in the industry and changes in CHC’s funding model. Provide ongoing expertise, analysis and economic modelling for financial matters, including evolving capital and financing structures to fund expansion and growth. Present financial results and strategic updates to the Board of Directors on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

Organizational Effectiveness: Assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and CHC’s short and long-term strategy. Study economic trends and revenue opportunities, and analyze operations to identify opportunities for improvement, cost reduction and systems enhancement. Create and implement key performance indicators to allow CHC to deliver on its mission and values. Establish goals and strategic direction for the Finance Department to contribute to CHC’s overall success.

Financial Management and Reporting: Provide financial and accounting information, analysis and recommendations to the Senior Management Team and the Board of Directors. Oversee the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting process, including GAAP financial statements and regulatory filings. Lead the year-end external financial statement audit and internal/operational audits.

Leadership and Human Resource Management: Responsible for leading and coaching the Finance Department through regular performance reviews and restructuring the Department as required. Maintain positive relationship with the Union and respond to employee concerns and complaints in an effective manner.

Governance and Stakeholder Relations: Manage relationships with the Board of Directors and various stakeholders, including: the City of Windsor, Government of Ontario, regional housing regulator, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), customers and third-party vendors.

Relationship Building: Establish relationships with CFO counterparts of other large Canadian social housing providers by actively participating in industry working groups and by becoming the inaugural chair of Housing Partnership Canada’s CFO Group. Lead advocacy movements for greater funding of the social housing industry from government and private sources.

Financing and Banking Relationships: Optimize CHC’s financial position, cash flow and equity. Continuously investigate new sources of financing and borrowing, including public/private partnerships and social housing bonds. Maintain banking and external financing relationships.

Negotiation and Contract Management: Manage all contracts, leases and legal agreements of the organization. Proactively engaged in negotiating and re-writing contracts with third-parties and their legal teams to revise long-term contracts that are not favourable to CHC. Employed strong negotiation and project management skills to execute these engagements. Experience with legal matters relating to contract management, including mediation and breach of contract. Involved in tender evaluations with our senior management.

Investment Management: Manage and guide CHC’s investments and reserve funds, and recommend changes to CHC’s investment strategy to optimize returns and ensure investments are within the organization’s risk profile.

Risk Management and Policy Control: Maintain internal controls over financial reporting and related policy documents. Head CHC’s enterprise risk management framework and action items arising out of risk assessments. Continuously monitor financial and non-financial processes for improvements.

Information Technology (IT): Guide continuous upgrades of general ledger software and transition to cloud computing for financial and operational system. Provide expertise and assistance on hardware and software acquisitions and IT projects.

Facilities Maintenance: Manage leases and physical premises of CHC’s main office and six district locations. Maintain relationship with various landlords and third-party contractors.

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