National Council of State Housing AgenciesNew HFA Executive Director Orientation
What is NCSHA?
• A national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
• Created by state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) more than 30 years ago to represent HFAs in Congress, with the Administration, and the federal agencies concerned with affordable housing, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Treasury
• Located in Washington, DC
NCSHA Vision Statement
An affordably housed nation.
NCSHA Mission Statement
To advance through advocacy and education the nation’s state Housing Finance Agencies’ (HFAs) efforts to provide affordable housing to those who need it.
NCSHA HFA Members
All 50 state HFAs, plus:
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
New York City Housing Development Corporation
New York State Homes and Community Renewal
Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority
Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority
NCSHA Associate Members
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
NCSHA Affiliate Members
Approximately 300 affordable housing industry partners, including accountants, asset managers, bond rating agencies, consultants, developers, financial advisors, financial publishers, housing technology specialists, investors, lenders, mortgage insurers, property managers, real estate professionals, syndicators, trustees and paying agents, and underwriters.
NCSHA Member Benefits
• Legislative and regulatory advocacy
• Education and training
• Information and analysis
• Technical advice and assistance
• Networking opportunities
What We Do
AdvocateNCSHA is known on Capitol Hill and within the Administration as the “go to” organization on affordable housing legislation and regulations and THE voice of states on housing issues and concerns.
EducateNCSHA sponsors conferences and events around the country specifically targeted to educate and update our members on housing matters and to highlight and share best practices within the HFA community.
InformNCSHA’s website, Action Alert, and the annual Factbook keep you up-to-date with HFA activities and congressional action, and federal programs and initiatives.
Advocate
NCSHA is committed to protecting, expanding, and increasing the effectiveness of federal affordable housing programs responsive to the wide range of housing needs HFAs serve.
Advocate
NCSHA is the principal advocate for three federally authorized programs:
•Tax-Exempt Housing Bonds, including single-family Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs) and multifamily Housing Bonds
•The Low Income Housing Tax Credit•HOME Investment Partnerships Program
NCSHA and HFAs work together to protect and strengthen these and other federal programs and to create new ones.
Advocate
NCSHA Legislative, Regulatory, and Business Priorities
• Are adopted annually by the Board of Directors after consultation with HFAs
• Set the agenda for NCSHA’s advocacy before Congress, the Administration, and the federal agencies concerned with housing, including HUD and Treasury
Educate
Industry newcomers and veterans benefit greatly from NCSHA’s educational opportunities, which include:
•Best practice exchange
•Education and training at NCSHA’s conferences
•Highlighting and celebrating the work of HFAs across the country (Annual Awards for Program Excellence)
Inform
NCSHA serves as the conduit for information of interest to state HFAs, providing HFAs with up-to-date information and analysis on federal legislation and regulations through our website, www.ncsha.org, the Action Alert, and the Factbook.
Inform
Factbook
•An annual, comprehensive survey of HFA program activity
•The publication supports NCSHA’s advocacy work
•Provides hard evidence of HFA program results and successes
•Gives NCSHA the information necessary to accurately represent and respond to its member needs and press inquiries
•Allows HFAs to compare their programs and operations to those of other HFAs and to learn from one another
• Participate in NCSHA conferences and events
• Offer to showcase your agency's programs at NCSHA conferences
• Log on to www.ncsha.org regularly to join an online community and to stay up to date with the latest in federal housing news
Get Involved
NCSHA Board of Directors
• Comprised of 17 HFA executive directors
• Officers include: president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer
• Immediate past president serves as ex-officio
• Officers and board members are elected by the general membership (54 HFA executive directors)
• Officers serve one-year terms
• Board members serve staggered two-year terms
• Board meets four times a year during the Legislative Conference, Housing Credit Conference & Marketplace, Annual Conference & Tradeshow, and a year-end meeting in December
NCSHA Board of Directors
Gerald M. Hunter Idaho Housing and Finance Association President
Brian A. Hudson Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Vice President
Thomas R. Gleason MassHousing Secretary/Treasurer
Stephen P. Auger Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board Director
Anas Ben Addi Delaware State Housing Authority Board Director
Dianne Bolen Mississippi Home Corporation Board Director
Sarah E. Carpenter Vermont Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Dean J. Christon New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority Board Director
Ted R. Fellman Tennessee Housing Development Agency Board Director
Douglas A. Garver Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board Director
David M. Haney Wyoming Community Development Authority Board Director
Richard L. McQuady Kentucky Housing Corporation Board Director and At-Large Executive Committee Member
Sherry Seiwert Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Board Director
Dennis Shockley Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Raymond Skinner Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Board Director
Grant S. Whitaker Utah Housing Corporation Board Director
Susan F. Dewey Virginia Housing Development Authority Ex-Officio
NCSHA Governance Committees
Audit Committee
The mission of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities. The Audit Committee oversees the organization's financial accounting, reporting, and audit process, including its underlying controls.
Members
Tom Gleason (MA) | Chair
Dianne Bolen (MS)Ted Fellman (TN)Doug Garver (OH)Brian Hudson (PA)
NCSHA Governance Committees
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the president, vice president, secretary/treasurer, At-Large Executive Committee member, and immediate past president (ex officio). The At-Large Executive Committee member is a standing Board director elected by the Board to serve in that role for one year. The Executive Committee meets as necessary to advance the work of the Board between Board meetings.
