Our Mission

Our Mission

Open Doors’ mission is to ensure that homes will always be available to people exiting, experiencing, or at risk of homelessness or housing insecurity.

Our mission is to ensure that homes will always be available for the most vulnerable and underserved people who are experiencing, exiting or at risk of homelessness.

Since 2013, Open Doors has been making connections to bring people home. Each year we help our non-profit partners place about a thousand people into permanent, stable housing. The process saves time, money, and heart ache for residents — and just as importantly, delivers dependable, well-supported renters to property partners.

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Open Doors Documents & Reports

2025 ANNUAL REPORT

2025 IRS FORM 990

Aaron Goldman, Founder,
Tells the Story of Open Doors

Dennis Stein, a documentary filmmaker from San Diego, interviewed Aaron Goldman for his film, “Tony: The Movie.”  In this clip, Aaron talks about how Open Doors started – and about how Open Doors’ connections to the real estate industry make a difference.

Executive Committee

Aaron Goldman

Board Chair

President & Co-Owner, Perennial Properties

Aaron is the president and co-owner of Perennial Properties, Inc., an Atlanta-based firm specializing in development and management of high-end urban apartments with street level retail. In 2012, Aaron became a founding board member of the Atlanta Real Estate Collaborative (AREC), a group of real estate principals that joined together to address homelessness and to advocate for sound affordable housing policy. Aaron also serves as the founding board chair of Open Doors, a non-profit initiated by AREC to connect Atlanta’s homeless population to properties with vacancy.

Aaron is an active board member of Partners for H.O.M.E., Inc., a non-profit which collaborates for the Atlanta Continuum of Care (CoC) to secure funds for programs and coordinate efforts across the community. Raised in Milwaukee, Aaron is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin real estate program and has served on the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association Board of Trustees. While working in finance in Chicago, Aaron served as a volunteer and board member of the Cabrini Green Youth Program (now Chicago Youth Programs). Aaron also served as a board member for Cool Girls, Inc., a nationally recognized mentoring and after school program serving at-risk girls. Aaron is married with three children and resides in Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood.

Matt Hurd, LCSW

Executive Director

During his tenure, Matt has helped Open Doors recruit 400 new real estate communities (representing 150,000 units) and establish partnerships with over 100 non-profit service providers in Metro Atlanta. In partnership with the Open Doors Board of Directors, Matt has developed innovative financial products to reduce risk and increase financial upside for owners. In addition, he has helped implement visionary new technologies that streamline operations. Matt has consulted with housing leaders in Seattle, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver and Phoenix in their efforts to replicate components of the Open Doors model in their communities. Additionally, Matt has presented seminars on landlord recruitment for leading homeless non-profits across the nation.

Matt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has practiced in the fields of behavioral health and supportive housing for 15 years. Prior to joining Open Doors in 2015, Matt was a Clinical Systems Manager with Advantage Behavioral Health Systems in Athens, Georgia and the Director of Residential Services with the DeKalb Community Service Board in Decatur, Georgia. As a clinical therapist, he specializes in the treatment of co-occurring disorders for adults with severe and persistent psychiatric illness and addictions. Matt has served as the planning committee chair and board member for the DeKalb County Continuum of Care and a board member of the Georgia Supportive Housing Association. A native of Florida, Matt earned a bachelor’s and master’s of social work from Florida State University. Matt is a lifelong runner and an active member of Skyland United Methodist Church. He enjoys any activity outdoors and loves spending time with his family and friends.

Jonathan Zufi

Technology Chair

Chief Technology Officer, Equity Estates

Jonathan Zufi serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Equity Estates, where he oversees the development and implementation of the company’s strategic digital roadmaps, IT infrastructure, security, and customer experience. With over 30 years of expertise in hardware and software development, architecture, multi-modal user experience design, product strategy, and team leadership, Jonathan brings a wealth of knowledge to his role.

Throughout his career, Jonathan has led and contributed to numerous digital transformation initiatives, successfully launching new products, platforms, and services that deliver value to customers, partners, and stakeholders. He is deeply passionate about harnessing technology, innovation, and leadership to drive business success and organizational growth.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Jonathan is an inventor, author, husband, and father. A lifelong learner, he holds patents, publications, and certifications across a range of disciplines, exemplifying his commitment to continuous growth and innovation.

