Staff

Staff

The greatest strength of any organization lies in its people, and NAHT has recruited and retained a group of highly skilled individuals who are experts in affordable housing, have an old-fashioned work ethic, an innovative spirit, and a natural attention to detail. Our talented and dedicated staff possesses, on average, over 12 years of experience in the affordable housing industry, and many have experience across multiple disciplines.

Our staff is divided into five teams, which are:

Executive Leadership – Jim Bowman, Susan Basting, Lori Little, Bob Snow.

Development Advising & Resource Group – Bob Snow, Ryan Cassell, Ilsa Beyl, TJ Brummett, Merydith Greene, Gerald Griffin, David Lennon, Suzanne Vice.

Capital Markets Group – Lori Little, Steve Mushrush, Mike Dummermuth, Brian Biglin, Jennifer Armstrong, Ryan Cassell, Randy Hector, Dave Michaels, Michelle Woodmansee.

Asset Management and Investor Reporting – Susan Basting, Bill Beck, Scott Brummett, Doug Bates, Doug Dempsey, Merydith Greene, Jim Haley, Jaron Phillips, Kate Underwood.

Corporate Finance & Resource Group – Susan Basting, Margaret Norris, Heather Lindsey, Kate Underwood, Nikki Woeckener.

James Bowman

President and CEO

Mr. Bowman joined the National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT, the Trust) in 1998, bringing with him nearly 15 years experience of investment banking and capital markets experience for a wide variety of public purpose projects. As President and CEO of NAHT, he is responsible for plotting and maintaining the strategic direction of the organization and ensuring its mission to be a reliable source of capital and development expertise for affordable housing is realized. Previously, Mr. Bowman served as Senior Vice President of the Housing and Long Term Care group with National City Investments in Cleveland, Director of Finance for Franklin County, Ohio, was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Franklin County Mental Health Board, and served as chair of the Metropolitan Human Services Levy Review Committee in Columbus. Mr. Bowman currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Community Housing Network in Columbus, a non-profit organization that develops and manages special needs housing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics, as well as a master’s degree in Public Administration, both from The Ohio State University.

Susan Basting

CFO and CPO, Treasurer, Asset Management and Investor Reporting

Ms. Basting is a CPA with 24 years of experience in the accounting and business fields and 13 years of experience in the affordable housing industry. She has been a member of the NAHT leadership team since 1996, as their CFO for 11 years and COO for 10 years. She is currently the Chief Performance and Financial Officer responsible for the organizations financial assets, strategy and reporting, in addition to leading the asset management division, and the corporate organizational functions. She has been responsible for the coordination of financial reporting to investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other parties, as well as providing support to the acquisition, analysis, and due diligence processes for new development opportunities. Prior to joining the Trust, she served as Accounting Manager at NBBJ, a national architecture firm. In addition, she was a Senior Public Accountant in audit for Deloitte & Touche. Ms. Basting holds a B.S. in Business and Accounting from Wright State University. She is a Certified Public Accountant registered in Ohio, a Certified Management Accountant and a member of the Ohio Society of CPAs.

Robert Snow

Senior Vice President, Director of Development Advising & Resource Group

A 30-year veteran of the housing industry, Mr. Snow directs the development efforts at the Trust. He has widespread expertise in many areas of affordable housing, including asset management, acquisitions, HUD and state agency compliance, and low income housing tax credits (LIHTC), as well as permanent and transition housing for the homeless. Prior to joining NAHT in 1990, Mr. Snow served as Executive Director for the Ohio Energy Action Corporation, was Vice President of Property Management for Celeste and Santer, and acquired and rehabilitated historic rental properties as President of Snow Real Estate Enterprises. He holds a B.A. in Government and Law from Lafayette College, and is well known on the affordable housing speaker’s circuit.

Lori Little

Senior Vice President, Director of Capital Markets Group

Ms. Little joined NAHT from global financial services firm JP Morgan Chase in 2002, bringing her 20⁺ years of law, credit, and mortgage experience to enhance the equity placement processes at the Trust. As Director of Equity Placement, she leads the team responsible for securing capital from corporate investors, underwriting the development projects to meet and assure investors’ needs, and facilitating the closing processes for such investors and projects. Prior to her tenure at JP Morgan Chase, Ms. Little served as Operations Vice President for the Associates Corporation of North America, and as Associate Attorney for Blalack & Williams, LP in Dallas. She holds a B.A. in Government from Abilene Christian University, as well as her J.D. from Baylor University Law School. Ms. Little is a member of the American Bar Association’s Housing Division, and holds bar certifications in the states of Iowa, Ohio and Texas.

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