Who We Are
Working to create thriving, mixed-income neighborhoods of choice that all are proud to call home.
Our History
Since 1975, NHS has recognized the impact of race, income and social status on a person’s housing security. We know homeownership has a foundational role to play in community development and closing the racial wealth gap. Our teams work to stabilize and revitalize low and moderate-income communities throughout the greater Chicagoland area and suburbs. We facilitate such revitalization by helping middle-class and working-class families purchase and maintain their own homes. NHS works to correct the inequities and end the exploitative practices that create housing insecurity. Well-maintained, owner-occupied homes have a range of economic, social, and psychological benefits for their residents and are critical components of stable and economically healthy neighborhoods.
Our Mission & Vision
To create opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives, and strengthen their neighborhoods.
Our Team
Executive Staff
NLS Board of Directors
Board Members
Karen Thomas
CIBC
Arthur Neville
Community Savings Bank
Bruce Martin
JP Morgan Chase
Faruk Daudbasic
First Eagle Bank
Officers
Thomas Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer
Manuel Jimenez
Vice President
Marquette Bank
Robert Tucker
President
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Metro Board
The Metro Board is comprised of emerging civic and business leaders who assist by raising funds and generating awareness of our programs and services.
Interested in joining the Metro Board? Please fill out our recruitment form or email president_metroboard@nhschicago.org for more information.
Sonseriya Williams
Teamwork Englewood
Fabiola Candlish (Vice Chair)
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Rashanah Baldwin (Chair)
Baldwin Media Group
Stanley Washington, Esq.
Mrald Calhoun
Chicago Public Schools
Erica Frazier
BMO Harris Bank
Jeremy Allen
Grenzebach Glier and Associates
Aaron Hickman
City of Chicago
Danielle Stanley
Partnership for College Completion
Mercedes Pickett
Earth’s Remedies
Dominique Price, Esq.
Scharf Banks Marmor LLC
Aloni Harris
C3 Fund
Tameah Foley
Aldi US
Alonzo Rushing
American Family Insurance
Celena Le
Realty of Chicago
NHS Board of Directors
Ronald Johnson
Director, Strategy and Business Transformation
Medical Mutual Protect
Andre Brumfield
Principal, Global Director for Planning + Urban Design
Gensler
Alisa Herrera
Senior Director of Affordable Housing
Raza Development Fund
José M. Muñoz
Executive Director
La Casa Norte
Karl Riley, III
Vice President Sr. Relationship Manager | Chase Government & Not-For-Profit Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Bruce Martin (Chairperson)
Manager, Permanent Lending, Community Development Banking
Retired from JPMorgan Chase Bank
Brooke Cullen
SVP and Concurrence Officer, Commercial Real Estate
Wintrust Financial
Tony Hernandez
Managing Director and Head of Community Investment
CIBC
Angela Hurlock
Executive Director
Claretian Associates, Inc.
Abraham David Lacy
President & CEO
Far South Community Development Corporation
Cynthia Love
Real Estate Broker
Community Representative
Jerry Lumpkins (Vice Chairperson)
First VP, Chicago Commercial Real Estate Lead
Valley National Bank
Rohit Masthipur
Head of Analytics and AI sales
Amazon Web Services
William W. Towns
National Market President, Community Revitalization and Private Housing
Gorman and Company
NHS Trustee Board
The Trustee Committee consists of recognized leaders who are knowledgeable and involved in economic, community development, and housing issues within their respective industry and geography. These leaders help access resources and mobilize support for both NHS and the community development movement.
Co-chairs
Mark Hoppe (Honorary Co-Chair)
President & CEO
Fifth Third Bank
Charles Evans (Honorary Co-Chair)
President & CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Members
Edward Wehmer
CEO & Founder
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Chris Sweetland
President & CEO, Chicago Region
Huntington Bank
Scott Swanson
Regional President, Illinois
PNC
Robert Sullivan
(Retired) Chairman
Fifth Third Bank
Peter Stickler
President & CEO
Inland Bank
Eric Smith
Vice Chair
BMO Harris Bank
Andrew Salk
President & CEO
First Eagle
Larry Richman
Chair, U.S. Region
CIBC Bank USA
Alberto Paracchini
President & CEO
Byline Bank
Steve ‘Mac’ MacLellan
President, Central Region — Wealth Management Business
The Northern Trust Company
Gary S. Collins
Vice Chairman
Old Second Bancorp
Paul T. Lambert
Chicago Market President
Bank of America
Philip B. Flynn
President & CEO
Associated Bank
Marsha Cruzan
Chicago Market President & Regional Market President
U.S. Bank
Dane H. Cleven
President & Chairman
Community Savings Bank
NHS Redevelopment Corporation Board
Officers
Paul Vlamis
Treasurer
JP Morgan Chase
Christine Kolb
Secretary
Greystar Development/Construction
Adrienne Whitney
Vice President
West Humboldt Park Family and Community Development Council
Kristine Jurmu
President
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Board Members
Matt Williams
JP Real Estate Partners
Daniel Siadak
Old Second National Bank
Allison Porter-Bell
BMO Harris Bank
Molly Ekerdt
Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)
Affiliations
NHS maintains official affiliate relationships with the organizations listed below.
In The News
Struggling Homeowners Could See Financial Benefit From Chicago’s Focus on the DNC
(via CBS 2 Chicago)
How Chicago’s Two-Flat Could Build Wealth for South and West Side Residents
(via WBEZ Reset)
Media Inquiries
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For urgent/time-sensitive requests, call NHS Communications Dept. at 773-329-4133.
South Side Hub (Chatham)
(Inside Seaway Building – 87th Street and Langley Boulevard)
West Side Hub (West Humboldt Park)
(Corner of Chicago Avenue & Independence Boulevard)