Judy MacManus
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Judy MacManus

Property Engagement Chair

Senior Director, Berkadia

Judy has more than 25 years of commercial real estate expertise in sales, market research, and appraisal. Over that time, she has been involved in the closing of more than 60,000 multifamily units with an aggregate value in excess of $2.5 billion.

Prior to joining Berkadia in 2015, Judy began her real estate career as an appraiser, first for Pritchett, Ball, and Wise and then for Cushman & Wakefield. In 1992 Judy joined the disposition team at Travelers Realty Investment Company as an Investment Manager.  Beginning in 1996, Judy entered apartment brokerage at the Atlanta office of Moran & Company as their Sales Manager. While at Moran, Judy facilitated the sale and marketing of more than forty multifamily properties valued at over $800 million for institutional clients such as Heitman, The Related Group of Florida, and SSR Realty Advisors. In 2004 Judy joined Brown Realty Advisors as a Senior Vice President of Investment sales, specializing in Class A, B and C apartment communities throughout the Southeast. Judy is a proud graduate of Michigan State University.

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Lisa Hurd

Resource Development Chair

President and Chief Investment Officer - The RADCO
Companies

Lisa R. Hurd is the President and Chief Investment Officer at Atlanta-based real estate investment and development firm The RADCO Companies. Ms. Hurd is responsible for a team of professionals who structure and raise private equity capital, source and close creative and accretive debt, manage RADCO’s diverse debt portfolio, and service RADCO’s investor base of more than 1,000 high-net worth investors. Ms. Hurd and her team have raised north of $800 million in private equity capital and sourced just shy of $3 billion of debt to finance RADCO’s value-add acquisitions and ground-up developments throughout the United States.

Ms. Hurd has spent her entire career at RADCO and has held multiple roles within the firm during its unprecedented growth following The Great Recession. Beginning her career as Asset Manager, Ms. Hurd oversaw the operations, renovation, repositioning, and ultimate disposition of 5,000 apartment units in multiple markets. She also has worked in both Capital Markets and Acquisitions Analytics, where she underwrote hundreds of potential investment opportunities to expand RADCO’s multifamily portfolio.

In addition to Ms. Hurd’s role at RADCO, she works with several organizations focusing on female empowerment. In 2016, Ms. Hurd co-founded Real Estate Network Empowering Women, Inc. (RENEW), an initiative to inspire, empower, and advance women in commercial real estate finance where she currently serves as Co-President. She is also a board member and serves as Chairwoman of Resource Development for Cool Girls, Inc, a non-profit organization seeking to end the cycle of poverty, low self-esteem, and teen pregnancy for Atlanta girls. Ms. Hurd also sits on the board of The RADCO Companies and serves as Treasurer for The Radow Family Charitable Foundation. In 2018, Ms. Hurd was featured as a “Woman to Watch” in commercial real estate finance by Globe Street’s Real Estate Forum.

Melanie Kagan

Melanie Kagan

Secretary

Chief Executive Officer,
The Center for Family Resources

Melanie has more than 10 years of experience working in the nonprofit field in leadership positions that include fundraising, policy and advocacy, nonprofit management and program oversight. She has spent the last two years as the Northwest Regional Director for the United Way of Greater Atlanta where she had oversight of Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding Counties.

Prior to relocating to Cobb County, she held leadership positions with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico and the United Way of Central New Mexico. Melanie was honored as both a Women of Influence in 2016 and a 40 Under 40 young professional in 2017 by the Albuquerque Business Journal. She currently serves on the boards of the Cobb Collaborative and Georgia Metro Dance. Melanie and her husband Maxwell, along with their five children, reside in Cobb County.

