Cuevas to Co-Chair with Ashley Ley, AKRF
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The NHP Foundation (NHPF) announced that Joanna Cuevas, Project Manager has been named Co-chair of the Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) for ULI Westchester-Fairfield.
The ULI WLI, formally launched in Charlotte at the ULI 2012 Spring Meeting, was formed in late 2010 and is now an active part of ULI's Larson Leadership Initiative. ULI Westchester-Fairfield is proud to have an active WLI in our District Council. To date, ULI NY's WLI has provided programming geared specifically towards our women members, sponsored networking events, and encouraged women members to become more involved and help them navigate within ULI.
Ms. Cuevas has been working in real estate development since 2000, with a deep commitment to improving diverse communities. In 2020, she joined The NHP Foundation as a member of the acquisition/development team where she is responsible for the financing, development, and preservation of multifamily affordable housing through the use of the Low-Income Housing Tax credit program and HUD financing. Prior to joining NHPF, Ms. Cuevas extended her expertise in construction management and project management to a variety of residential, mixed-use, and commercial projects located in the Greater New York/Long Island area, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California, and most recently in Massachusetts and Illinois. This experience includes notable commercial fit-outs at Hudson Yards and 3WTC as well as 100% affordable and supportive housing developments, including partnerships with public housing authorities and local nonprofit organizations. A native of Los Angeles, California, Ms. Cuevas began her career working in non-profit and mission-based development organizations and is an alum of affordable housing industry related programs hosted by the LISC Housing Development Training Institute (HDTI) and the NeighborWorks Training Institute.
"Joanna epitomizes the professionalism and work ethic that embodies WLI," said Mara Winokur, Executive Director, ULI Westchester/Fairfield & Northern NJ. "Her vast experience in the Westchester region managing affordable housing developments and others makes her an inspiration for other women joining the field."
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About The NHP Foundation
Headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL, The NHP Foundation (NHPF) was launched on January 30, 1989, as a publicly supported 501(c)(3) not-for-profit real estate corporation. NHPF is dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing, and single-family homes that are both affordable to low and moderate income families and seniors, and beneficial to their communities. NHPF's Construction Management Group provides in-house resources dedicated to infrastructure review, infrastructure development and costs management. Through Family-Centered Coaching, NHPF's subsidiary Operation Pathways engages with, and assists, families experiencing poverty and other hardship, to problem-solve together. Through partnerships with major financial institutions, the public sector, faith-based initiatives, and other not-for-prof
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