PRESERVATION HOUSING TRUST - Key Persons


Hans Hage

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice President of the Board
Hans joined Preservation Housing Trust in 2018, having previously held executive, board, senior leadership, and technology positions in the well-being, healthcare, consumer device, non-profit housing, cloud storage and data security industries. Hans currently serves as Chief Product Officer, Consumer Operations at the largest health insurer in the United States, UnitedHealthcare. Previously, hans held the position of Senior Vice President of Provider Digital Transformation at UnitedHealth Group, SVP of Product and Innovation at StayWell (sold to Merck and Co. in 2016, now WebMD) and is the founder of Chairbridge, a St. Paul based consulting firm with broad expertise across a variety of markets, industries, and disciplines…. (read more)

Joseph P. Galvan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Joseph P. Galvan brings extensive experience from his nearly 8 years as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Midwest Regional Administrator based in Chicago. In that role he was responsible for the oversight of HUD investments across that six-state region consisting of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. He also served as HUD's liaison to elected officials, congressional delegations, associations and stakeholders. Prior to his second term at HUD, Joe was a Principal with Galvan & Associates advising housing authorities and cities on program performance, compliance and executive management issues. Mr. Galvan has strong ties to the Midwest region and local governments. He recently completed a second term as the Chair of the Chicago Federal Executive Board and was the Chairman of the Midwest Interagency Council on Homelessness. He has also served as a Community Development Director for several communities and worked on local boards including as Chairman of the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), West Cook Leaders for Fair Housing, the Preservation Housing Task Force and 18th Street Development Corporation.

Richard Hutsell - President, Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Leader
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • President and Managing Partner of Premier Housing Management
  • Principal in the Minneapolis Based Development Firm of MDR Development LLC
Mr. Hutsell is the Secretary Treasurer and President of Preservation Housing Trust, and also serves as the President and Managing Partner of Premier Management, a full service real estate company based in Minnesota. He has a 25 year proven track record of the successful ownership, management and development of multi-family real estate. Over the last 20 years he personally developed a nationally recognized property management model and has been involved in the development/rehabilitation of thousands of units of multi-family housing. In 2010, he founded Premier along with his business partner Marvin Kotek. In just eight years, the company has grown to over 2,700 units in 40 communities in five states. He has assembled one of the most talented corporate staff in the region. Mr. Hutsell is also a principal in the Minneapolis based development firm of MDR Development LLC. In the last five years they have completed several development deals and syndications of multi- family assets. The completed projects have a value in excess of 200 million dollars. Mr. Hutsell is a recognized leader in housing management and development having managed cumulative portfolios of over 150 properties located throughout the Midwest with assets in excess of one billion dollars and annual operating budgets of over 100 million. He is a state licensed Real Estate Broker, has a skilled background in commercial /residential brokerage and acquisition, and property appraisal. Mr. Hutsell is the President and Managing Partner of Premier Housing Management and Development Corporation, a full service real estate company based in Minnesota. Hutsell has over 25 years of experience in Multi-Family Management and Development… (read more)

Shawn Huckleby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President of the Board
Shawn served as Vice President of the Twin Cities Community Land Bank, Director of the Emerging Markets Homeownership Initiative and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Affordable Housing Connections. Previously, he served on the boards of the Local Initiative Support Corporation, Hallie Q. Brown Center, the Family Housing Fund, Minnesota Rural Partners, and Support Our Schools. Mr. Huckleby was the long time Deputy Director of the Minneapolis Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and also served as the acting Director of the HUD offices in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Springfield, Illinois… (read more)