HOUSING TRUST SILICON VALLEY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Communications Manager
- Communications Manager at Housing Trust
Adelene Ramos was promoted to Communications Manager at Housing Trust in February 2022. In this role, she is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing communications programs that effectively describe and promote Housing Trust Silicon Valley, our products, and programs. She joined the organization in January 2020 as the Marketing & Outreach Coordinator for the Homeownership Programs Department, where she provided marketing, community outreach, and communications for the Homebuyer Department. Adelene brings more than two decades of experience in strategic communications, storytelling, and project management to her role, along with a background working in nonprofits, social justice, city government, and higher education. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the many family activities that the Bay Area offers, and her favorites are hiking, going to museums, watching concerts and movies, perusing independent bookstores, and spending time at the beach. When not writing stories about the community that Housing Trust supports, Adelene writes poetry and is an award winning poet. She holds an MBA from Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, with concentrations in Marketing Management and Leading People & Organizations. She was a Hackworth scholar and a Roelandts scholar during graduate school. Adelene also holds a BA in Film and Video Production from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Office Manager
- Housing Trust As Office Manager / Executive Assistant
Alex Berger joined Housing Trust as Office Manager/Executive Assistant in June 2022. In this role, he is responsible for the administrative and organizational management of the Housing Trust office, and supports the CEO and senior leadership team. Prior to joining Housing Trust, Alex spent 12 years with Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, first as a Production Stage Manager and then later as General Manager. As General Manager, he oversaw general operations and company management. He also has eight years of experience in non-profit administration. A San Jose native, Alex attended University of California, Santa Barbara where he earned a BA in Theatre with a focus of Stage Management.
Job Titles:
- Development Manager
- Housing Trust in 2013 As Development Assistant
Alison Frost joined Housing Trust in 2013 as Development Assistant and currently serves as Development Manager. In this role, she supports the Chief Development Officer with donor stewardship efforts, event planning, and grant writing. Alison has a passion for art and design, and enjoys being able to serve the Housing Trust creatively by designing their print and marketing materials. She holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Job Titles:
- Retired Financial Executive
Job Titles:
- Senior Loan Administrator
Becky Swift joined Housing Trust Silicon Valley as the Senior Loan Administrator in September 2021. In her role she coordinates loan closings for the Multifamily team. Prior to joining Housing Trust she spent over 15 years working in for-profit lending as an underwriter and credit analyst for various community banks. Becky graduated from the University of Santa Barbara with a BA degree in Communications.
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Housing Trust As the Assistant Controller
Brent Malloy joined Housing Trust as the Assistant Controller in December 2021. He was promoted to Controller in August 2022. In this role, his responsibilities include establishing in-house loan servicing accounting capacity, leading the accounting team, ensuring technical accounting is adopted and documented as we grow and as pronouncements change. Prior to joining Housing Trust, Brent served as the Assistant Controller at Accion Opportunity Fund Community Development, a leading microfinance CDFI that provides working capital loans to traditionally underserved small businesses. Brent brings over 15 years in finance, primarily for small businesses in such industries as non-profit lending, manufacturing, consumer goods, software, and hospitality industries. He earned a BA in Political Science from UC San Diego, a Certificate of Advanced Accounting proficiency from Santa Clara University, and a California CPA license in 2018, which is currently active.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman / Silicon Valley Bank
Job Titles:
- Credit Analyst
- Housing Trust As a Credit Analyst
Daniel Concepcion joined Housing Trust as a Credit Analyst in July 2022. In this role, he will support Housing Trust's Multifamily Lending team in evaluating and underwriting affordable housing loans and by performing lending activities that include origination support, financial analyses, third party review assessments, site visits, marketing, and relationship management. Prior to joining Housing Trust, he worked as a credit analyst for Upstart. Daniel's previous positions also include managing federal and private student loan programs as a loan officer for U.C. Santa Cruz and working as a business banker for Chase bank. He received his Bachelor's degree in Finance from C.S.U. Chico and his MBA from San Jose State University.
