Board of Directors - NeighborWorks Capital

Our Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors brings unique insight and in-depth expertise. It includes senior-level affordable housing development and community development lending professionals who are leaders in both urban and rural communities.

Rosa
Rios Valdez

President of Board

President & CEO, BCL of Texas

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President & CEO, BCL of Texas

Rosa Rios Valdez becomes President of the Board of Directors for NeighborWorks Capital after serving as a member of the board for over 12 years including serving as Chair of the board's Loan Committee.

Rosa has over 30 years of experience in business development, commercial real estate lending, and real estate management and development. She is currently the President & CEO of BCL of Texas, a NeighborWorks organization. In her 26 years leading the organization, she has grown its net worth eightfold, facilitated over $200 million in small business loans and manages a $25 million commercial real estate loan portfolio, and is Asset Manager for a $2.5 million real estate portfolio. She has a strong commitment to rural communities and served as a board member of the Rural Alliance.

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Megan
Teare

Vice President/Secretary

Managing Director,
Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment

Finance Committee

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Managing Director, Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Finance Committee

Megan Teare has been working in the community development field for 25 years. She is currently a managing director with the Wells Fargo Community Lending and Investment group where she manages the program that provides enterprise-level capital to community development financial institutions (CDFIs), minority depository institutions (MDIs), and nonprofit housing developers. Megan also serves as a board member of NeighborWorks Capital. Before joining Wells Fargo, she served as senior loan officer at the McAuley Institute and as a consultant to non-profit housing developers. She has an undergraduate degree in architectural history from Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Virginia.

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Caroline
Horton

Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Aeon

Finance Committee

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Chief Financial Officer, Aeon
Finance Committee

Caroline is responsible for Aeon’s real estate asset management, finance and accounting functions. She has expertise in developing management systems that ensure the long‐term viability of assets and monitor organizational risk factors. Since 2007, Caroline has been a member of the STRENGTH MATTERS CFOWorking Group which has developed a series of white papers on external reporting best practices for the nonprofit affordable housing industry. Caroline has a degree in accounting and a CPA. She has been with Aeon since 1998, an organization with over 2,200 units of affordable rental housing.

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Grace
Chionuma

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Finance Committee

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Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Finance Committee

Grace is the lead banker for the Community Development sector within the public capital markets including execution of the CDFI Sector IPO in the Public Capital Markets including CDFI Debt IPOs for LISC, Enterprise Community Loan Fund, LIIF and BlueHub Loan Fund as well as Freddie Mac’s first Social Bond with Impact Community Capital. She also is the non-profit lead banking coverage includes CDFIs, affordable housing developers, charter school networks, private K-12s, universities and foundations. Recently she participated in the ground-breaking $1 Billion Ford Foundation bond issuance and MacArthur Foundation bond issuance. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College majoring in Government and Philosophy and a MBA from Yale University School of Management.

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Charlotte
Crow

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Finance Committee

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Senior Vice President, Enterprise Community Loan Fund
Finance Committee

Charlotte Crow is senior vice president of the Enterprise Community Loan Fund, responsible for borrowing capital to support lending activities, investor relations, cash management and general treasury functions. During her tenure, Enterprise Community Loan Fund joined the FHLB of Atlanta, was rated for the first time by S&P Global Ratings and issued a $50 million general obligation bond in 2018. She brings almost 30 years of banking, finance and treasury experience to her role. Prior to joining Enterprise in May 2006, Charlotte spent 14 years at Signet Bank in Richmond, VA, where she was in charge of the asset and liability management group and served as a member of the Asset and Liability Committee. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from Kenyon College and MBA from College of William and Mary with a concentration in finance.

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Fred
Dodson

Chief Operating Officer and EVP, DreamKey Partners

Loan Committee

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Chief Operating Officer and EVP, DreamKey Partners
Loan Committee

Fred Dodson, Jr. is the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice president of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership, Inc., where he manages the organization’s multifamily real estate development financing activities and corporate operations. Before joining the Housing Partnership in 1997, Dodson gained experience directing the Hospitality House of Boone, North Carolina homeless shelter as well as the New River Valley Habitat for Humanity Affiliate and the Montgomery County Community Shelter, both located in Virginia. Mr. Dodson earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Appalachian State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

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Leah
Evans

President & CEO, Homeport

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President & CEO, Homeport

Leah Evans joins the NeighborWorks Capital Board of Directors as the President and CEO of Homeport, a NeighborWorks America affiliate serving central Ohio. Leah has been with the organization for nine years and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development. Before joining Homeport, Evans worked for the City of Gahanna as the Deputy Director of Planning & Development and Economic Development Manager. Prior to Gahanna, she worked for the State of Ohio and its Department of Development.

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Emmanuel
Kinard

Vice President – Acquisitions, Hispanic Housing Development Corporation

Loan Committee

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Vice President - Acquisitions, Hispanic Housing Development Corporation
Loan Committee

Emmanuel Kinard joins the NeighborWorks Capital Board of Directors as the Vice President of Acquisitions at Hispanic Housing Development Corporation (HHDC) where he is focused on acquiring and preserving multifamily affordable housing communities in the Midwest and Puerto Rico. He also oversees the long-term physical and financial planning for HHDC’s portfolio. Prior to joining HHDC, Emmanuel worked for a tax credit equity syndicator underwriting LIHTC equity investments; a CDFI originating debt for multifamily affordable housing communities across the Midwest; and a State Housing Finance Agency underwriting the allocation of 9% and 4% LIHTC. Throughout his affordable housing career, he has contributed to the creation of 3,600 affordable homes, underwrote $102 million of LIHTC equity investments, and originated $123 million of debt.

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Andy
Madeira

Leader in Affordable Housing Development

Loan Committee

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Eileen
Neely

Director of Lending, Housing Assistance Council

Finance Committee

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Director of Lending Housing Assistance Council
Finance Committee

Eileen Neely joins the NeighborWorks Capital Board of Directors with over 30 years of experience in finance and impact investment. She is currently the Director of Lending at Housing Assistance Council where she leads lending and community investment functions to provide low-cost capital to local nonprofits, for-profits, and local governments developing affordable housing in rural communities throughout the United States. Eileen has consulted for housing and impact investment organizations across the country and previously worked as Director of Capital Innovation at Living Cities, the Director of Strategy for the District of Columbia Housing Authority, the COO of the Fresno Housing Authority, and Director of Public Entity Lending at Fannie Mae.

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Jeff
Reed

President, Community Housing Partners

Finance Committee

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President, Community Housing Partners
Finance Committee

Mr. Reed is President and previously Chief Financial Officer of Community Housing Partners (CHP), one of the largest NeighborWorks affiliates due to its large portfolio of affordable multifamily housing across the Mid-Atlantic and Southern region of the U.S. He has over 25 years of experience in financial and corporate management and is responsible for corporate finance, real estate development, property and asset management, and resident services. CHP owns more than 6,500 apartments at a cost of over $440 million. He provides leadership to the Senior management and works with the CEO and the Board of Directors. He also participates in the CFO workgroup of STRENGTH MATTERS™ and Board of Directors of Stewards of Affordable Housing For The Future.

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Our Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors brings unique insight and in-depth expertise. It includes senior-level affordable housing development and community development lending professionals who are leaders in both urban and rural communities.

Rosa
Rios Valdez

Megan
Teare

Caroline
Horton

Grace
Chionuma

Charlotte
Crow

Fred
Dodson

Leah
Evans

Emmanuel
Kinard

Andy
Madeira

Eileen
Neely

Jeff
Reed

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