Members
Gerald Hunter (ID) | PresidentBrian Hudson (PA) | Vice President
Tom Gleason (MA) | Secretary/TreasurerRick McQuady (KY) | At-Large Executive Committee Member
Susan Dewey (VA) | Ex Officio
NCSHA Governance Committees
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee has general responsibility for the financial affairs of the organization. It works with NCSHA staff to prepare the organization's annual budget, which is then submitted to the Board for consideration and adoption prior to the start of NCSHA's new fiscal year.
Members
Tom Gleason (MA) | Chair
Susan Dewey (VA)Brian Hudson (PA)Gerald Hunter (ID)Rick McQuady (KY)
NCSHA Governance Committees
Elections Committee
The Elections Committee is established annually to oversee and administer the election of NCSHA's Board officers, directors, and the At-Large Executive Committee member positions.
The Elections Committee is constituted each year at the June Board of Directors Meeting for the elections process that typically begins in July.
NCSHA Task Forces
Communications Task Force
The Task Force focuses on ways to help NCSHA and HFAs more effectively communicate the importance and benefits of affordable housing to Congress and other key stakeholders. It is currently assisting with the execution of NCSHA's Power of Housing at Work communications plan and the related Faces of Home campaign.
Members
Richard McQuady (KY) | Chair
Michael Beatty (GA)Jay Czar (NM)
Richard Godfrey (RI)David Haney (WY)
NCSHA Task Forces
Disclosure Task Force
The Task Force provides a forum for HFAs to discuss disclosure developments in an age of increased transparency and to help inform NCSHA's responses to proposed changes in municipal bond disclosure.
Members
Mike Anderson (ND) | Co-ChairDianne Bolen (MS) | Co-Chair
The Task Force is open to all HFA executive directors
NCSHA Task Forces
Fannie Mae Affinity Agreement Negotiation Task Force
The Task Force oversees the development and execution of Affinity Agreements with Fannie Mae.
Members
Gerald Hunter (ID) | Chair
Tom Gleason (MA)Brian Hudson (PA)Bob Strickland (AL)
NCSHA Task Forces
Housing Finance Reform Task Force
The Task Force, comprised of the Executive Committee members, serves as an advisory group for NCSHA staff and confers with the full Board as necessary on issues related to housing finance reform.
Members
Gerald Hunter (ID) | Chair
Brian Hudson (PA)Tom Gleason (MA)Rick McQuady (KY)Susan Dewey (VA)
HFA Housing Finance Cooperatives Task Force
The proposed Task Force’s purpose is to assist NCSHA in advancing a key business objective that has emerged from our recent relevancy and innovation strategic planning work: the exploration of cooperative arrangements among HFAs to leverage their collective strength and combined capacity to achieve common objectives, such as advantaged access to mortgage capital, insurance, servicing, and technology. A primary goal of the proposed Task Force is to consider how HFAs might come together not just as a customer of but potentially as a structural part of whatever secondary market system may emerge from Congress’ and the Administration’s housing finance reform efforts.
Members
Anas Ben Addi (DE) | Co-ChairGrant Whitaker (UT) | Co-Chair
The Task Force is the NCSHA Board of Directors.
NCSHA Task Forces
NCSHA Task Forces
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Task Force
The Task Force serves to help define and negotiate preferred HFA lending relationships with PMI companies.
Members
Tom Gleason (MA) | Chair
Anas Ben Addi (DE)Brian Hudson (PA)
NCSHA Focus Groups
Rural Housing Focus Group
The Focus Group works to identify ways to better serve the affordable housing needs of rural areas through strategies such as program improvements, new financing models, partnerships, information sharing, program exchange, and education. Its members share information among them and with the broader HFA community, assist NCSHA in developing relevant meeting content, and identify industry stakeholders with common interests in pursuit of potential partnerships and collaborations.
Members
Dean Christon (NH) | Co-ChairDave Haney (WY) | Co-Chair
Bruce Brensdal (MT) Tim Kenny (NE)Sarah Carpenter (VT) Dale McCormick (ME)Doug Garver (OH) Rick McQuady (KY)Kim Herman (WA) Dennis Shockley (OK)
NCSHA Focus Groups
Supportive Housing Focus Group
The Focus Group supports HFA efforts to develop and administer supportive housing programs, informs NCSHA’s supportive housing educational programming, and advances partnerships between HFAs and supportive housing providers. Its members share information among them and with the broader HFA community, assist NCSHA in developing relevant meeting content, and identify industry stakeholders with common interests in pursuit of potential partnerships and collaborations.