Daniel Garaycochea joined Housing Trust in November 2019 as a Staff Accountant. Prior to the Housing Trust Daniel worked as an auditor at a certified public accounting firm for over five years, specializing in LEA, nonprofit and single audit engagements.
Job Titles:
- Development & Communications Associate
- the Development & Communications Associate for the Development & Communications Department
Darlene Davila-Thrower joined Housing Trust in June 2022 as the Development & Communications Associate for the Development & Communications department. In this role, she will support the overall operations of the Development and Communications team by providing administrative support. Darlene has over 25 years of office experience in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Prior to Housing Trust, she provided administrative support to a real estate office, where she utilized her expertise in marketing and office management, while also assisting an escrow coordinator to ensure that the transaction went as smoothly as possible. Darlene enjoys providing excellent customer service and looks forward to bringing her administrative background to the Housing Trust team and the affordable housing sector.
Elisa joined Housing Trust in November 2021 as an Underwriter for First Time Homebuyers. In this role, she underwrites Empower Homebuyer SCC and Homebuyer Empowerment Loan Program (HELP) loans. Prior to joining Housing Trust, she spent over 18 years working as mortgage loan underwriter and mortgage loan processor at Wells Fargo Institutional Lending Wholesale, RMR Financial, LLC., Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC. and Pacificwide Business Group, Inc. Elisa completed a BS in Commerce major in Economics and earned 21 academic units of MBA from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.
Job Titles:
- Chief Lending Officer
- Housing Trust As Chief Lending Officer
Fathia Macauley joined Housing Trust as Chief Lending Officer in September, 2019. She provides oversight for Housing Trust's lending programs including Multifamily, first-time homebuyer programs and Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) initiatives. Fathia was most recently California Market Lead at Capital Impact Partners, leading strategic planning for affordable housing lending and business strategy for California. She managed a $70M CA loan pipeline as well as three venture loan funds, including leading Capital Impact's participation in The Bay's Future Fund. Prior to Capital Impact Partners, Fathia served as Director of Business Development, Northern California for Clearinghouse CDFI. Fathia has been in the field of community development finance for the past 25 years, including over 18 years of experience financing and developing redevelopment projects throughout California, ranging from affordable housing development projects to community facilities such as charter schools, community health clinics, faith-based facilities and mixed-use development projects. Throughout her career she has managed over $600M in CRA and affordable housing development projects and participated in the creation of over 1,000 affordable homes. Fathia has also written several community plans and conducted community development research on the intersection of neighborhood revitalization and community investment. Fathia holds a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and earned her Bachelor's degree in History and African Area Studies from UCLA.
Job Titles:
- Housing Trust As Treasury Analyst
- Treasury Analyst
Haley Kline joined Housing Trust as Treasury Analyst in June 2022. In this role, she is primarily responsible for financial planning and analysis, as well as support for business decisions, strategy, and risk management. Prior to Housing Trust, Haley worked as a financial analyst at a tech firm. Haley began her career as a research analyst for a buy-side investment bank and holds a BS in Economics from Cal Poly SLO.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Homebuyer Programs
Hong Anh Ngo joined Housing Trust as a Junior Loan Underwriter in July 2014 and was named Senior Program Specialist in July 2020. In her present role she assists the Homeownership programs manager in underwriting and marketing down payment assistance loan programs. She has worked in the legal and real estate industries since 2009 and has served as a paralegal, mainly handling personal injury, loan modification, debt negotiation, and bankruptcy cases. She also worked as a real estate coordinator and a loan underwriter. Hong went to San Jose State University and graduated in 2007 with a BS degree in Management.
