VIRGINIA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

1. Educate and train 120 individuals (18+) annually on the mechanics of purchasing a home or condo;
2. Assist 20 individuals/families annually to purchase a home or condo;
3. Educate and train 60 individuals (18+) annually on the mechanics of investing (how to buy stocks and bonds);
4. Create 5 new investment clubs annually; and,
5. Acquire and rehabilitate up to 12 distressed properties annually.

1. Help Board (of Directors) members become fully active in and effective at fundraising;
2. Establish a publicly accessible facility to support our wealth building, home ownership, and neighborhood revitalization activities; and,
3. Raise $1 million to finance property acquisition and rehabilitation.

Our Board of Directors is comprised of eight volunteer members of varying professions and backgrounds who are actively involved in administering, promoting and supporting its activities. The Board leadership consists of:

James R Taylor, III – President, is a disabled-veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is an accredited investor, with investments in real estate and technology ventures. James has worked in the private and public sector assisting and advising small businesses, managing business and economic development initiatives, supervising federal and state programs, and managing large budgets. James has an MBA in Finance and B.S. in Business Administration.

Katrina S. Taylor - Vice President, is an experienced procurement professional with 30+ years of progressive knowledge and experience working for state agencies and institutions of higher learning. Katrina held Virginia Construction Contracting Officer, Virginia Contracting Officer, and Certified Public Professional Buyer certifications. Katrina has a B.S. in Business Management and an A.S. Science in Interior Design

Ariel K. Heard - Secretary, is Auto Service Supervisor with Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), the second largest auto insurer in America – based in Chevy Chase, Maryland – where since 2013 she has held ever-increasing positions of responsibility. Currently, she trains supervisors on department processes and best practices and leads daily sessions to achieve top performance and stabilize and improve morale.

James A. Young, Sr. - Treasurer, is founder and managing member of JYE Financial and Accounting Solutions, LLC. Formerly a Senior Accountant at Capital Group, among the world's oldest and largest investment management organizations, he began his accounting career with Arthur Andersen LLP in New York City before joining Strickland & Jones, PC in Norfolk, Virginia. Through his own firm, Mr. Young helps small businesses, individuals, and non-profits with their tax and accounting issues, including providing auditing and other attestation services. James is a U.S. Navy veteran, who volunteers with several nonprofit organizations i

Other members of the Board of Directors include Michael L. Baldwin, Danielle Flipping, Desiree Purvis, Kathleen M White, and Tee Williams.

VHCDC has a long history of educating and training members of its target community – low- to moderate-income individuals and small, disadvantaged business owners. The organization debuted in 2005 with a series of workshops aimed at educating renters on their rights and obligations as tenants and facilitated numerous workshops and conferences for small business owners on myriad business topics, including financing, marketing, human resources, operations, insurance, accounting, technology, and legal matters. It provided counseling to startups in various industries and provided micro-equity capital and in-kind services to assist those businesses to launch, grow and expand.

In 2012, in consultation with its Board of Advisors, the Board of Directors revised its programs and services and refined VHCDC’s mission to focus on wealth building, creating home ownership, neighborhood revitalization, and micro business enterprise development. This has resulted thus far in the creation of five (5) investment clubs, graduation of 525 first-time home buyers (35 homes purchased), two (2) property acquisitions (one completely rehabilitated), and assisting 48 small, disadvantaged business owners secure more than $3 million in financing.