2012 Affordable Housing Advisory Council Biographies
Peter Hainley (Chair)
Executive Director
Community and Shelter Assistance Corp. dba CASA of Oregon
Peter Hainley is executive director of CASA of Oregon, an organization committed
to developing housing, programs, and facilities that improve the quality of life
and self-sufficiency of farmworkers and other low-income populations. CASA works
in partnership with community development corporations, nonprofit organizations,
and housing authorities throughout the state. CASA’s development services include
the preparation of needs assessments and market studies, site selection and land
use, finance and funding packages, design and construction oversight, and property/asset
management. CASA has developed more than 1,000 units of multi-family housing and
13 single-family units and overseen the renovation of 400 multi-family units and
1,600 bed spaces of on-farm housing. CASA manages an Individual Development Account
network of 64 partners that is the nation’s largest. Over 1,900 low income individuals
have participated to date. CASA is also a Certified Development Financial Institution
(CDFI) operating a $4.6 million loan fund.
Mr. Hainley is also vice president of the National Farmworker Housing Project Directors
Association and a board member of both the National Rural Housing Coalition and
the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing.
Andrew R. Rodriguez (Vice Chair)
Executive Director
Nampa Housing Authority
Andrew R. Rodriguez has been executive director of the Nampa Housing Authority in Nampa,
Idaho, since April 2003, where he is responsible for overall operations and the
development of a city-wide affordable housing project. Previously, he was department
director for a state-wide community-based organization headquartered in Caldwell,
Idaho, where he directed the operations of a state-wide social service employment
and training program designed to enhance the lives of migrant and seasonal farm
workers. In early 2006, he was selected as one of Governor Dirk Kempthorne's Brightest
Stars. This celebration honors individuals, organizations, small businesses, corporations,
and “communities of promise” from across Idaho, that are quietly making a positive
difference in the lives of Idaho’s families and children.
Mr. Rodriguez is a proud veteran of U.S. Marines Corps and attended Boise State
University, where he served two terms as the president of MEChA. His passion for
affordable housing has resulted in the creation of a partnership among Nampa Housing,
the Nampa School District, and the Urban Renewal Agency to eliminate urban blight
and create safe, attractive, and affordable housing.
Carol Gore
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cook Inlet Housing Authority
Carol Gore has been involved in the development, acquisition, management, and disposition
of residential and commercial real estate for over 20 years. Ms. Gore is currently
the president and chief executive officer of Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA)
in Anchorage, Alaska, a non-profit organization that supports a wide range of affordable
housing activities, including the ownership and management of approximately $157
million in real estate assets. Under Ms. Gore’s leadership, CIHA has more than doubled
its affordable rental housing, from 267 units to 693 units owned and managed. Ms.
Gore also oversees planning and implementation of approximately $16 million in annual
grants for affordable housing activities through Native American Indian Housing
Block Grants, awarded through HUD.
CIHA is currently spearheading a major neighborhood revitalization project in Anchorage
that has resulted in: demolition of 120 blighted structures; total renovation of
eight four-plex properties; and construction of more than 147 new apartment units,
townhomes, and single-family homes for rental and homeownership.
Roy Katsuda
Executive Director
Hale Mahaolu
Roy Katsuda has served as executive director of Hale Mahaolu since 1982. Hale Mahaolu
is a private, non-profit housing corporation that owns and manages affordable rental
and owner-occupied housing, senior centers, and adult day care facilities in Maui
County, Hawaii. The organization also provides foreclosure prevention programs.
Since its inception in 1962, Hale Mahaolu has built and managed 950 affordable rental
units in Maui County.
Mr. Katsuda has a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from the University of
Hawaii and served in the U.S. Air Force. He is a board member of the Hawaii Community
Reinvestment Corporation, Hawaii Homeownership Center, Joint Advocacy Council on
Senior Affairs, and National Eagle Scout Association. He was previously chair of
the Maui United Way.
