Symposium Moderators
THOM AMDUR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY & IMPACT, LINCOLN AVENUE CAPITAL (LAC)
EMILY CADIK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION (AHTCC)
Thom Amdur is responsible for leading Lincoln Avenue Capital’s
Emily Cadik leads advocacy to support affordable rental housing financed using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit). Prior to joining the AHTCC,
public affairs, state and federal policy advocacy as well as impact initiatives. He is a nationally recognized leader in
she was a Senior Director of Public
affordable housing and community development policy. Prior to joining Lincoln Avenue Capital, he served as President of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA), where he received NHPF’s Affordable Housing Advocacy Award in 2018. Thom contributes to numerous community development organizations and has been published in a variety of industry journals including Tax Credit Advisor, Independent Banker, and the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits. He was previously employed at a national lobbying firm focused on financial services and technology issues. Before moving to Washington, he worked in media relations in the New York State Assembly and as an assistant for New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Thom graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University with a double major in Political Science and History.
Policy at Enterprise Community Partners, where she led policy and advocacy related to the Housing Credit. While at Enterprise, she served on the board of the AHTCC, chairing the Legislative Committee, co-chairing the Marketing Committee, and serving on the Executive Committee. She helped to lead the A Call To Invest in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) campaign, the nationwide coalition of over 2,000 organizations and businesses advocating on behalf of the Housing Credit, and remains active in this effort nationwide advocacy effort. In 2017 Emily received NHPF’s Advocacy Award, and in 2016 was named one of Affordable Housing Finance’s Young Leaders. Emily earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.
ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS: BUILDING POPULAR SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING • 5
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