Jeanette Ruiz has been with the Housing Trust since 2008. In her current position, Jeanette draws on her 15 years of experience in the housing industry to support the Asset Management Department with portfolio management. She is also the administrator for the Finally Home Grant and the Housing Affordability Fund. Prior to joining the Housing Trust, Jeanette worked as an Escrow Assistant at Land America Commonwealth Title.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Second Vice - Chair / Technology Credit Union
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Housing Trust As Chief Financial Officer
Julie Mahowald joined Housing Trust as Chief Financial Officer in January 2016. Her responsibilities include strategy and planning, capital structure and capital raise, accounting, treasury as well as admin and operations. She has also served as interim CEO of Housing Trust, and is part of the leadership team bringing the TECH Fund, the Apple Affordable Housing Fund, and Google's Launch Initiative to fruition -each investing funds to start up or preserve of affordable homes within months of establishment. Julie brings over 30 years of corporate finance, treasury management, and strategy experience in high growth tech firms such as Oracle, Maxtor, Celestica, and various Silicon Valley start-ups. Her roles included raising capital from banks and venture firms, international finance, and guiding an initial public offering. Julie also has extensive non-profit management experience through her volunteer board positions. She serves on the board of the Los Altos Community Foundation and is a past co-Chair. Julie was a long-time board member of East Palo Alto Kids Foundation. She earned her BA in Economics from Tulane University and an MBA in Finance and MA in International Studies from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where she was a Fellow with the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- First Vice - Chair / Housing Development Consultant
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Treasurer / Cisco
Job Titles:
- Director of Human Resources
- Housing Trust As Director of Human Resources
Lupita Lourdes Medina joined Housing Trust as Director of Human Resources in July 2021.In this role, she is responsible for HR operations and compliance, full employee life-cycle support, training and development; and serve as a key partner in driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. Prior to joining Housing Trust, Lupita served as Director of Human Resources for KIPP Public Schools Northern California and served as HR coordinator and HR manager for The Foundation for Hispanic Education. She brings over eight years of HR and payroll experience including strategy and compliance, benefits and payroll administration, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, change management, training, HRIS implementation and management, handbook and policy and procedures development. Lupita earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Spanish from San Jose State University.
Mao Gaoteote joined Housing Trust in November 2019 as Loan Administrator for the Multifamily lending department. Prior to joining Housing Trust she spent over 20 years working both in for-profit and non-profit as a lender in retail and SBA (Small Business Administration) for a CDFI lender and various community banks. Since 2012, she has been serving as a Loan Committee Member to NorCal- FDC and has been a Board Member to various committees for the Sierra Pacific Conference - FMC since 2017.
Job Titles:
- Housing Trust As Manager
- Manager, Loan Administration
Martha Lopez serves Housing Trust as Manager -Loan Administration and has over 30 years of experience in the real estate loan field. After working for several major for-profit real estate lenders in subdivision construction, commercial real estate and SBA lending departments, she took a loan administration position with a nonprofit CDFI in 2008, where she worked for five years until the loan program was assigned to Housing Trust. Martha joined Housing Trust as a loan administrator and assisted with the setup of the new Multifamily lending department in 2013. She completed Real Estate coursework at San Jose City College.
Job Titles:
- Loan Officer
- Housing Trust As a Loan Officer
Michael Bannen joined Housing Trust as a Loan Officer in March 2020. In this role, he works to underwrite predevelopment, acquisition, and bridge-loan financing to expand Housing Trust's greater Bay Area footprint. Mike began his career at Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco as an insurance auditor and moved to Minneapolis to be an analyst in a commercial real estate production office. He returned to San Francisco to work in Wells' Community Lending & Investment group, where he began his work in affordable housing. He has volunteered tutoring adults pursuing their GED, computer literacy skills, and English as a Second Language, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Santa Clara University.
Job Titles:
- Housing Trust As Senior Fund Accountant
- Senior Fund Accountant
Mukhtar Barna joined Housing Trust as Senior Fund Accountant in March 2022. In this role, he will guide the growth of a fund we are managing on behalf of a large tech company, and will also contribute to Housing Trust's accounting, analysis, and reporting. Prior to Housing Trust, Mukhtar spent nine years working with Washington based nonprofit organizations and USAID implementing partners in Afghanistan, including Blumont Global Development and Chemonics International. Mukhtar speaks six languages. He was the recipient of a Fulbright, DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, a German Academic Exchange Service), and ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) Scholarship. He holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Pune University in India and a Master's in Finance from Tulane University in New Orleans. In 2019, Mukhtar moved to the United States from Afghanistan with his wife and four kids.
