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Meet the people on our team

Meet some of the people who lead and manage the Polk County Housing Trust Fund. You can jump down to our board officers, board of directors members, or staff.

Staff

Toby O'Berry
Executive Director
Mark Thompson
Director of Housing Development
David Teachout
Administrative Coordinator
Matt Hauge
Director of Communications & Community Outreach
Lori Kauzlarich
Associate Director
Cyntechy Buduo
Intern
Julian Neely
Director of Advancement and Community Investment

PCHTF Board of Directors

Officers

Chair

Luis Montoya

Planning and Development Manager, DART

Treasurer

Cole McClelland

Relationship Manager, Commercial Real Estate, Bankers Trust

Vice Chair

Kris Schechinger-Camper

Nationwide

Secretary

Steve Van Oort

Polk County Board of Supervisors

Directors

Angela Connolly
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Cynthia Latcham
President, Anawim Housing
Jeff Damman
SVP/Market President, Central Bank
Jim Gorsche
General Counsel, Corteva
Jorge Junior Ibarra
CEO and Team Leader, Ibarra Realty Group
Lindsay Rone
VP, Business Development Director, Green State Credit Union
Nathan Simpson
Chief Operating Officer, Primary Health Care
Sara Hopkins
Owner, RE/MAX Precision Urban Office and CEO, Sara Hopkins Real Estate Team
TJ Brand
SVP, Commercial Loan Officer, Community State Bank
Creighton Cox
Manager of Business Development, Turner Construction
Jay Singleton
Vice President of Business Development, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Jelena (Ena) Babic Barnes
Executive Director, Iowa Credit Union Foundation
Jodie Stephens
Chief Credit Risk Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Josh Mandelbaum
City Council Ward 3, City of Des Moines
Nathan Drew
Broker/Owner, Drew Realty
Rachel Flint
Vice President Hubbell Homes, Hubbell Realty Company
Suzanne Mineck
Founder & CEO, Mineck Advisors
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