Leadership

Bryan Greene

Vice President of Policy Advocacy
National Association of REALTORS®

Bryan is the Vice President of Policy Advocacy at the National Association of REALTORS®. There, he oversees all legislative and regulatory advocacy for the association’s 1.4 million members.

Stephen Gullo

Senior Managing Director
Berkshire Residential Investments

Steve is a Boston-based Senior Managing Director at CBRE Investment Management, where he leads the firm’s residential acquisition and development efforts.

Danielle Gonzalez

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Roger Heim

Chief Financial Officer
Vitus Group, LLC

Roger is the Treasurer of the Up for Growth Action Board of Directors. He currently serves as CFO for Seattle, Washington-based VITUS Group, and has over 20 years of audit, assurance, and finance experience.

Janessa Chastain

Execu​tive Director
Treasure Valley Habitat for Humanity

Janessa is the Executive Director of Idaho-based Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity, where she works to create opportunities for affordable homeownership for families across Ada County.

Kevin Dinnie

Chief Operating Officer
Trammell Crow Residential

Kevin is the Chief Operating Officer of Dallas, Texas-based Trammell Crow Residential, which specializes in building state-of-the-art multifamily properties across the U.S.

Dr. Bambie Hayes-Brown, Ph.D., Th.D

President and CEO
Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc.

Bambie is the President and CEO of Georgia Advancing Communities Together. She has over 25 years of experience in rural and urban housing, and community and economic development.

Mike Kingsella

Chief Executive Officer
Up for Growth

Mike is responsible for leading the organization to achieve its strategic vision.

Noerena Limón

Terner Center Fellow

Noerena is a Fellow at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ivory Mathews

CEO
Home Forward

Ivory N. Mathews is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Home Forward. Mathews has dedicated more than 20 years of her professional career providing equitable housing solutions and supportive services to families.

Steve O'Connor

Senior Vice President, Affordable Housing Initiatives
Mortgage Bankers Association

Steve leads MBA's efforts to find new solutions to affordability challenges for homeownership and rental housing.