Finally Home: 2024 Investment and Impact Report

Our Leadership

We Care. We Act. We Lead.

At the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, we provide safe, affordable housing opportunities to enhance the quality of life of North Carolinians.

Agency Board of Directors

The Board of Directors that oversees the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency is made up of 13 members representing different geographical areas who have an expertise in banking, mortgage servicing, home building and real estate sales. The Governor, President of the state Senate and Speaker of the state House of Representatives each appoint four members, and these 12 members elect the 13th.

J. Adam Abram, Chair

Patricia G. Garrett, Vice Chair

Leigh T. Brown

Ralphine Caldwell

Lavonda Daniels

Marc Isaacson

Paul S. Jaber

Paul L. Kennedy

M. Charles Mullen

Chris C. Parrish

Tom E. Smith

Jason S. Triplett

Lynn Pinter

2024 Housing Partnership

The North Carolina Housing Partnership oversees, establishes policy and allocates funding for the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund. The Housing Trust Fund, appropriated by the General Assembly, is North Carolina’s most flexible housing resource, as well as the largest source of financing for supportive housing and emergency repairs or accessibility modifications.

The Housing Partnership consists of 13 members, including the NC Housing Finance Agency Executive Director, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the State Treasurer. The General Assembly appoints the other 10 members to represent low-income housing advocates, home builders, the League of Municipalities, nonprofit housing development corporations, residents of low-income housing and the real estate lending industry.

Dan Kornelis, Chair

Sallie Surface, Vice Chair

Scott Dedman

Scott Farmer

The Honorable Dale R. Folwell

JC Lyle

Douglas Matney

James Pressly

Nathan Ramsey

Melody Smith

Tom E. Smith

Owen Thomas

Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Thank You

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency extends a heartfelt thank you to all who have helped the Agency reach its mission of providing safe, affordable housing opportunities to enhance the quality of life of North Carolinians. Achieving this mission relies on collaboration with our invaluable partners, which include:

  • 1,218 Apartment Owners and Managers
  • 128 For Profit Developers
  • 197 Lending Institutions
  • 97 Local Governments
  • 165 Nonprofit Organizations
  • And countless individuals