Khalil F. Um’rani
Northwestern Mutual

Khalil F. Um’rani

Treasurer and Finance Chair

Director of Real Estate Equity and Debt
Origination, Northwestern Mutual

Khalil F. Um’rani is a Director of Northwestern Mutual’s Southeast real estate equity and debt origination team. At Northwestern Mutual, he is on the executive committee for the Wealth and Investments People Inclusion Council, which is a cross functional council focused on improving diversity and inclusion. He also helps lead the undergraduate and graduate recruiting effort for Northwestern Mutual Real Estate. Earlier in his career Khalil was the VP of Strategy and Lending at a CDFI Credit Union in Chicago. He started his career as a financial institution investment banker with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York. Khalil is currently the Vice-chairperson of the Real Estate Academy Advisory Board at Kenan-Flagler Business School. Previously, Khalil served on the Board of Directors for the Dearborn Real Estate Board, the Chicago Fire Foundation Associate Board and the Link Unlimited Associate Board. Mr. Um’rani received a B.A. from Morehouse College and an M.B.A. from Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Rich Valladares
Greenberg & Traurig

Richard J. Valladares

Co-Chair

Chair of Atlanta Business Litigation Group
Greenberg Traurig

Richard J. Valladares, Managing Shareholder of the Atlanta office and Chair of the Atlanta Business Litigation Group, has experience in numerous areas of litigation, including complex commercial litigation, personal injury defense, class action, construction litigation, products liability and insurance coverage litigation. His litigation and trial experience extends throughout all phases of a dispute, including pre-litigation negotiations, administrative investigations, trial and appeal. In addition, he advises a wide array of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to the smallest entrepreneur, on commercial dispute resolution and litigation avoidance techniques. Rich also has broad experience advising clients on electronic discovery and electronic document retention, and frequently writes and lectures on these topics.

Board of Directors

Jon Adler

Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Operations
Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena

With over 12 years of experience in the sports and entertainment industry, Jon has built a career rooted in driving ticketing revenue, developing talent, and leading high-performing teams. After more than a decade focused on ticketing strategy and execution, Jon has recently stepped into a broader role supporting all revenue departments at a strategic level. His focus is on leading high-impact initiatives, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring alignment across critical areas of the Hawks organization and State Farm Arena.

Jon’s academic foundation includes a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Georgia. He calls Atlanta, GA, home, where he resides with his wife and two sons.

Carmen Chubb
Columbia Residential, LLC

Carmen Chubb

President
Columbia Residential, LLC

 Carmen Chubb is the President of Columbia Residential, LLC, managing corporate operations for the company. Carmen possesses a strong track record of leadership and an exemplary career in public service as well as a passion for quality affordable housing. In her previous role as the Chief of Staff to former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, she served as one of the highest-ranking advisors to the mayor, overseeing key city functions, top personnel, policy, and legislative matters. Prior to her appointment by Mayor Bottoms, Carmen served as Deputy Commissioner for Housing at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. During her 23-year tenure there, Carmen oversaw all statewide policy, programs, and financing resources for affordable housing, including HUD and Treasury funding, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and Mortgage Revenue Bonds. Carmen also served as the Deputy Executive Director for the Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, the State of Georgia’s Housing Finance Agency (HFA), where she led over 250 professional staff members, oversaw more than $275 million in program resources and managed a $30 million operating budget. 

Under Carmen’s leadership at DCA, the State of Georgia maintained a AAA bond rating from Standard & Poor’s on its housing bonds and implemented a successful legislative campaign to increase the agency’s bond issuance capacity. Carmen is also a recipient of Smith’s Research and Gradings Lifetime Achievement Award for leadership in affordable housing. Carmen is a graduate of the University of Georgia and holds an executive MBA from Kennesaw State University. She has also completed studies in Executive Development at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Program at the Harvard Business School. In addition, she holds an Accredited Mortgage Banking Professional designation from the Mortgage Bankers Associations’ School of Mortgage Banking. 

As an Atlanta business leader, Carmen is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2022 and Leadership Cobb Class of 2016. She has also completed more than 11 years of service as a volunteer with Back on My Feet Atlanta where she was named 2016 Volunteer of the Year. 

Carmen serves on the board of the Chubb Foundation as well as the Ft. McPherson LRA Board of Directors/Finance and Development Committees. Carmen is also a strong advocate for youth, serving as a mentor with Cobb Young Professionals and as a Cobb Youth Leadership Volunteer. 

Kristin Colvile
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Kristin Colvile

Senior Vice President, Reservations & Customer Care, Delta Air Lines

 Kristin Colvile is Vice President – Reservation Sales & Customer Care, Operations. In this role, she oversees day-to-day field strategy and operations, which includes more than 6,000 frontline employees and 2,000 business partners who engage with our customers on a daily basis. 

