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Board of Directors

Our board of directors brings decades of experience in affordable housing and community development to our work at Grounded Solutions Network. We rely on their leadership to achieve our vision of a future where everyone has a home.

Executive Committee

Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh

PRESIDENT

President and Chief Executive Officer
Urban League of Broward County
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Hala Farid

VICE-PRESIDENT

Executive Director
Texas Community Capital
Austin, TX

Peter Dean

TREASURER

National Project Manager
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
New York, NY

Garrick Good

SECRETARY

Executive Director
North East Housing Initiative
Baltimore, MD

Board Members

Ben L. Bynum

Senior Director, Impact Investing
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO

Jonathan Frederick

President
Housing Alexandria
Alexandria, VA

Miguel Gavaldon

Independent Consultant
Castro Valley, CA

Robert Hammond

President and Chief Strategy Officer
Therme North America

Fathia Macauley

Affordable Housing Finance Consulting and Advising
San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Jerry Maldonado

Vice President of Programs
PolicyLink
Newburgh, NY

Michael Monte

Chief Executive Officer
Champlain Housing Trust
Burlington, VT

Andreanecia Morris

Executive Director
HousingNOLA
New Orleans, LA

Jacob Noonan

Housing Program Manager
Southern California Association of Governments
Los Angeles, CA

Lou Tisler

Executive Director
National Neighborworks Association
Washington, D.C.

Lisa Varon

Real Estate Development and Asset Management Manager
Washington County, OR

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