Leadership & Staff

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

Board of Directors

Chair

Rich Jordan

Potomac Investment Properties

President

Carmen Romero

Chief Executive Officer,
True Ground

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Vice Chair

Buzz Roberts

National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (retired)

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Secretary

Randy Anderson

The National Capital Bank of Washington (retired)
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Treasurer

John Green

BlackStar Real Estate Partners

Board Members

Alicia Plerhoples

Georgetown University Law School

Amit Kulkarni

Bright MLS

Andy VanHorn

Dweck Properties

Bobby Rozen

Washington Council Ernst & Young (retired)

Colette Porter

Fannie Mae

Jeanne Booth

George Mason University

John Green

BlackStar Real Estate Partners

Keiva Dennis

PNC Bank

Kevin Yam

Iron Point Partners

Kyle DeThomas

Ballard Spahr LLP

LaTasha Rowe Waddy

NFM Lending

Matt Birenbaum

AvalonBay Communities, Inc

Matt Ginivan

JBG Smith

Nancy Rase

Homes for America (retired)

Pam Rothenberg

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Rita Bamberger

The Holladay Corporation

Tannia Talento

Office of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner

Ted Hicks

Property Manager (retired)

Whytni Kernodle

Senior Leadership

Carmen Romero

Chief Executive Officer, True Ground
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Garrett Jackson

Director of Philanthropy and Communications
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Kim Painter

Vice President, Talent and Collaboration
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Kyle McCandless

Chief Financial Officer
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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

Brian Goggin

Policy and Project Manager

Caiti Reier-Wright

Asset Manager

Charles Sims

Director, Real Estate Development

Danny Ross

Project Manager

Haley Norris

Director, Real Estate Development

Jay McClain

Asset Manager

Jesus Esquivel

Director of Asset Management

Joanna Ha Yean Shin

Project Manager

Jordi Fabian

Project Manager

Mike Chiappa

Senior Vice President, Real Estate

Mitch Crispell

Director, Real Estate Development

Ryan Nash

Senior Project Manager

Vivian Mulondo

Real Estate Analyst

Wafa Altuwaijri

Financial Asset Manager

Resident Services Team

Anthony Linares

Resident Services Coordinator

Brandon Young

Resident Services Manager

Cassandra Hawkins

Resident Services Coordinator

Charade Jackson

Resident Services Coordinator

Danette Lawrence

Associate Director of Resident Services

Danielle Johnson

Resident Services Manager

Erin Cunningham

Resident Services Coordinator

Genesis Villanueva

Resident Services Coordinator

Heather Welsh

Resident Services Coordinator

Henry Spears

Associate Director of Resident Services

Jessica Stuart

Resident Services Manager

Kane Donaghy

Resident Services Coordinator

Kelley Vallecillo

Resident Services Coordinator

Lisa Bowie

Resident Services Coordinator

Liza Feiler

Volunteer and Program Manager

Marquan Jackson

Vice President, Resident Services

Nikiesha Baxter

Resident Services Coordinator

Olivia Ford

Resident Services Coordinator

Quinten Eason

Resident Services Coordinator

Raekwon Johnson

Resident Services Coordinator

Philanthropy and Communications Team

Garrett Jackson

Director of Philanthropy and Communications

Frances Broderick

Senior Manager of Philanthropy

Tomas Kurtz

Manager of External Relations

Lindsey McClenathan, MPA, CFRE

Deputy Director of Philanthropy

Elise Panko

Senior Manager of External Relations

Maddy Pulice

Philanthropy Operations Associate

Finance and Administration Team

Abbey Myers

Data Analytics Manager

Anjali Pyakurel

Staff Accountant

Annette Hennessey

Executive Assistant and Board Liaison

Bella Cano

Administrative Assistant

Darrell Andrews

Staff Accountant

Deja Stewart

Senior Accountant

Elizabeth Johnson

Office and Talent Acquisition Manager

Endya Brandon

Senior Accountant

Eric Pimentel

Staff Accountant

John Lopez

Senior Administrative Assistant

Kim Painter

Vice President, Talent and Collaboration

Kyle McCandless

Chief Financial Officer

Kyle Oliver

Accounting Manager

Lisa McBride

Controller

Nadine Brand

Human Resources Manager

Shannon Mitchell

Accounting Manager

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.

Open Opportunities

True Ground is a nonprofit real estate developer that owns and preserves affordable residential housing throughout Northern Virginia, Washington, DC, and Maryland.

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True Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, handicap or age in any of its activities or operations.

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