Our Team

About Us

Our team at CHN is 230 strong. Learn more about our leadership and board members below.

Executive Leadership

Kevin J. Nowak

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Senior Team

Mark Whipkey

Chief Asset Management Officer

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Janet Reed-James

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Mary Cavanaugh

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

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John Miller

Chief Operating Officer

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Laura Boustani

Chief Strategy Officer

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Vice Presidents & Directors

Dana Arrington

Director, Sales and Homeownership

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Andrew Bailey

Vice President, Real Estate Development

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Jennifer Chandler

Director, Real Estate Development

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Gwendolyn Donley

Director, Analytics and Reporting

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Rochelle Ensley

Vice President, Property Management

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Michele Fege

Director, Operations and Compliance

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Justin Fleming

Vice President, Single Family Preservation

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Aaron Hall

Vice President, Detroit Market

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Robin Holmes

Vice President, Construction

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Nina Holzer

Vice President, Housing and Financial Empowerment

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Jantel Jones

Director, Compliance and Property Management

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Donella Kline

Director, Partnership Finance

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Chris McNamara

Director, Maintenance

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Peggy Melnick

Vice President, Finance

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Libby Palackdharry

Director, Operations, Detroit Market

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Laura Rois

Director of Product and Platforms

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John Sarver

Director of Energy Services

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Jenny Spencer

Director of Programs, Single Family Preservation

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Board of Directors

Jim Poznik, Chair

Grow America

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Kathryn Hexter, Vice-Chair

Retired, Cleveland State University

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Caroline Peak, Secretary

Retired, Cleveland Public Library

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Dan Last, Treasurer

KeyBank

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Jaime Declet

Cleveland Public Library

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Carolynn Galloway

Better Together Solar, CDC-Nominated Director, Union-Miles Development Corporation

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Gary Sardon

G. Sardon Companies, CDC-Nominated Director: Fairfax Renaissance Development Corp.

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Michael Sering

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, CDC-Nominated Director: St. Clair-Superior Development Corp.

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Krume Stojanovski

Krume & Associates, CDC-Nominated Director: Slavic Village Development

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Nick DiSanto

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

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Rev. Jimmy L. Gates, Sr.

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church

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Laura Grannemann

Rocket Community Fund

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Cathryn Greenwald

Thompson Hine, LLP

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Mike Griffin

Grow America

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Loretta Hunter

Retired

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Peter Meisel

Carnegie Companies

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Maggie Rivera-Tuma

Rivera Catalyst Strategies

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Terrell Sanders

Cuyahoga County

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Cheri Smith

S&T Bank

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Chris Warren

Retired, City of Cleveland

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