COMMUNITY HOUSING FUND - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member / Finance Project Manager, Housing Development Center
Anita is a native Oregonian and has worked in affordable housing for nearly 11 years. She has worked to bring many affordable housing projects to fruition with Housing Development Center (HDC), including guiding development and fostering partnerships between nonprofit developers and culturally specific service and advocacy organizations.
Prior to her tenure with HDC Anita worked as an Urban Planner in several cities in Southern California and in Bangalore, India.
She holds degrees in Architecture from the University of Oregon and a degree in planning from the University of Southern California.
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- Senior Project Manager, City of Hillsboro
Chris Hartye has worked in local government for over 20 years and has been with the City of Hillsboro since 2008. In his role as Senior Project Manager, he has led Citywide strategic planning efforts, community visioning, and various economic and community development initiatives. For the past seven years, Chris has focused on affordable housing policies, programs and projects - including leading the City's implementation of the Regional Affordable Housing Bond. In his spare time, Chris enjoys music, hiking and spending time with his wife and family.
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- Board Member / Principal, North Development Group
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- Chairman, Board Member / Retired Director, Public Finance, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc
- Loan Committee Chair / Retired Director, Public Finance, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc
Dr. Ron Lehr recently retired after 25 years of public finance banking experience. He is a nationally recognized leader in the municipal arena specializing in housing finance.
He has led over $1.5 billion in tax exempt bond issuance. He is the former CEO of the Alaska Housing Finance Commission and former Budget Director for that state.
He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Oregon, a bachelor's in Mathematics from University of Alaska/Fairbanks, and Bachelor's and Master's in Economics from Washington State University.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director, Oregon Public Health Institute
Eden (he/him) is Oregon Public Health Institute's (OPHI) Deputy Director, focused on organization capacity building and overarching staff management. Eden comes to OPHI with 10+ years in community based organization leadership roles in Washington County, Oregon. Born in Michoacán, Mexico, Eden migrated to the U.S. when he was only 5 years old. Eden was the first member of his family to attend college, and he used his first-hand experience successfully navigating the challenges of higher education to mentor other first-generation students.
Eden holds a BA in Accounting from Portland State University. Outside of work, Eden serves on the City of Cornelius Council and enjoys gardening. Most importantly he is husband and father of two.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer at the Contingent
- Immediate past Chair, Executive Committee / Chief Operating Officer, the Contingent
Felicia Tripp-Folsom is the Chief Operating Officer at The Contingent. She joined that organization in 2019, after serving as the Deputy Director of the Portland Housing Center (PHC), a NeighborWorks homeownership center, which she joined in 2000.
She is a graduate of the Achieving Excellence Program at Harvard's Kennedy School, and previously worked at the Emergence Foundation.
In her professional life, she is busy working on issues involving, affordable housing, social justice, healthcare, and educational reform.
She sits on the board of directors of Altair School, Children First for Oregon, Innovative Changes, and North/NE Business Alliance. She holds degrees in English and History from Reed College.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Relationship Manager / AVP, Umpqua Bank
- Member of the Urban Land Institute Northwest
- Relationship Manager and Associate Vice President at Umpqua Bank
- Relationship Manager and Vice President at Umpqua Bank
Grace Chang is Relationship Manager and Associate Vice President at Umpqua Bank, the West Coast's largest community bank. She specializes in affordable housing and commercial real estate lending at Umpqua Bank. Grace is passionate about the intersection of finance, social impact, and community development and believes in the power of capital markets to harness social change. Prior to her role at Umpqua, Grace specialized in public policy and research at Abt Associates, a think-tank and research consulting firm. She earned a Bachelors of Arts from Swarthmore College and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) as well as a Masters in Science from the University of Oregon.
Grace is an active member of the Urban Land Institute Northwest (ULI), dedicating to the creation of sustainable thriving communities and responsible land use, where she serves on ULI's Young Leaders Committee. Grace serves as a Board Member for Transition Projects, Portland's largest homeless services provider. Grace also has completed Portland's Regional Arts & Culture Council Art of Leadership program, a seven-month nonprofit board development program. Grace serves as an Alumni Admissions Interview volunteer for her alma matter, Swarthmore College. Grace is a dog lover and enjoys swimming, cycling, and yoga.
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- Member / President, Rembold Properties
- President, Rembold Properties
Kira Cador has over 30 years of experience in development and asset management. She has managed the development of market rate and income restricted multi-family projects throughout Oregon and California including: senior housing projects, retail and flex/office projects.
She has served on multiple boards and advisory panels, including on Metro's Affordable Housing Bond oversight committee, as a Technical Advisory Group member for Washington County's Equitable Housing Project, as a member of the panel of experts for the City of Portland's Inclusionary Housing zone, and as a member of the Housing Technical Advisory Committee for the City of Beaverton's Anti-Displacement Housing Strategy.