Prior to joining Reservations Sales & Customer Care in October 2022, Kristin served as CEO of the SkyTeam Global Airline Alliance for four years where she focused on creating seamless end-to-end travel journeys for our customers flying across SkyTeam partner airlines and championing industry level focus on sustainability solutions. Kristin’s 30-year career at Delta Air Lines has included prior leadership roles in Marketing, Loyalty, Revenue Management, Cargo and Alliances. 

Kristin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Leadership & Management and is a strong advocate for gender diversity, women’s advancement in the workplace and skills-based hiring. Outside of work, Kristin is passionate about health and wellbeing, supporting youth homelessness, mentoring and sustainability. Kristin and her husband, Julian, have three children and live in Atlanta. 

Raphael-Holloway
Gateway Center

Raphael Holloway

Chief Executive
Gateway Center

Mr. Raphael Holloway joined the Gateway Center in July 2016 as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Holloway is an accomplished leader with 20+ years of experience in the social services arena specializing in behavioral health, correction, homelessness and public health sectors. He has displayed a strong non-profit and state government business acumen and understands “how to change when change is hard”.

Mr. Holloway is a proven professional with expertise in motivating human resources and aligning multiple groups with divergent objectives and priorities towards a common goal. He utilizes skills, theories, and strategies that are not only relevant but necessary for leading results-based organization and team of professionals that desire to be “agents of change”. Mr. Holloway has displayed a commitment to the utilization of data; desire to utilize a human centered approach in service design; strong initiative and exceptional skills in leading an organization’s business.

A native of Toledo, OH, Raphael received his B.A. in Child and Family Services and M.A in Mental Health Counseling from Bowling Green State University.

Horatio Jones, IV

Managing Director Multifamily Capital
Wells Fargo

Horatio Jones, IV is a Managing Director for Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital, which specializes in government sponsored enterprise (GSE) financing executions offered by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and direct balance sheet lending programs offered by Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Since establishing Wells Fargo’s Multifamily Capital office in Florida, Horatio has originated and closed +$1.5B in nonrecourse debt executions, primarily used to acquire or to enhance the
capital structure on single properties or portfolios of multifamily assets. Asset classes include conventional, affordable, student and seniors housing. Clients include high net worth individual investors, institutional investors, family offices, etc.

Horatio’s past and current professional affiliations include the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the National Association for Industrial & Office Parks (NAIOP), and he was recently selected and completed Wells
Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank’s BOLD (Building Our Leadership Diversity) Program. He also currently serves an Executive Committee Member of the Board of Trustees for Tampa Preparatory School, as a member of The Foundation Board for
Florida Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay, and as a member of the Board of Directors for Neighborhood Lending Partners.

Horatio has a B.A. in Business Administration from Winston Salem State University and earned his M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He and his wife are the proud parents of three sons.

Chelsea Juras
Atlanta Apartment Association

Chelsea Juras

Director of Public Relations and Advocacy
Atlanta Apartment Association

Chelsea has more than 10 years of experience in housing policy and community engagement in Atlanta. She has been with the Atlanta Apartment Association since 2016 where she directs the organization’s public affairs efforts. In her role as Director of Public Relations and Advocacy, she is focused on building meaningful relationships and partnerships between apartment industry leaders and public, non-profit, and philanthropic organizations focused on addressing housing challenges and opportunities across metro Atlanta.

Chelsea holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she concentrated in housing policy and community development. She lives in Cobb County with her husband Jonathan, their three small children, and two dogs.

Tasia Katapodis

Tasia Katapodis

Community Volunteer

Katapodis’ career spans over 30+ years in the banking/financial arena, advising companies up to $5 billion in revenue that operate in diverse industries including, automotive, consumer products, distribution, entertainment, government, healthcare, hospitality, legal, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, real estate, retail, telecommunications, technology, textiles, and transportation. Tasia is a seasoned and highly effective, results oriented, banking professional, who has brought substantive experience to a number of bank entities. 