Job Titles:
- Chief Development & Communications Officer
- Housing Trust As Chief Development & Communications Officer
Nazmin joined Housing Trust as Chief Development & Communications Officer in December 2021. In this role she provides leadership for the organization's development and communications strategy in support of organizational, programmatic, and operating goals. Prior to Housing Trust, Nazmin served as Director of Philanthropy & Communications at Pacific Vison Foundation. She has been in the fields of Business Development, Marketing, and Communications most of her professional career. Her career began in corporate aviation, and she has held key positions in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. This included leading a student loan partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and an online fine art gallery on Costco.com. Her true passion is using her talents to advocate for under-resourced communities. That desire has led her to dedicate over two decades to the nonprofit world serving as Director of Major Gifts at Zen Hospice Project, Director of Development at Support for Families of Children with Disabilities, V.P. of Business Development at Art for Action, and Executive Director at Wings for Life. Nazmin is a Bay Area native and grew up in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Educated at the University of San Francisco, Nazmin holds a BA in Journalism and completed all requirements for the Journalism graduate program.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Housing Trust As Chief Executive Officer
Noni Ramos joined Housing Trust as Chief Executive Officer in January 2021. In this role she provides strategic leadership and oversees all day-to-day operations. Prior to Housing Trust, Noni served at Enterprise Community Loan Fund as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, where she oversaw the lending, portfolio and risk management, finance, and administration functions to align the organization's strategic direction. Prior to these roles she served as Vice President of Capital Solutions and Chief Lending Officer. Before joining Enterprise, Noni was Chief Credit Officer for Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) where she was responsible for directing all lending and portfolio management functions for its national portfolio of community development loans. She also held various lending and programmatic positions of progressive leadership during her 14-year tenure at LIIF. Noni currently serves as board chair of the California Coalition for Community Investment, a coalition of cross sector CDFIs working in California. She is also a board member of Mercy Community Capital, Community HousingWorks, SPUR San Jose, and Community Health Center Capital Fund. Noni received a Bachelor's degree from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a Master's in Public Administration from the California State University, East Bay.
Job Titles:
- Chief Credit Officer
- Housing Trust As Chief Credit Officer
Prathit joined Housing Trust as Chief Credit Officer in February 2022. His responsibilities will include leading the credit, risk management, loan administration, asset management, and compliance functions. Prathit is a seasoned executive with 25+ years of depth and breadth of credit risk management, commercial real estate finance and debt capital markets experience working at global investment and commercial banks, CDFI, CMBS originators and FinTech startups. Prior to Housing Trust, he worked at Capital Impact Partners (CIP), where he was responsible for business development, loan originations, and underwriting of complex affordable housing transactions in the Bay Area. He also managed the Bay's Future Fund and Community Housing Fund partnerships which provided off-balance sheet capital for affordable housing developments. Prior to these roles, while working at the FDIC for two years during the Great Recession following 2008 financial meltdown, Prathit provided credit risk management oversight, consulting on asset quality evaluations of loan portfolios at 40+ banks. He started his career in debt capital markets as a CMBS and MBS trader at Bear Stearns and later worked in structured finance focusing on CMBS transactions at Lehman Brothers - both in New York. Prathit received his MPA in International Finance from Harvard University and M. Arch; MCP degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Secretary of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Credit Analyst
- Housing Trust As a Credit Analyst
Solaiman Aurang joined Housing Trust as a Credit Analyst in July 2022. In this role, he will support Housing Trust's Multifamily Lending team in evaluating and underwriting affordable housing loans and by performing lending activities that include origination support, financial analyses, third party review assessments, site visits, marketing, and relationship management. Prior to Housing Trust, Solaiman began his career at Wells Fargo Bank working in the Private Banking division as a Relationship Manager. He remained with the company for 7 years taking on many roles, primarily those related to sales of consumer and commercial lending products. Solaiman made the pivot into credit analysis and underwriting when he took on a Commercial Senior Credit Analyst role at a community bank. He has since expanded his knowledge and experience in the credit field and held roles as a commercial and residential underwriter. In his spare time, Solaiman is strongly involved in his father's nonprofit organization, which focuses on assisting and uplifting refugees and immigrants and their transition to the Bay Area. Solaiman holds a BA in Legal Studies from UC Berkeley.
