IHI Associates are experienced professionals who have established expertise in various facets of housing and community development. Through their association, IHI is able to efficiently bring to bear their experience to address client assignments that require a broad base of knowledge. Through IHI they are able to offer a range of options or best practice advice in resolving difficult development or policy challenges. Because of their respective experience areas and IHI's oversight, the client benefits by receiving tested and vetted recommendations to assist with the challenge at hand. Their expertise includes the areas of:

• Government relations and programs - local, state and federal
• Planning - land use policies
• Legal - zoning ordinances, transactions and financing
• Financing - public and private programs
• Urban real estate development - from acquisition to management
• Technical - compliance with tax credit and other programs
• Organizational - improving effectiveness, strategic planning and reorganization
• Asset management - for nonprofit and private owners
• Community development - including mixed-income and inclusionary strategies and programs
• Tenant relations and assistance - redevelopment and rehabilitation activities

The IHI Associates listed are able to assist with IHI assignments related to their expertise.

Betts Abel most recently worked as a Housing Development Specialist for Arlington County, VA's, Department of Housing & Community Development. She focused on land use and planning aspects of affordable housing, including managing the program for contributions of affordable units or cash from new construction projects according to the County's Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance. Ms. Abel was instrumental in the development of the affordable housing bonus density program and worked on a variety of housing policy issues. Previously she was a Development Director with Jubilee Enterprise of Greater Washington, managing the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of large multifamily properties, and also worked in commercial real estate development. She has an MA in American Studies from The George Washington University and a BA in Art and English summa cum laude from Hiram College.

Nicholas Brunick, an associate with Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C., Chicago, represents for-profit and nonprofit developers and tax credit syndicators that are building, rehabilitating, or preserving affordable housing in Illinois and across the nation. He helps structure real estate transactions involving the full range of public, private, and quasi-public financing sources available to build or rehabilitate affordable housing or to develop commercial enterprises in underserved communities (including Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, New Market Tax Credits, HOME, CDBG, NSP funds, Tax Increment Financing dollars, tax-exempt bonds, AHP funds, State of Illinois Donation Tax Credits, various HUD programs, including HUD 202 and 811 programs, state and local trust fund dollars, etc.). From 2003 - 2005, Mr. Brunick was Director, Regional Affordable Housing Initiative, with Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI), while earlier he served BPI as Staff Counsel and as a Legal Fellow. He serves on several boards and publishes and speaks widely on affordable housing policies and issues. He received several awards and scholarships while earning an MPA and JD from the University of Texas School of Law and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He has a BA in Political Science and Sociology summa cum laude from North Central College, Naperville, IL.

Thomas Doerr, since 1996 either for IHI or as an independent consultant, has worked with troubled HUD-funded projects in Oklahoma and Indiana; secured financing for a major repositioning of moderate-income condominiums in Gaithersburg, MD; aided a public housing conversion in Rockville, MD; assisted local community development corporations in Florida, Kansas, Missouri, and Alaska; and consulted on eight HOPE VI projects. He assisted Frederick County, MD, in its adoption of an inclusionary zoning ordinance in 2003, and in 2004 he carried out a comprehensive housing needs analysis for Carroll County, MD. Prior to 1996, Mr. Doerr was director of the Office of Housing and Community Development for the City of Westminster, MD, and held several positions in development for the Montgomery County, MD, Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), the nation's pioneer and leader in inclusionary zoning and mixed-income housing. He oversaw an annual capital budget of up to $100 million, managed a staff responsible for project planning, engaging architectural and engineering consultants, securing project financing and subsidies, managing construction and leasing. Notable projects include a $40 million, high-rise, mixed-use development in downtown Bethesda with 308 apartments (70% market-rate, 30% affordable) and a 202-unit, mixed-income apartment building adjacent to a Metro stop. Mr. Doerr received a BA in sociology and economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Social Work from the University of Maryland, and a graduate certificate in applied economics from American University. He has received additional training in underwriting, mortgage analysis, urban planning, property appraisal, housing development, economic development, tax law, and commercial revitalization from various universities and professional organizations.

Gordon Goodlet is an AICP certified planner with highly developed analytical, negotiation and management skills in housing development, zoning administration, development review, land use planning and analysis, commercial revitalization. He has extensive experience and success in creating positive working relationships with the development community, the public and other government agencies. Mr. Goodlet was previously a Development Officer with the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development. As a Development Officer, he was the Administrator of the Fairfax County Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) (inclusionary zoning) Program. He reviewed and approved developer plans and pricing for ADUs and the County's Housing Trust Fund, negotiated and guided County acquisitions of affordable units, as well as soliciting and negotiating proposals for private and joint development projects. In addition, he developed and interpreted ADU Program, Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan regulations and requirements, and processed developer applications for ADU modifications with the appeals board. Mr. Goodlet earlier worked for Fairfax County as a Revitalization Coordinator and in the Planning Office. He also worked for the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission as a Community Planner, for the Stamford, CT, Community Development Program as a Housing Planner, and as Vice President of Regional Economic Development for Southwestern Area Commerce and Industry Association in Stamford, CT. Mr. Goodlet has a Bachelors of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Masters of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Eric B. Larsen was the administrator of the Montgomery County, MD, Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) Program for 15 years. The program is the first mandatory inclusionary zoning program which has provided over 12,000 housing units since it implementation in the early 1970's. The MPDU program has been modified numerous times over its history to adapt to changing conditions in the housing industry. Mr. Larsen also worked as a manager for redevelopment and urban renewal projects in Montgomery County.