Members
Sarah Carpenter (VT) | Co-ChairSherry Seiwert (IN) | Co-Chair
Anas Ben Addi (DE) Bob Kucab (NC)Richard Godfrey (RI) Valarie Williams (SC)
NCSHA Focus Groups
Sustainable Development Focus Group
The Focus Group provides a forum for exploring strategies for making homes and communities more sustainable by promoting energy-efficiency, making homes healthier, connecting housing to jobs, and increasing access to affordable transportation. It considers ways to maximize HFA access to and increase the effectiveness of federal resources and programs, including those administered by HUD, USDA, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Transportation. Its members share information among them and with the broader HFA community, assist NCSHA in developing relevant meeting content, and identify industry stakeholders with common interests in pursuit of potential partnerships and collaborations.
Members
Tim Kenny (NE) | Co-ChairRay Skinner (MD) | Co-Chair
Dean Christon (NH) Kim Herman (WA)Tom Gleason (MA) Marc Jahr (NYC)Richard Godfrey (RI) Dale McCormick (ME)Gary Heidel (MI)
NCSHA Meetings
• HFA Institute | January
• Legislative Conference | April
• Housing Credit Conference & Marketplace | June
• Executive Directors Workshop | JulyHFA executive directors only
• NCSHB Educational & Development Workshop | August HFA board members and executive directors only
• Executive Development Program | Late August – Early SeptemberHeld every other year at the University of Notre Dame
• Annual Conference & Tradeshow | October
NCSHA Online Networking
NCSHA’s website features news and networking opportunities for HFA executive directors, staff, and their partners. Here are just a few of the benefits.
•Daily blog posts on legislative and regulatory matters that impact HFAs emailed to you
•Daily Housing Headlines culled from leading media sources emailed to you
•The Executive Director Community, a private discussion and networking group for executive directors •The Faces of Home microsite, featuring at least one story from each state about families helped by HFA programs
•Up-to-date conference information
•HFA News submitted by HFA communicators from across the country and featured on our home page
NCSHA Online Networking
The Executive Director Community on ncsha.org
• Cary Knox is group administrator and can answer any questions and provide password assistance
• The Community features group discussions, polls, and document sharing—ask your ED peers anything!
• The Community also contains all the information you need about NCSHA by-laws, committees, task forces, and more
• You’ll start receiving messages from the Community automatically. Contact Cary Knox with navigation questions.
Executive Development Program
• Leadership curriculum developed by NCSHA staff, HFA focus groups, and the teaching faculty of the University of Notre Dame
• Taught on the campus of Notre Dame by university faculty
• Held bi-annually in the fall
• Open to HFA executive directors and staff
National Conference of State Housing Boards |
• Created in 1984 as an unincorporated entity by a group of HFA board members
• NCSHB exists to provide educational and training opportunities for state HFA board members to help them govern their agencies more effectively
• NCSHB members are HFA board members
Board of Directors
• Comprised of up to 20 members
• Officers include: president, first vice president, second vice president, and secretary
• Immediate past president serves as ex-officio
• Officers and board members are elected by the membership
• Officers serve one-year terms
• Board members serve two-year terms
• Board meets three times a year during NCSHA’s Legislative Conference, the NCSHB Educational & Development Workshop, and NCSHA’s Annual Conference & Tradeshow
Elizabeth Joachim Mississippi Home Corporation President
Michael B. Maroney Nebraska Investment Finance Authority First Vice President
J.P. Crowley Montana Board of Housing/Housing Division Second Vice President
Julia Elbon West Virginia Housing Development Fund Secretary
Karen Davis Illinois Housing Development Authority Board Director
Gerald Eid North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Sam Ewell North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Derek Ford District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Pat Hand Wyoming Community Development Authority Board Director
Gordon Henderson Alabama Housing Finance Authority Board Director
Allison Jones Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Richard Lillard Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Karen Miller Washington State Housing Finance Commission Board Director
Felicia Morant South Carolina State Housing and Finance Development Authority Board Director
Mark Schwartz Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Board Director
Eddie Bines South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority Ex Officio | Immediate Past President
Board of Directors
NCSHA Staff
Executive Office
Barbara J. Thompson | Executive Director
Cary D. Knox | Executive Office/Board Liaison
NCSHA Staff
Policy & Government Affairs
Garth B. Rieman | Director, Housing Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives
Gira Bose | Senior Legislative and Policy AssociateEllen Lurie Hoffman | Legislative and Policy AssociateMindy La Branche | Legislative and Policy AssociateJon Lipe | Legislative and Policy CoordinatorSally Malone | Legislative and Policy CoordinatorJames Tassos | Legislative and Policy Associate
NCSHA Staff
Marketing & Communications
Maury L. Edwards | Director, MeetingsCandace Armstrong | Meetings Coordinator
Justin Bras | Web & Special Projects AssociateMatt Cunningham | Project Planner/Communications Coordinator
NCSHA Staff
Operations
Kevin B. Burke, CPA | Director, Finance
Lovely Padua-Hare | Office CoordinatorPhaedra Stoger | Operations/Membership
Associate
www.ncsha.org
Visit us online at www.ncsha.org to get more information about:
•Advocacy materials
•Action Alert
•Awards for Program Excellence entries
•Conference information
•HFA community pages
NCSHA Contact Information
National Council of State Housing Agencies444 North Capitol Street NW
Suite 438Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-624-7710 Fax: 202-624-5899
Website: www.ncsha.orgEmail: [email protected]
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time