October 07, 2010
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Boston – The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) welcomed a near-record number of state housing finance agencies (HFAs) and their partners to its 40th Annual Conference, held October 2-5 in Boston. NCSHA’s HFA members elected the following officers and directors to its Board of Directors:
President
Gerald Hunter, Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Vice President
Brian Hudson, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Secretary/Treasurer
Tom Gleason, MassHousing
At-Large Executive Committee Member
Ted Fellman, Tennessee Housing Development Agency
Newly Elected Board Directors
Steve Auger, Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Dean Christon, New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
Doug Garver, Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Michael Gerber, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Rick McQuady, Kentucky Housing Corporation
Antonio Riley, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Steve Spears, California Housing Finance Agency
Grant Whitaker, Utah Housing Corporation
Other members of the Board include:
Ex Officio
Susan Dewey, Virginia Housing Development Authority
Incumbent Board Directors
Dianne Bolen, Mississippi Home Corporation
Sarah Carpenter, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
David Haney, Wyoming Community Development Authority Dennis Shockley, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
NCSHA presented its Annual Awards for Program Excellence during the conference, attended by nearly 1,000 affordable housing industry professionals. The mission of the awards program is to share information about the most successful housing programs, identify industry best practices, recognize exemplary HFA efforts, and encourage HFA innovation. The winning programs were judged on originality, innovation, a proven track record in the marketplace, cost/benefit ratio, and measurable benefits provided to targeted customers.
The winning programs were chosen from entries submitted by HFAs across the country and will serve as models for other HFA programs. “This year in particular, the entries show the innovation and spirit of HFAs. Even in these difficult times, HFAs are creating programs that help deserving people get and keep homes they can afford,” said NCSHA’s executive director Barbara Thompson
A special Impact Award was given by NCSHA’s Executive Committee to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency executive director and CEO Brian Hudson for sharing his expertise about emergency mortgage assistance programs with HFAs across the country.
The 2010 NCSHA Annual Awards for Program Excellence winners are:
Communications: Annual Report
Washington State Housing Finance Commission – 2009 Annual Report; Contact: Kim Herman, (206) 287-4427 Communications: Creative Media
Ohio Housing Finance Agency – Minority Outreach Campaign: Delivering Solutions to Underserved Populations; Contact: Kelly Taylor, (614) 728-4270 Communications: Promotional Materials and Newsletters
Virginia Housing Development Authority – Loss Mitigation DVD; Contact: Brian Matt, (804) 343-5922 Homeownership: Empowering New Buyers
Ohio Housing Finance Agency – Grants for Grads: A Homeownership Incentive; Contact: Cindy Flaherty, (614) 466-6886 Homeownership: Home Improvement and Rehabilitation
Rhode Island Housing – FirstHomes100+; Contact: Mary Kate Harrington, (401) 450‐1356 Homeownership: Encouraging New Production
Tennessee Housing Development Agency – Helping Non-Profits Provide a “New Start” for Homeowners; Contact: Laura Sinclair, (615) 815-2077 Legislative Campaign: Federal
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency – HMFA ARRA Energy Programs; Contact: Claudia Lovas, (609) 278-7445 Legislative Campaign: State
MassHousing – Managing Expectations: Maintaining Financial Integrity in an Era of Raids and Revolts; Contact: Nancy McDonald, (617) 854-1852 Management Innovation: Financial
Kentucky Housing Corporation – Finding Opportunities in Challenging Times: Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center; Contact: Charla Jackson Peter, (502) 564-7630, ext. 454 MassHousing – MassHousing’s TCLP Payback; Contact: Nancy McDonald, (617) 854-1852
Management Innovation: Human Resources
Ohio Housing Finance Agency – OHFA’s Labor Management Committee: Collaboration for Change; Contact: Martin D. Smith, (614) 644-7030 Management Innovation: Operations
Tennessee Housing Development Agency– Electronic Submission of Loan Applications; Contact: Laura Sinclair, (615) 815-2077 Management Innovation: Technology
Virginia Housing Development Authority – Reinventing vhda.com; Contact: Brian Matt, (804) 343-5520 Rental Housing: Multifamily Management
Oregon Housing and Community Services – Analysis of Income and Expenses Report to Partners; Contact: Aria Seligmann, (503) 986‐0983 Rental Housing: Preservation and Rehabilitation
Washington State Housing Finance Commission – Rapid Response Program; Contact: Kim Herman, (206) 287-4427 Rental Housing: Encouraging New Production
MassHousing – MassHousing’s Innovative Housing Authority Development Program; Contact: Nancy McDonald, (617) 854-1852 Special Achievement
New York City Housing Development Corporation – 2009 New York City Housing Development Corporation – Special Achievement; Contact: Norman Garcia, (212) 227-9841 Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency – Training Lawyers to Help Homeowners;
Contact: Rebecca Peace, (717) 780-3846 Special Needs Housing: Combating Homelessness
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority – State Supportive Housing Initiatives; Contact: Nancy O’Brien, (860) 571-4263 Special Needs Housing: Housing for Persons with Special Needs
Rhode Island Housing – Opening Doors: Re‐Entry Housing; Contact: Mary Kate Harrington, (401) 450‐1356 |
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NCSHA is a national, nonprofit organization created by the nation’s state HFAs to assist them in increasing housing opportunities for lower income and underserved people through the financing, development, and preservation of affordable housing.
Contact: Cara Foran: (202) 624-7710; cforan@ncsha.org
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