Katapodis most recently served as UCB’s Regional President, Atlanta / Buckhead Region for three and half years until 2018, after launching the Atlanta/Buckhead Region in January 2015. Before joining UCB, Katapodis was a Senior Vice-President at PNC Bank and instrumental in helping to build their new franchise in the Atlanta market, as well. While working in Corporate and Institutional Banking, she not only originated several important opportunities at PNC Bank, but also served on PNC’s President’s Council, as the inaugural President of PNC’s Women Connect, one of the largest affinity groups at the bank. Prior to joining PNC and before facing a terminal illness in her immediate family, she held the distinction of being the first woman named President of a U.S.-based regional bank in Atlanta, Georgia. Katapodis served as the Regional President for BB&T in Atlanta and managed BB&T’s largest region in their franchise during her 14-year tenure at the bank. She was responsible for its $4 billion dollar banking operation in six metropolitan counties, including Cobb, Cherokee, Fulton, Dekalb, Gwinnett, and Forsyth. As BB&T’s senior banking executive in Atlanta, Katapodis helped lead the integration of eight bank mergers and acquisitions with community banks and non-banks, executing strategies across multiple business segments. Tasia managed eight commercial offices with 125 lenders and 82 retail branches in Atlanta. She recruited, supervised, and coached 13 middle market managers, including the Senior Credit Officer, City Executives, Small Business Managers, Private Banking Manager, Mortgage Manager, Retail Banking Manager, Marketing Manager, and 500+ employees. In her pioneering role, Katapodis was the first woman to work her way up the corporate ranks, as she was the second woman in BB&T’s history to be selected as a Regional President. Previous assignments included being employed  by BB&T in 1989 as a Business Services Office in Charlotte and was recruited in 1999, as BB&T’s first employee in Atlanta hired to start-up their Loan Production Office (LPO). Prior to BB&T, she was a commercial banker/commercial manager in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia with SunTrust Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, respectively. 

After she left the banking industry, BB&T, Katapodis’ professional journey also included an opportunity to serve as a Senior Managing Director at B. Riley Financial, Inc., a top national financial advisory services company, often cited by professional third parties as one of the nation’s premier crisis management firms. Tasia worked in their Banking practice sector, helping to expand creditor relationships and served as an Expert Witness in court cases involving the banking industry. The common link in these areas was that the successful resolution of matters required experience, hands on management, sophisticated financial analysis, in depth knowledge of 2 accounting, finance, valuation, and business, skills brought to bear by Katapodis’ diverse experience. Katapodis has successfully focused on steering companies through financial success and operational crisis in the financial arena. Tasia advises on capital structure, refinancing, and recapitalization, M & A Advisory, forbearance negotiations, credit and debtor rights, supply chain assistance, revenue enhancement, succession planning, strategic planning, and business planning formation. Some of Katapodis’ past representative matters include: 

• Served as a Financial Advisor shaping a multi-million-dollar capitalization plan for a national distributor that was subsequently sold to Berkshire Hathaway 

• Advised and consulted on a multi-million-dollar distribution deal for a sustainable lightweight board manufacturer in North America and Africa 

• Served as a Financial Advisor focused on establishing a long-term strategic plan for the entertainment conglomerate, Elvis Presley Enterprises 

The Memphis, Tennessee native earned her Bachelor degree from Vanderbilt University in 1981. While at Vanderbilt, Katapodis was named the L.S. Wood Scholar and was a member of ODK National Scholarship/Leadership Honorary. Katapodis served as Student Government President and Summer Honor Council President. Tasia is in the process of obtaining her second bachelor’s degree in accounting and will be sitting for the national CPA exam shortly. 

Tasia is a member of Central Atlanta Progress, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Board of Councilors at The Carter Center. Katapodis was appointed to the Atlanta City Council Housing Commission by Felicia Moore, President of the Atlanta City Council and served for four years until 2022. Previously, Katapodis was on the Board of Visitors for the Evangeline Booth College, St. Joseph Hospital Leadership Council, Northside/Gwinnett Hospital Foundation Board, as well as the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce – Board of Directors. Katapodis has dedicated her efforts back to the community, where she served as Chairman of the Board for The Salvation Army for four years from 2012 until 2016, managing 50 board members and a $25MM plus budget; she remains on the board and is playing a prominent role in their $85MM Capital Campaign. For her contributions, she was awarded the Chairman’s Award, the Salvation Army’s highest recognition for service. Katapodis also distinguished herself in the Atlanta community by being selected as a 2016 Points North Atlanta Magazine / Savvy and Successful Woman Award Winner, a 2014 POW Award Winner, and as Atlanta Woman Magazine’s Woman of the Year – February 2008. In addition, Tasia was honored by OnBoard being chosen for the 2007 Executive Leadership Honor Roll. 

