NAAHL - Key Persons

Cherri Sinclair is the Communications Director at the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL). Cherri was a Senior Account Executive at Octane Public Relations & Advertising where she managed and implemented strategic communications and social marketing campaigns. Prior to Octane, Cherri worked in crisis communications at Levick, LLC, conducting media outreach and producing social media content. She was also responsible for executing corporate social responsibility programs, events, and grassroots initiatives for clients. Cherri holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from SUNY Binghamton and a Master of Arts in Mass Communication and Media Studies from Howard University.

Dafina Williams

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Opportunity Finance

Daniel A. Nissenbaum

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Member of the Board of Directors
Second Vice - Chair / Low Income Investment Fund / New York, NY

Deborah Kasemeyer

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Member of the Board of Directors

Doug Schaeffer

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Member of the Board of Directors
Chairman / Woodforest National Bank / the Woodlands, TX
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair / Woodforest National Bank / the Woodlands, TX

Erin Burns-Maine

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Member of the Board of Directors
the Community Preservation Corporation / New York, NY

Jada S. Grandy-Mock

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Member of the Board of Directors

James V. Matthews

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Member of the Board of Directors
Capital One / McLean, VA

Jan M. Bergeson

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Member of the Board of Directors

Jennifer A. Vasiloff

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Member of the Board of Directors
Opportunity Finance

Jennifer Ernst

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Member of the Board of Directors

John Olson

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Member of the Board of Directors
Conference Planning Committee Chair / Goldman Sachs / New York, NY
Treasury & Finance Committee Chair / Goldman Sachs / New York, NY

Jonathan Harwitz

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Member of the Board of Directors

Joseph L. Flatley

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Member of the Board of Directors
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation

Joseph Reilly

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the Community Development Trust / New York, NY

Joy Hoffmann

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Member of the Board of Directors
Conference Planning Committee Chair / Morgan Stanley / New York, NY

Kerri D. Holloway

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Member of the Board of Directors

Lloyd W. Brown, II

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Member of the Board of Directors
Racial Equity Committee Chair

Mark Curtiss

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Chairman of the Membership Committee
Member of the Board of Directors
Membership Committee Chair / Massachusetts Housing Partnership / Boston

Matt Josephs

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Member of the Board of Directors

Melissa McDonald

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Member of the Board of Directors
Racial Equity Committee Chair / Raza Development Fund / Phoenix, AZ

Merilyn Rovira

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Member of the Board of Directors
Chairman / the Community Development Trust / New York, NY
the Community Development Trust / New York, NY

Michael H. Martinez

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Member of the Board of Directors
Assistant Treasurer & Audit Committee Chair / American Express

Nikki Holsopple

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Member of the Board of Directors
Secretary / JPMorgan Chase & Co. Washington, DC
Secretary / JPMorgan Chase / Washington, DC

Pete Visclosky

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Representative

Robert L. Likes

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Member of the Board of Directors

Sara (Olson) Spofford - COO

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OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Sara (Olson) Spofford is the Operations Director at the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL). Sara was the Communications Director for U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.). Prior to that role, she also served as the Press Assistant and Campaign Assistant. Sara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Manchester University.

Sarah Brundage - CEO, President

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PRESIDENT

Sarah Brundage is the President and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL). Sarah served as the Senior Advisor for Housing Supply and Infrastructure in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She also previously served as General Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at HUD. Sarah led the Department's efforts to enhance HUD programs that increase the production and supply of housing, including the execution of the Administration's Housing Supply Action Plan. Sarah played a lead role in the implementation of the Interagency Taskforce on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan. She also served as a senior policy advisor on the White House Domestic Policy Council. Prior to HUD, Sarah was the Senior Policy Director at Enterprise Community Partners, where she co-led the national ACTION Campaign to strengthen and expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. She also led Enterprise's state and local policy work in California and managed the state's fair housing taskforce and the successful implementation of California Opportunity Maps. Sarah holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.