She currently serves as Vice President of the Board of KairosPDX, an education/leadership focused nonprofit.
Kira holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Washington State University.
Job Titles:
- Lending and Relationships Manager
Mandie joined the Community Housing Fund in 2017 after 12 years with Federal Home Loan Bank Seattle (Seattle Bank). During her tenure with the Seattle Bank, she oversaw the disbursement of over $10 million in downpayment assistance grants to thousands of low- to extremely-low-income homebuyers through the Home$tart program, as well as administering a discounted loan program and a predevelopment grant program for affordable housing and community development projects.
In addition, she analyzed applications for many rounds of the Seattle Bank's Affordable Housing Program, the largest source of private affordable housing funding in the nation.
Prior to her work in affordable housing, Mandie held several administrative positions at Seattle Children's Theatre and was a co-founder and founding board member of Sirens Theatre Company.
She was born and raised in Washington County, Oregon, and holds a Bachelor's degree from Whitman College.
Job Titles:
- Secretary, Executive Committee / Director of Federal Programs, Hillsboro School District
Olga served on the Hillsboro City Council from 2007 to 2016. She was Assistant Principal at Hillsboro High for 7 years, and currently serves as the Director of Federal Programs for Hillsboro School District.
Among her many responsibilities, she oversees federal funding related to homeless students, and truly appreciates the role that stable housing plays in student success.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts/Spanish from Oregon State University, a Master of Arts Degree in Special Education from Portland State University, and a PhD in Educational Administration from Lewis & Clark College.
Job Titles:
- Interim Executive Director
Prior to joining Community Housing Fund, Peg was the Executive Director of Portland Housing Center an organization she founded in 1991. The organization focuses on first time home buyers with an array of education services, financial counseling, IDA savings accounts, mortgage brokering, and second mortgage loans. During her tenure, upwards of 10,000, primarily low to moderate income households, utilized these resources and purchased their first home.
In her career, Peg worked in economic development positions for the City of Portland, at a neighborhood credit union in Portland, a local development corporation in East New York, a municipal corporation financing business expansion in New York City, and at the Seattle Housing Authority in affordable housing development.
Peg has a B.A. from University of Oregon and M.A. from the New School for Social Research in New York City. She attended Achieving Excellence at Harvard University and also Women in Power which led to fundraising for a girls school in Rwanda in an area hard hit by the genocide She attended the school opening in 2008.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director at CASA of Oregon
- Finance Committee / Executive Director, Community and Shelter Assistance Corp. ( CASA of Oregon )
Peter Hainley serves as the executive director at CASA of Oregon, where he has worked in a number of capacities since 1992. He leads 28 employees in helping other nonprofits and public agencies meet the needs of low-income families throughout Oregon, particularly rural farmworker housing, and asset and leadership development.
CASA is the country's largest network provider of Individual Development Accounts. CASA also assists with conversion of manufactured home parks to cooperative ownership and is a CDFI lender. Prior to his work at CASA, Peter served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic.
He holds a Bachelor's in Accounting from Portland State University.
Job Titles:
- Finance Committee / Retired Executive Director, Community Action
Renee retired as the Executive Director of Community Action in 2015, after more than 25 years with the agency. She is an accomplished advocate, and serves on a variety of boards and commissions.
Job Titles:
- City Manager of Cornelius
- Treasurer, Executive Committee Finance Committee Chair / Retired City Manager, Cornelius, Oregon
Rob Drake has served as the City Manager of Cornelius for 10 years, with plans to retire in 2022. Prior to that, he served as the Mayor of Beaverton for 16 years, with a staff of about 500. During that time, he served as president of the League of Oregon Cities.
Prior to his public service, he spent 17 years in key sales and senior management positions with Oregon food and beverage wholesalers. He volunteers on a number of local boards and committees, including: Beaverton School District (Audit Committee), and PSU/Portland Metropolitan Studies Institute.
Rob has also worked as a strategic consultant to local jurisdictions, and served as interim city manager for two small Oregon cities.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Manager, Office of Community Development, Washington County, or
- Chairman, Executive Committee Loan Committee / Manager, Office of Community Development, Washington County, or
Shannon Wilson was recently appointed as the Office of Community Development Manager for Washington County. Prior to that she served as Housing Development Manager for the Housing Authority of Washington County for five years.
She began her community development career at Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) in 2001 as an AmeriCorps VISTA member working on asset building programs. During her 16 years there, she developed expertise in direct service delivery, grant writing and management, program development and oversight, affordable housing development, and organizational leadership.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from St. Olaf College and a Master's in Public Administration from Portland State University.