Katapodis is a social and political activist, because of her interest in advancing capitalism and concern regarding the environment. Tasia and her husband, Harry, live in Atlanta and have two children, Nicole and Harrison. Nicole received her bachelor’s degree in public health from Cornell University, her Masters of Public Health from the University of Georgia, and is completing her Juris Doctorate at the University of Georgia School of Law with a focus in healthcare law with BakerHostetler. Harrison received his bachelor’s degree in applied economics and management at Cornell University with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. He is an Investment Banking Analyst in New York City and is completing his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, as well as CPA license in New York.

Art Lieb

Art Lieb

Property Management Company Owner
Terminus Residential

Art has over 20 years of experience in property management, managing real estate assets all over Atlanta, and many other states. He founded his own property management company, Terminus Residential, in 2020 when he saw a glaring need for professional property management services for single family homes, townhomes, condominium units, and small multifamily properties.  Art has a passion for Atlanta’s intown neighborhoods and these areas are the focus of Terminus Residential. In his capacity as Owner, Art oversees the entire company operations including leasing, accounting, maintenance, human resources, and client relations.
Art is a graduate of the University of Florida Warrington College of Business with a degree in Marketing. He is active in the Atlanta Apartment Association and is a 2024-2026 board member of Open Doors ATL and a member of the URJ Camp Coleman Committee. He lives in the Morningside neighborhood of Atlanta with his wife Jennifer and sons Asher, Darren, and Greyson.
Industry Licenses & Certifications:
– Real Estate Salesperson License #448698 | Georgia Real Estate Commission

– CAPS (Certified Apartment Property Supervisor) | National Apartment Association
– HCCP (Housing Credit Certified Professional) | National Association of Home Builders

Samuel Moses

Samuel Moses

Vice President of Corporate Systems
The Home Depot

Sam Moses has over 20 years of technology experience with several companies including Walmart and NCR. Sam joined The Home Depot in 2020 and his responsibilities include Human Resources and Financial Systems.

Prior to his current role, Sam served as CTO for the Walmart Team at NCR. This role included building integrated sales solutions that translated Walmart’s business objectives into technology that transformed sales floor and Point of Sale (POS) transactions.

Sam’s experience within Walmart Technology included serving as VP of Technology Modernization and VP of Corporate Systems. While serving as Sr Director of Global Technology, he completed an expatriate assignment in Bengaluru, India. As Sr Director, he was responsible for building and leading a software engineering organization that provided services and capabilities to Walmart. Sam’s application development experience at Walmart included responsibilities within Back Office Systems, IT Strategy & Governance, Store Systems Application Development, Merchandizing/Replenishment, QA & Operations Support, and Merchandizing Application Development. Since starting his career as a software developer in 1999, Sam held many leadership positions within Walmart.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree with a major in Management Information Systems from the University of Alabama.

Jessica Ramsey

Vice President of Partner Solutions
Bell Partners Inc

Jessica Ramsey is a seasoned real estate capital markets professional with 20 years of experience spanning institutional sales, investor relations, and equity fundraising. She began her career at Knight Capital Group in institutional equity sales and trading before joining Citigroup as Vice President in the Institutional Clients Group, where she worked in both New York and San Francisco.

Jessica later transitioned into real estate capital markets, serving as Vice President of Equity Capital Markets at The RADCO Companies, an Atlanta-based multifamily investment firm, where she focused on capital generation and investor relations. At
RangeWater Real Estate, she served as Vice President of Capital Markets and successfully raised capital for the firm’s inaugural GP acquisition fund. Most recently, as Vice President of Partner Solutions at Bell Partners, Jessica is responsible for overseeing capital generation from the firm’s HNW and institutional equity partners.

Jessica earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia. She is an active member of RENEW (Real Estate Network Empowering Women), where she previously served on the board and chaired the organization’s scholarship program. She resides in
Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children.

Greenberg & Traurig

Justin Victor

General Counsel
Greenberg Traurig

Justin K. Victor is a trial lawyer focusing on trade secrets litigation, corporate governance disputes, and high-stakes commercial litigation and arbitration. Mr. Victor frequently represents clients in critical, “bet-the-company” cases.

