Leadership & Staff

Meet the passionate team driving positive change and empowering communities through our innovative housing initiatives.

Board of Directors

Chair

Buzz Roberts

National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (retired)

President

Carmen Romero

Chief Executive Officer,
True Ground

Vice Chair

John Green

BlackStar Real Estate Partners

Secretary

LaTasha Waddy

NFM Lending

Treasurer

Latasha Edwards

BEAM Living

Board Members

Alicia Plerhoples

Georgetown University Law School

Amit Kulkarni

Alloy Advisors

Andy VanHorn

Washington Commanders

Bobby Rozen

Washington Council Ernst & Young (retired)

Buzz Roberts

National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (retired)

Carmen Romero

Chief Executive Officer, True Ground

Chris Hanessian

Snell Properties

Colette Porter

John Green

BlackStar Real Estate Partners

Keiva Dennis

PNC Bank

Kevin Yam

Principal

Kurt Conway

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Kyle DeThomas

Ballard Spahr LLP

Latasha Edwards

BEAM Living

LaTasha Rowe Waddy

NFM Lending

Matt Ginivan

JBG Smith

Pam Rothenberg

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Renee Aldrich

Trustar Bank

Rita Bamberger

The Holladay Corporation

Susan Ingraham Bell

Arlington County’s Department of Community Planning, Housing, and Development (retired)

Tannia Talento

Ted Hicks

Property Manager (retired)

Senior Leadership

Carmen Romero

Chief Executive Officer, True Ground

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Garrett Jackson

Vice President, Philanthropy and Communications

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Jesus Esquivel

Vice President, Asset Management

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Kenneth Burton

Chief Financial Officer

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Kim Painter

Vice President, Talent and Collaboration

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Marquan Jackson

Vice President, Resident Services

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Mike Chiappa

Senior Vice President, Real Estate

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Real Estate Team

Amanda Stephenson

Real Estate Analyst

Andrew Lozano

Real Estate Analyst

Brian Goggin

Policy and Project Manager

Caiti Reier-Wright

Senior Asset Manager

Charles Sims

Director, Real Estate Development

Danny Ross

Senior Project Manager

Demond Morris

Real Estate Analyst

Dimple Modi

Asset Management Analyst

Haley Norris

Director, Real Estate Development

Jay McClain

Senior Asset Manager

Jesus Esquivel

Vice President, Asset Management

Joanna Ha Yean Shin

Senior Project Manager

Jordi Fabian

Senior Project Manager

Mike Chiappa

Senior Vice President, Real Estate

Mitch Crispell

Director, Real Estate Development

Nicole Wogu

Asset Manager

Ryan Nash

Senior Project Manager

Resident Services Team

Anthony Linares

Volunteer Program Manager

Brandon Young

Resident Services Manager

Cassandra Hawkins

Resident Services Coordinator

Charade Jackson

Senior Resident Services Coordinator

Danette Lawrence

Associate Director of Resident Services

Debora Noza

Resident Services Coordinator

Heather Apostol

Resident Services Coordinator

Heather Welsh

Resident Services Coordinator

Jessica Stuart

Associate Director of Resident Services

Kelley Vallecillo

Senior Resident Services Coordinator

Lisa Bowie

Resident Services Coordinator

Marquan Jackson

Vice President, Resident Services

Nikiesha Baxter

Resident Services Coordinator

Olivia Ford

Resident Services Coordinator

Olivia Smith

Resident Services Coordinator

Quinten Eason

Senior Resident Services Coordinator

Raekwon Johnson

Senior Resident Services Coordinator

Tatiana Palacios

Resident Services Coordinator

Philanthropy and Communications Team

Garrett Jackson

Vice President, Philanthropy and Communications

Frances Broderick

Senior Manager, Philanthropy

Tomas Kurtz

Senior Manager, External Relations

Elise Panko

Senior Manager, External Relations

Maddy Pulice

Philanthropy Manager

Cameron Allen

Individual Giving Officer

Nekita Jones

Senior Director, Philanthropy

Finance and Administration Team

Abbey Myers

Senior Manager, Data, Evaluation, and Strategy

Anjali Pyakurel

Staff Accountant

Annette Hennessey

Executive Assistant and Board Liaison

Bella Cano

Senior Administrative Assistant, HR

Darrell Andrews

Staff Accountant

Deja Stewart

Senior Accountant

Endya Brandon

Senior Accountant

Eric Pimentel

Staff Accountant

John Lopez

Senior Administrative Assistant

Kenneth Burton

Chief Financial Officer

Kim Painter

Vice President, Talent and Collaboration

Kyle Oliver

Accounting Manager

Lisa Rogers

Controller

Marcela Giron Andrade

Accounting Manager

Marianna Knight

Office Operations Manager

Nadine Brand

Senior Manager, Human Resources

TyReisha Pugh

Accounts Payable Specialist

Join the True Ground Team

We’re always on the lookout for hard-working individuals who are passionate about providing affordable housing solutions to communities in need.

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