Eight years at Travois, three degrees, two kids and two cats. But my life is more than just numbers, as I know the lives of your tribal members are too.
Life is in the details. I love to pair my travels in Indian Country with excursions on horseback. I’m often baking pies from scratch (even the crust!) around the holidays. I love to read books and always borrow them from the library. I can’t stand Jell-O or crooked picture frames, and I’m a wimp about spicy food. I also have no clue how Twitter works.
Tax credit programs are detailed too, and that’s where a detail-oriented person like me comes in. I’m here to simplify the complex state rules and investor requirements into what you need to know to have your project win credits and receive crucial financing. This role is a perfect integration of my business degrees and law degree. I work with a team of professionals who are, without a doubt, the best in the industry. We are visionaries, problem solvers, creative thinkers, and like to think we have a pretty good sense of humor too.
It’s an absolute thrill to see a development go from vacant, undeveloped land or existing buildings needing substantial repair, to new, affordable and downright beautiful homes. I’m honored to be a part our clients’ success. Let’s start talking now about how to make your housing visions a reality.
Since completing its first Low Income Housing Tax Credit project more than a decade ago, the staff members of Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Housing (YANTH) have become experts in developing housing
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The TOKA Homes #1 project recently received an Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant of $400,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
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A few weeks ago I returned to Wisconsin and visited the Menominee Nation for the first time. (My previous travels to Wisconsin have taken me to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Ho-Chunk Nation, Oneida Indian Nation and St. Croix Chippewa Indians.
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Did you know that you can influence the criteria states consider when evaluating Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) applications to help increase tribal projects’ competitiveness?
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2006 was the last time a tribally developed project in Wyoming received an award of Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
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From the Rural Innovation Fund to the Capital Magnet Fund and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, the San Carlos Housing Authority (SCHA) of Peridot, AZ, has had great success
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I recently had the pleasure of witnessing the Pascua Yaqui Tribe receive the Arizona Department of Housing’s 2014 Housing Hero Award for Tribal Initiatives.
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Travois’ tribal clients experienced unprecedented success in the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority’s 2014 tax credit round: three applications, three separate set-asides (preservation, supportive housing, and rural), and three awards!
The Bad River Housing Authority’s second
The White Mountain Apache Housing Authority (WMAHA) recently closed with the equity investor on its sixth Low Income Housing Tax Credit project, WMAHA Homes VI.
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(Photo: A home on the Red Cliff Indian Reservation that will be rehabilitated with the Red Cliff Rehab I LIHTC project.)
Closing a Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) project with an equity investor takes months of coordination between a dozen or so parties.