With the ability to navigate complex legal challenges, Mr. Victor has obtained temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions in both state and federal courts to protect clients against trade secret misappropriation and enforce restrictive covenants.

Mr. Victor provides strategic counsel to employers expanding their international operations. He leads efforts to design and implement employment policies, conduct proactive audits, and deliver workplace training tailored to the unique needs of global businesses.

Mr. Victor has a proven track record in assisting companies—both domestic and international—expand their operations worldwide. For example, he played a key role in launching and growing the U.S. headquarters of a UK-based sports travel agency. Additionally, he has guided U.S.-based sports agencies in establishing operations across Europe, Mexico, and the Middle East, demonstrating his ability to navigate and quarterback the complexities of international business expansion.

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Matt White

Managing Director of Investment Sales
Berkadia

Matt White is a Managing Director of Investment Sales in Atlanta, GA. Since joining Berkadia, Matt has helped facilitate more than 270 transactions, consisting of over 50,000 units, and totaling more than $3.75 billion in aggregate sales volume. More recently in 2023, Matt partnered with Scott Bray and their primary focus is on the private capital segment of the market.

Alongside Senior Managing Directors Paul Vetter and Andrew Mays, Matt opened the Atlanta office of Berkadia in 2014. Before making the transition, Matt began his career in the Atlanta office of Marcus & Millichap where he was involved in the closing of more
than 100 properties consisting of 15,000 units and an aggregate sales volume of $300million.

Matt graduated from the University of Georgia in 2011 with a Bachelors in Business Administration in Real Estate. Matt has lived in Metro Atlanta his entire life and continues to use the local knowledge he’s acquired over those 35+ years to provide his clients with a unique and comprehensive perspective of the Atlanta apartment market. In his free time, Matt enjoys playing golf at Cherokee Towne and Country Club, salt water fly fishing, and cheering on the UGA football team.

Education & Certifications B.B.A. in Real Estate, University of Georgia Terry College of Business Affiliations & Memberships
University of Georgia Real Estate Society

David Zanaty

Principal, Zanaty Capital Partners

David Zanaty is a seasoned real estate executive with over twenty years of experience building high-performing teams, scaling operations, and leading complex transactions in both entrepreneurial and institutional settings. Most recently, David was CEO of Mark Spain Real Estate. Previously, he was COO at Roofstock where he oversaw operations, transactions, and the growth of institutional services. David’s career spans real estate development, private equity, and technology. Prior to Roofstock, he helped scale Opendoor as it defined the emerging iBuyer category. He also served as SVP Operations at Starwood Waypoint (now Invitation Homes), where he helped build the company into an institutional-quality owner/operator of single-family rentals. Earlier in his career, David was VP Development at AIG Global Real Estate, and Finance Manager at CBRE.

David holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, a Master’s in City Planning from Georgia Tech, and a B.A. in Economics & Philosophy from Emory University. Based in Atlanta, he actively supports affordable housing and homelessness efforts in the metro area through organizations including Hope Atlanta and ANDP.

Strategic Volunteers

Purpose Possible

Purpose Possible™ transforms communities by empowering mission-driven organizations.

We accomplish this by providing wrap-around services that allow organizational leadership and staff to focus on what they are subject matter experts in — the mission-focused work! We can take on the rest.

Our services focus on helping organizations meet the current demands of their operational budgets, while also planning for sustainable program expansion and organizational growth. We are thinkers AND doers. We’ll create the plan and then implement that plan daily as needed.

We are passionate about communities and the people that create them. Our diverse and dynamic team combines success-based methodologies, and a proven track record with enthusiasm, energy, and expertise.

Management Team

Matt Hurd, LCSW

Executive Director

Kim Wolfe

Deputy Director

Jennifer Arrington

Director of Housing Services

Charlie Mackey

Referral Coordinator

Cheryl Moye

Director of Operations

Khet Richards

Director of Product

Jennifer Yearwood

Housing Support Coordinator

Staff

Karen Cordero

Property Navigator

Tara Hurt

Property Navigator

Timeko Huntley

Property Navigator

Rachel Norman

Referral Navigator

Kennedy Osemede

Data Specialist

Chinonso Osuji

Project Manager

Carlos Simmons

Housing Support Navigator

Dane Thorne

Property Navigator