Job Titles:
- Loan Servicing Accountant
Linda Kemmer joined Housing Trust Silicon Valley in October 2020 as a Staff Accountant. In February 2022, she was promoted to Sr. Loan Servicing Accountant. Prior to Housing Trust, Linda has worked as a Fund Accountant for both Private Equity and Venture Fund companies. She also brings to Housing Trust years of non-profit experience working for both The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Omidyar Network.
Stephaney Kipple joined Housing Trust Silicon Valley as Senior Loan Officer in September 2020. In this role, she qualifies and underwrites developer financing loans throughout the greater Bay Area. Prior to joining Housing Trust, Stephaney was a Senior Project Manager at the Mission Economic Development Agency where she managed the development and financing of an 130-unit affordable housing project, as well as commercial acquisitions for arts, culture and neighborhood economic development. She has also worked at a San Francisco CDFI and on socially-equitable real estate projects in Detroit, New York City, and other cities. Stephaney received a Master of Science in Urban Policy Analysis and Management from the New School for Management and Urban Policy in New York City and holds a BBA from Eastern Michigan University. Stephaney is a also a member of OFN, NPH, ULI, and serves as Treasurer on the climate and transportation equity nonprofit, TransForm.
Thu Mai joined Housing Trust in April 2022 as a Staff Accountant. In her role, she will be assisting in the general day to day accounting (accounts payable, accounts receivable), closing the month, handling some tax related matters, and eventually taking over payroll. Thu earned a BS degree in Accounting from Cal State East Bay and has over 15 years of experience in accounting. Prior to joining Housing Trust, she worked in accounting at a health and wellness company for more than eight years.
Vivian Vo joined Housing Trust in 2012 and presently serves as Accounting Manager. In this role she assists the Chief Financial Officer in maintaining the organization's complex accounting and finance records. Her efforts have contributed to a string of clean audits. Prior to Housing Trust, Vivian worked as an accountant at a public accounting firm for six years and worked at The Health Trust for five years, providing back office accounting services to other nonprofits throughout Silicon Valley. Vivian holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting from San Jose State University.
Job Titles:
- Homebuyer Education Specialist
Yvonne Castillo joined Housing Trust in December 2019 as Homebuyer Education Specialist for the Homeownership Programs Department. In this role, she provides financial assistance, counseling, and administers workshops to first-time homebuyers. Prior to joining Housing Trust, she spent over 15 years working for the nonprofit agencies, Money Management International and SurePath Financial Solutions as a Certified Consumer Credit Counselor tailoring financial solutions for credit, debt repayment and mortgage assistance. Yvonne also volunteers as a coach for the Red Power Divas, a local running and walking support group. She earned her BS in Organizational Management and Ethics and her MBA in Finance from Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Yvonne joined Housing Trust Silicon Valley in October 2021 as an Underwriter for First-Time Homebuyers. She underwrites mortgage loans for down payment assistance programs under Empower Homebuyers SCC and Homebuyer Empowerment Loan Program (HELP). She has worked in mortgage banking/financing for over 18 years from being a loan processor to an underwriter. She also worked in the real estate industry as a transaction coordinator. Yvonne has a degree in BS Computer Engineering at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and also took up Computer Information Technology and had courses in California Real Estate Practice, Appraisal and Principles at Mission College, Santa Clara, California.