Maureen Rude
Operations Director
NeighborWorks Montana
Maureen Rude has been the state-wide Operations Director for NeighborWorks Montana
in Great Falls since March 2008. In this role, Ms. Rude manages the organization’s
lending, loan servicing, homebuyer education, and state-wide outreach activities.
Previously, Ms. Rude served as director of the Montana Partnership Office for Fannie
Mae. She has also served as the executive director of the Montana Board of Housing,
where she coordinated bond issuances of approximately $100 million annually.
Ms. Rude is a certified public accountant and has a bachelor of science degree in
Business Administration from the University of Montana. She received the Governor’s
Award for Excellence in Performance in 2000 and is a founding board member and former
president and vice-president of the Montana Homeownership Network.
John Berdes
President and CEO
Enterprise Cascadia
With 30 years of community development experience, John Berdes is well-versed in
the issues surrounding community development policy and finance. As the president
and chief executive officer of Enterprise Cascadia, a nonprofit regional
economic development corporation assisting entrepreneurs and organizations with
the development of viable businesses, he is actively involved in providing capital
investment, market and product development services, and community development support.
Mr. Berdes also engages rural communities of the coastal Pacific Northwest in developing
sustainable resource-based economic opportunities.
From 1988 - 1995, Mr. Berdes held two positions with the Local Initiatives
Support Corporation (LISC), the nation’s largest community development intermediary:
first as program director for Puget Sound Operations and, subsequently, as senior
program director for field strategies. Prior to his tenure at LISC, he served as
executive director of the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP), a community
development corporation serving a central city neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
Mr. Berdes has served on numerous boards of directors, including Mountain Pacific
Workforce Development Council, Washington Community Reinvestment Association, Washington
Community Development Loan Fund, Washington Rural Development Council, Ecotrust
Capital Corporation, ShoreBank Corporation, and ShoreBank Pacific.
Gregory Hancock
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wyoming Housing Network
Since joining the Wyoming Housing Network (WHN) in October 2008, Gregory Hancock
has been responsible for the organization’s financial and operational management,
financial stewardship, promoting and preserving community relationships, and analysis
of programmatic effectiveness. He also supervises WHN’s work in developing and preserving
affordable housing and promoting and providing homebuyer education, including one-on-one
pre- and post-purchase counseling, foreclosure prevention, and financial management
counseling. Mr. Hancock has also developed online homebuyer education for Wyoming
State residents, an important tool in a large and sparsely populated state where
homebuyers would otherwise have to travel long distances to attend in-person homebuyer
education courses.
Prior to joining WHN, Mr. Hancock was a rural development specialist for housing
at the Rural Community Assistance Corporation in Grand Junction, Colorado, from
October 2005 to September 2008. In this role, he delivered capacity building and
housing development training and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations,
housing authorities, and local government agencies in rural communities within the
states of Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
Mr. Hancock has a bachelor of science degree from Northern Arizona University and
is a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine.
Ty Tippets
Executive Director
Color Country Community Housing, Inc.
As executive director of Color Country Community Housing, Inc. (CCCHI) since 1999,
Ty Tippets has led the acquisition, rehabilitation, development, and preservation
of a variety of affordable housing in southwest Utah and Southern Nevada. Mr. Tippets
has been instrumental in expanding CCCHI’s portfolio of multi-family and single-family
development, including RD Mutual Self-help Housing, housing rehabilitation, mortgage
loan origination, and first-time homebuyer assistance.
Mr. Tippets serves on the boards of a variety of housing-related organizations,
including: Raindancer Youth Services, a non-profit organization assisting Native
American youth; the Erin Kimball Foundation, an organization dedicated to assisting
women and children in crisis; and the Utah - American Indian Housing Advisory Council.
Mr. Tippets is also president and owner of Sierra-Western Construction & Development,
LLC, a general contracting firm he established in 1996.