Nixon Peabody LLP

Forrest Milder is a partner with the law firm, Nixon Peabody LLP. He has long been active in the historic tax credit space and he was an active leader in the Coalition’s efforts to get IRS’s guidance, Rev. Proc. 2014-12, formulated and published. Forrest was awarded the Paul E. Tsongas Award by Preservation Massachusetts for playing “an extraordinary role in promoting historic preservation.” He is also a past chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development.

Ryan LLC

Albert Rex is a Massachusetts-based historic real estate consultant and strategist with more than 25 years of experience across the US. Currently a principal in Ryan’s Historic Tax Credit division, he previously served as partner and CEO of MacRostie Historic Advisors. A long time advocate of HTCs, Albert was one of four authors of the original legislation that created the Massachusetts Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (MAHRTC).

RubinBrown

Bill Gawrych, CPA, CGMA, is a St. Louis-based partner in RubinBrown’s Real Estate Service and Assurance Services Group. He has over 26 years’ experience providing consulting and assurance services to real estate owners, developers, investors, and syndicators across the United States. He has specialized expertise working with historic tax credits and low-income housing tax credits at both the federal and state levels across the country. He is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants.

CohnReznick

Marshall Phillips is a principal with CohnReznick LLP and co-leads the Project Finance & Consulting Practice. Marshall works with clients to structure real estate transactions that include the use of the federal and state historic tax credit (HTC) programs, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), solar/renewable energy investment tax credits (ITC) and incentives, and the federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program. His expertise includes working with the tax equity investors, real estate developers, tax credit syndicators, and regulatory agencies to provide his clients with financially feasible and sound deals.

Heritage Consulting Group

Cindy Hamilton is president of Heritage Consulting Group, a national historic tax credit consulting firm based in Philadelphia. Cindy develops strategies for owners to maximize rehabilitation incentives and represents clients in negotiations through all aspects of the historic tax credit review process. With over thirty years of experience in the industry, Cindy has a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory process and is adept at identifying creative solutions to achieve favorable outcomes for clients.

Holland & Knight LLP

Ted Hickey is a partner with the law firm Holland & Knight LLP where he heads the firm’s Tax Credit Transactions Practice. He has practiced at the forefront of the historic rehabilitation tax credit industry for more than 20 years. Ted’s expertise includes working with tax equity investors, real estate developers, and lenders to develop strategies and solutions to a wide variety of issues related to historic rehabilitation tax credit transactions.

Kutak Rock LLP

Scott DeMartino regularly partners with lenders, investors, syndicators, developers, and nonprofit sponsors to advise on how best to utilize historic rehabilitation tax credits, new markets tax credits, and renewable energy tax credits as sources of financing for real estate and renewable energy investments. Scott is passionate about historic preservation and the tax incentives that drive and support economic, cultural, and sustainable community benefits.

National Trust Community Investment Corporation

As director of public policy at NTCIC, Michael specializes in garnering and organizing local, national, and federal advocacy initiatives. He works to secure congressional support for enhancement legislation relating HTC and other community development incentives on Capitol Hill. Mike also supports fellow industry and preservation advocates across the nation. He advises advocates in delivering key information to congressional offices on behalf of HTC and coordinates site-visits with Members of Congress. Mike is Chairman of the HTCC’s Advocacy & Legislative Committee and leads DC “Lobby Day” efforts on behalf of the historic rehabilitation industry.

Novogradac & Company LLP

Michael Novogradac is the managing partner of Novogradac & Company LLP, which has been in business since 1989. He is active in advocating for the inclusion of affordable housing, historic preservation, community development, and renewable energy incentives in federal and state tax policy. Novogradac provides input to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and other federal and state agencies as well as members of Congress, including testimony before the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.

Riemer & Braunstein LLP

Michelle Ruberto Fonseca is a partner in Riemer & Braunstein LLP’s Tax Credit/Community Development Finance Group. Michelle advises clients in structuring, negotiating, and documenting commercial real estate, community development financing, and tax credit investment transactions nationwide. She represents investors, syndicators, lenders, developers, non-profit organizations, public agencies, corporations, and individuals in historic rehabilitation, affordable housing, community redevelopment, and community revitalization projects. She focusses on transactions involving federal and state HTCs, low-income housing tax credits, and other tax incentive programs. Michelle also has extensive experience in commercial real estate lending, financial services, and community development banking matters.

Stonehenge Capital

Whitney LaNasa is the senior managing director of Stonehenge Capital. Whitney leads a team that has invested in projects that use programs designed to stimulate private capital investment in targeted industries and spur economic growth. She is responsible for overseeing origination, syndication, and asset management for a wide variety of tax incentives, including but not limited to federal and state HTCs. In 2017, she worked closely with the HTCC to preserve the federal HTC program under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In addition, Stonehenge Capital has led or co-led the Louisiana HTC Coalition since 2012.

U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance

Steve Kramer is the director of business development for U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance in their in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) and Historic Tax Credits (HTC) investment platforms. His responsibilities include leading a team of business development professionals originating and structuring transactions located in U.S. Bank's many markets throughout the U. S. Steve previously served as a business development officer covering NMTCs in the Central and Mountain regions, and HTC’s nationally. His career with Impact Finance also includes terms as the head of its project management staff, where he oversaw a team that underwrote and closed over 400 HTC and NMTC investments, and as an originator and closer of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit investments.

Confluence Government Relations

Patrick Robertson has worked on HTC issues for more than a decade in Washington. In addition to his work with the HTCC, he is the principal of Confluence Government Relations. Patrick advises executive teams, boards of directors and senior decision-makers on public policy issues that pose opportunities and challenges to their organizations' enterprise values. His expertise is in the fields of tax, energy, telecommunications, trade, and transportation.