Sullivan has been involved in real estate for 43 years, the first 13 working for a bank, a development firm and, eventually, Citibank, from which, in 1984, he, along with two others, founded Clarion Partners, now a $56+B AUM firm, from which he retired in 2014. Mr. Sullivan’s expertise is further attested to by his activities outside Clarion. He, for 20 years, was a professor of Real Estate Finance at New York University’s Graduate School of Business. In addition, he has been a visiting lecturer at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, and Yale University. Lastly, he has served as an expert witness in various courts and sits on the Cornell University Real Estate Advisory Board. Adam Weers, Trustee, joined the Board in 2020 and currently sits on the Investment and Audit Committees. He is a Principal at Trammell Crow Company with fifteen years of commercial real estate development and finance experience. Mr. Weers currently oversees the McMillan Healthcare Campus, a 1,000,000 SF component of the multi-phased, mixed-use redevelopment of the former McMillan sand filtration site in Washington, DC (Ward 5), and the Northeast Heights development, a 1,500,000 SF multi-phase, mixed-use residential, retail, and office development in Washington, DC (Ward 7). Mr. Weers has worked on a variety of projects and product types in his time with the firm, including the Shops at Dakota Crossing in Washington, DC, the Valo in Washington, DC, the Gateway Grand condominium in Ocean City, MD, the Shirlington Village condominium in Arlington, VA, and the South Kitchener Industrial Park outside of Toronto, ON. In addition, Adam manages the company’s New Market Tax Credit platform which has received nine NMTC allocations from the CDFI Fund since 2004 totaling $740 million. Mr. Weers also serves on Trammell Crow Company’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Steering Committee. Mr. Weers received his MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MPA, Financial Accounting from Georgia State University. Previously, he attained a BA, Business Administration from Morehouse College. NHPF Trustees Emeriti: Tom Carr, Trustee Emeritus joined the NHPF Board of Trustees in 2005 where he served as Board Chair from 2009 to 2012. He also chaired the HR & Compensation and Investment Committees as well as serving on the Audit Committee. Mr. Carr was formerly Managing Partner of Federal Capital Partners and former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation. He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, a former member of the Young President's Organization, and a former member of the Federal City Council. Carr received a B.A. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Patricia Diaz Dennis, Trustee Emeritus joined the NHPF Board of Trustees in 2005. Ms. Diaz Dennis chaired the Nominating & Governance Committee as well as the HR & Compensation Committees. She also served on the Audit and External Affairs Committees. Ms. Diaz Dennis previously served as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for AT&T, a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, and Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. She was an Associate with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, & Walker, served as Special Counsel to Sullivan & Cromwell, and was a Partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Ms. Diaz Dennis serves on the Boards of Directors of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and UST, Inc. She is the former Chair of the Board of Girl Scouts of the USA. Ms. Diaz Dennis received a B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles and a J.D. from Loyola University of Los Angeles. NHPF Senior Officers: Richard F. Burns, Trustee, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2009. See credentials as Trustee above. Mecky Adnani, Senior Vice President Ms. Adnani, a member of our Senior Management, has 25 years of experience in the field of affordable housing preservation, acquisition, and rehabilitation. Ms. Adnani’s
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