Juan Lulli started his Homes for People consultancy in December 2005 to help broaden opportunities between owners and investors who seek high-quality leases on their properties and housing nonprofits, social services organizations, and rental assistance programs that seek high-caliber, affordable rental housing for their clients. Through Homes for People, Mr. Lulli offered personal agency and outreach to tenants and client-based housing nonprofits; marketing, leasing, and contracting advice to owners, investors, and landlord companies; and a host of specialized services that solve more unique needs and opportunities, like tenant relocation services and guaranteed rent programs for owners and landlords. Earlier, Mr. Lulli was a successful sales and marketing professional with Fortune 100 corporations and regional businesses, as well as a marketing director with nationally known social services nonprofit companies. Mr. Lulli holds an MBA from the Wharton School.

Allan N. Mackey is an international management consultant who has devoted his forty-five year career to improving organizational effectiveness. His current consulting practice is focused on strategic planning, organizational culture change, and executive development. Prior to establishing his Washington, DC, consulting firm in 1977, he conducted management training for federal, state, and city governments. From 1975 to 1981, a major focus of his work was preparing leaders of the Federated States of Micronesia for independence. In March 2004, he returned to Micronesia to assist the governor of the State of Pohnpei to develop strategic initiatives for his final term in office. Mr. Mackey was the strategic planning and organizational development consultant for the Montgomery County, MD, Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) from 1980 to 1995 as the agency financed, built, and managed low-income housing in scattered sites across the county. He also led strategic planning efforts for the District of Columbia Housing Authority's Office of Program Development and has consulted on Hope VI projects in New Orleans and in Greensboro, NC. Earlier in his career he was involved with Model Cities programs in Tucson, AZ; Lynn, MA; and Bridgeport, CT. Mr. Mackey's current business clients include the Cabot/Agri-Mark Corporation, the Heritage Automotive Group and Truex Cullins and Partners, an international architectural firm based in Burlington, VT. Mr. Mackey holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School with concentration in organizational behavior. Advanced work in organizational development includes the program at Aspen in the management of change and the Tavistock Institute program in England focused on men and women in working relationships. He has taught management courses as an adjunct faculty member at Johnson State College, the Community College of Vermont and the Leadership Institute of Vermont Technical College.

Paul Rowe is principal of PR Associates, a housing and community development consulting firm. Mr. Rowe has provided project management, feasibility research, and strategic development support in the areas of housing, commercial, retail, and community development for the District of Columbia Housing Authority, Langston University, TTAI/Community Empowerment Concepts, Hines GS Properties, and East of the River Community Development Corporation. His experience includes that of a business owner, building contractor, and real estate agent, and he has over 10 years of marketing experience with C&P Telephone, Mead Data Corporation, and Congressional Quarterly. He also served as Special Assistant for Economic Development to DC Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly and the Director of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development.

Patrick Sheehan is the owner of WebHarmony LLC an Internet design and host company that creates and manages web sites and specializes in implementing nonprofit and commercial mission plans. In association with WebHarmony he has served as Media Consultant for the Institute for Behavior and Health (IBH), as Executive Director for the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND), as WebMaster for the Professional Bowling Association (PBA), and as System Administrator for Cadmus Interactive. Prior to 1996 Mr. Sheehan was the Associate Director of State Policy for the National Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Association for three years during which time he initiated the Association's public policy efforts on the World Wide Web. For nine years he directed the American Bar Association's (ABA) state lobbying efforts and was instrumental in bringing that Association's non-federal lobbying efforts onto a forerunner of the Internet termed ABA/net. Mr. Sheehan received his undergraduate degree in Philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.

Jill Steele-McGhee is a professional real estate consultant, specializing in urban real estate development. In 2005, Mrs. Steele-McGhee joined ROC Incorporated as Vice President of Real Estate Development where she provides executive leadership for all real estate development projects. She is responsible for managing commercial and residential real estate practices, including finance, acquisition, valuation, project management and asset management. Prior to joining ROC, Mrs. Steele-McGhee was the Senior Project Manager at Marenberg Enterprise, Incorporated (MEI) where she managed residential and commercial real estate development projects from conception to sales and/or lease. She managed the homeownership and sales/marketing components of HOPE VI and mixed-income developments working in partnership with regional developers and continues to consult with MEI on HOPE VI developments in urban areas. With IHI, Mrs. Steele-McGhee has been successful in creating homeownership opportunities for 16 families under the Housing Authority of Baltimore City Special Mobility Program which utilized Section 8 homeownership vouchers and HOPE VI subsidies for down payment and closing cost assistance. She holds an MPA from the University of Baltimore, a BA in Sociology from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and is a licensed Realtor® in Maryland.

Jeffrey R. Stern, founder and principal, Riverside Advisors, LLC, Baltimore, MD, since 2006, works with federal, state and local agencies on affordable housing policy, finance, underwriting and asset management. Mr. Stern is currently a consultant to the Governor's Office of the State of Mississippi of its Long Term Workforce Housing Program and other related programs. He is advising the Housing Trust Fund of the State of Washington on revisions to its asset management systems and processes and also provides a variety of advisory and project management services to the Volunteers of America. He advised NCB Capital Impact on its efforts to establish new financing tools for cooperative housing. From 1994 - 2006, Mr. Stern was a founding staff member and President and CEO of Enterprise Mortgage Investments, Inc., a Fannie Mae and FHA lender that specializes in financing affordable rental housing nationwide. In that capacity he was also chief underwriter and responsible for all aspects of financial management and reporting, quality control, asset management and management of troubled assets. His earlier career includes stints as Deputy Manager, SCA Realty, Inc.; Vice President, ABG Financial Services, Inc.; Administrator, Multi-Family Housing Programs with the Maryland State Community Development Administration; and Director, Southeast Development, Inc. Mr. Stern has a Master of City and Regional Planning from Harvard University and earned a BA from the University of Wisconsin.