LUMENT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Head of Seniors Housing & Healthcare Production
Aniekan Udoh is an associate director at Lument and is based in Houston, Texas. As an associate director, he actively markets affordable housing real estate investment sales listings by making outgoing sales calls, performing site inspections and property tours, fielding buyer questions, and overseeing the preparation of initial financial analyses and marketing materials.
Prior to Lument, Aniekan was a transaction manager and junior broker with Newmark, and a senior development coordinator with the Houston Housing Authority.
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Loan Servicing & Asset Management
Chris Bergmann is a managing director on the affordable housing real estate investment sales team at Lument and works out of Houston, Texas. He is responsible for all aspects of proposals, listings, and project assignments.
Prior to joining Lument, Chris worked as a director for Newmark Knight Frank where he assisted clients in the disposition of affordable housing assets and worked with clients needing to determine exit strategies for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and HUD-assisted properties. He also handled all aspects of the marketing process including client development, market research, valuation and underwriting.
Before joining Newmark Knight Frank, Chris was the senior managing director for Trammell Crow Residential where he was in charge of their Affordable Housing Division; and before that, he was president of The Shenandoah Group. He was responsible for the development of over 16,000 units of affordable housing during his tenure with both of these two firms.
Chris is a graduate of James Madison University where he earned a BBA degree in management and is a former president of the Texas Association of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP), as well as a former board member of the organization.
Cliff McDaniel is a managing director and head of the affordable housing real estate investment sales team at Lument and works out of Houston, Texas. He is responsible for all aspects of proposals, listings, and project assignments.
Prior to joining Lument, Cliff worked as an executive managing director within the Affordable Housing Group of Newmark Knight Frank's Houston office. He is an expert in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) arena and regularly speaks on panels concerning the valuation of LIHTC properties.
Cliff's in depth knowledge of the Qualified Contract Process (QCP) and Right of First Refusal (RoFR) process, as well as Year-15 sales options, has allowed him to create unique and creative opportunities for his clients. He maintains good relationships with General Partners and Limited Partners, which has allowed him to help negotiate and resolve contentious issues with parties that have diverging interest.
Cliff is also involved in various philanthropic efforts, serving as executive director of On Track Ministries, vice president of Club Outreach Ministries, and secretary of West Houston 15 MUD.
Courtney Lewis - CEO, Chief Strategy Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Senior Managing Director
Derek DeHay is a managing director on the affordable housing real estate investment sales team at Lument and works out of Austin, Texas. Derek has been involved in the valuation and disposition of over $4.6 billion of affordable housing properties across the country. Within the real estate investment sales team at Lument, he works with existing and new clients on evaluating exit options, marketing properties, and selling affordable housing properties and interests.
Prior to joining Lument, Derek worked as a managing director with Newmark's Affordable Housing Group for over 10 years.
Derek's background in the affordable housing industry includes asset management, underwriting partnership interests and properties, acquisitions/dispositions, managing renovations, and new development. His experience includes properties that participate in various HUD programs, the LIHTC program, and USDA programs. Having previously worked with both developers/general partners and limited partners, he understands the complex dynamic within an LIHTC partnership.
Derek graduated from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University with a BBA in finance and real estate. During his career, he has earned the CCIM designation, Texas Real Estate Broker's license, and has had General Contractor licenses in multiple states.
Job Titles:
- Chief Credit Officer
- Senior Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Mortgage Banking Services
James Henson - CEO, Chief Legal Officer
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Senior Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Investment Sales
Jennifer Athas is a managing director at Lument, specializing in multifamily investment, and has successfully closed over $3 billion in multifamily and development sales in the northeast region.
She has over two decades of experience in the real estate industry. Before joining Lument, Jennifer held leadership positions at Berkadia, Institutional Property Advisors, and Apartment Realty Advisors. Her finance career began at the Bank of Boston, where she worked as a large corporate lender structuring debt transactions.
Jennifer earned her bachelor's in accounting from Bentley University.
Jon Wood - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Head of Affordable Housing Production
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Head of Small Balance Production
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer, CEO of Lument Securities
Ted Nasca - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Senior Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Associate Director, Marketing & Communications
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Lender Technology