Supporting Documentation · Feb 15, 2022
35-22 Exhibit A - Extension of Agreement for Affordable Housing Administrative Services with CGPH - 2022.pdf
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES ' Michelle Lamar, Senior Planner, Corporate ’TiWrj'i !%SSil Counsel has more than 41 years' experience in grant-writing, ’Mmm mm planning and law with expertise in municipal land use law, housing, and I'*' community development planning. At CGP&H, she specializes in ■ m Hg assisting our municipal and county clients with preparing grants applications encompassing a wide range of federal and state grant funding programs. Ms. Lamar began her career in New Jersey as an Assistant Planner with ; the Middlesex County Planning Board, working on funding issues through the County Community Development Block Grant program. She then served as City Planner for the City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and subsequently as Planner with the Providence Foundation in Providence, Rhode Island (a joint funding effort of the City of Providence Chamber of Michelle Lamar, Esq;, PP Commerce and the Rhode Island Historical Society to secure funds to ->• S^iói'-Plpf)if0f¡ Cdrj^rqÍe;; ; ^ facilitate the transformation of the downtown area). Returning to New • ' ■— • - .* -r" •1 * • * V. Counsel Jersey, Ms. Lamar was Assistant Director of the Targeted Jobs ;
Counsel Jersey, Ms. Lamar was Assistant Director of the Targeted Jobs ; Demonstration Program Evaluation (a review of a nationwide 42 years of experience in: demonstration grant program seeking to coordinate employment ■ Grant Writing !■ programs with economic development efforts), undertaken by the « Municipal Land Use Law ■ Housing and Community Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University. Development Planning Upon attending law school, Ms. Lamar was employed by McCarter & • Representing clients Before English as a litigation associate, worked as an attorney with the New Zoning and Planning Boards . Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA), which included administration of the agency's various grant and loan programs, and Education: eventually became a partner practicing land use law with Sterns & ■ BA Political Science, Williams ! College Weinroth in Trenton, New Jersey. As a land use attorney, Ms. Lamar I • MA Political Science, MCRP, represented applicants and objectors before planning and zoning and Juris Doctorate, Rutgers boards, as well as the Washington (now Robbinsville) Township Housing University • Board and the Hamilton Township (Mercer County) Zoning Board. i Associations & Licenses: Ms. Lamar received her Bachelor's degree in Political Science with a : • American Planning Association,
i Associations & Licenses: Ms. Lamar received her Bachelor's degree in Political Science with a : • American Planning Association, concentration in Environmental Studies from Williams College, i NJ Chapter Williamstown, Massachusetts, and her Masters in City and Regional ■ Licensed New Jersey . Planning, Masters of Arts in Political Science and Juris Doctorate at Professional Planner Rutgers University, where she was an Eagleton Fellow at the Eagleton • Licensed Attorney in New . Institute of Politics. Jersey and Pennsylvania i ! ■ Member, Board of Directors of Ms. Lamar is a New Jersey-licensed Professional Planner and licensed as the Land Use Section of the NJ an attorney in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She is a member of the State Bar Association Board of Directors of the Land Use Section of the New Jersey State Bar • NJ Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts Association and serves on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts. ^CGBH 7
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES : Dan Levin, Senior Planner Dan Levin, Senior Planner, has over 14 years of experience working as an urban planning and economic development professional, with expertise in site selection and community engagement. At CGP&H, Dan is responsible for k overseeing the organization's Market to Affordable rental program, as well as providing support on grant applications and planning S assignments. It !' Before coming to CGP&H, Dan served as project director for the fi É? !: m Wilmington Renaissance Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, lilI ¡ llS / ■ Mill É where his projects included "Vacant to Vibrant", a creative placemaking endeavor in West Center City Wilmington, and developing a business plan for a proposed kitchen incubator in Wilmington. Dan also acted as the Special Project Manager at The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization devoted to
Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization devoted to minority business development and entrepreneurship located in West Philadelphia, 75 years of experience in: While at TEC-CDC, Dan's accomplishments included overseeing the * Urban and Regional Planning successful update to the Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan 2016 • Economic Development •Community Engagement including its approval by Philadelphia's City Planning Commission; as well as managing the construction of Common Table, a restaurant Education: incubator space within the Center For Culinary Enterprises. Dan also * AM City Planning, University of was tasked with facilitating the development of the Enterprise Heights Pennsylvania project, a proposed mixed-use development at the southwest corner • BA Urban Planning, University of 46th & Market streets in West Philadelphia; and he provided of Illinois at Urbana- technical assistance to various business clients of TEC. : ■ Champaign Dan also brings international experience to CGP&H, as he spent the ! Associations & Licenses: first seven years of his career in Melbourne, Australia working in both • American Institute of Certified the private and public sectors as an Urban Planner. While In Planners (A/CP) Melbourne, Dan
the private and public sectors as an Urban Planner. While In Planners (A/CP) Melbourne, Dan specialized in town center planning as well as ■ economic development techniques, with his key achievements including drafting local planning policies/ordinances, developing a neighborhood shopping centers strategy, and facilitating public meetings between applicants and objectors. f Dan is originally from St. Louis, MO, however today he calls Philadelphia home. In his personal time Dan volunteers as a Football ! Coach for middle-school aged boys in Delaware County, PA. I. Dan holds a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Masters degree in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania^^ CGBH 8
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES John Burton, Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for ongoing 1 business operations at CGP&H and for leading the administrative support i team providing logistical support for all departments at CGP&H. In i addition, he provides Salesforce system administration and database 11 í management. He has many years of experience working mainly in the if r non-profit sector. John holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Public Administration from Penn State with graduate certificates in Public Budgeting and Financial 1 AMIA® Management and in Public Sector Human Resources Management. Vi. » ¡Vi íÍ* 4 ¡ 3 Ximena Calle, Administrative Agent Manager, has been with CGP&H since 2004. During that time, she has developed a deep understanding of the State's affordable housing regulations. Ms. Calle came to us with more fJ0V ** than 8 years administrative experience in New Jersey as well as in her i fc: native Ecuador. She supervises the case management staff and oversees l administrative agent projects including maintaining waiting lists,
native Ecuador. She supervises the case management staff and oversees l administrative agent projects including maintaining waiting lists, income M&Má certifying buyers and renters of affordable units, and liaising with m gs landlords and developers. She also provides verbal and written translation ! m services to Spanish-speaking homebuyers and sellers as needed. Ms. Calle k is certified by the Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey. ! !! Katherine Ritenband, Senior Affordable Housing Coordinator, joined CGP&H in 2013. She is a graduate of Westminster College in Utah. Ms. Ritenband income certifies applicants for rental and purchase units. In L addition, she is responsible for regional affirmative marketing mailings, .*-■ <0$ annual newsletters to homeowners, preparing closing documents, and I conducting lotteries. She is also certified by the Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey. I H tv ? ¿-d ' :■ ^ CGBH 9
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES Noopur Shah, Affordable Housing Coordinator, is responsible for income certifying applicants for rental and purchase units, regional í * affirmative marketing mailings, annual newsletters to homeowners, r TKl |lj||¡!! preparing closing documents, and conducting lotteries. Noopur holds a ■fe&Ai.' bachelor's degree in Psychology from Rutgers University and comes to I CGP8¿H with experience in the fields of mental health and non-profit B organizations. r ; i, ; ■ r S Mike Butkocy, Affordable Housing Coordinator, joined CGP8¿H as a i I Certified Affordable Housing Professional with experience in community i development. Mike's main duties include liaising with developers and » %t 1 landlords, applicant outreach, and assisting applicants with the application ; Jj process. Mike is a graduate of Monmouth University, where he received rv ( t U his Masters Degree in Public Policy and Bachelors Degree in Political i. i fi Science. Additionally, he is certified by the Affordable Housing I Professionals of New Jersey. i : ÍS m :•. Tilah Young, Affordable Housing Coordinator, recently joined CGP&H - ;l . : and provides support to the affordable housing administrative agent case
, Affordable Housing Coordinator, recently joined CGP&H - ;l . : and provides support to the affordable housing administrative agent case managers by assisting with applicant outreach, records management, and other logistical support functions. Tilah holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Monmouth University and comes to CGP&H with experience in real estate and business logistics. \ < ^CGBHio :
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