Home Ownership CenterHome Ownership Center


The Minnesota Home Ownership Center was created in 1993 by a collaboration of organizations concerned about making home ownership affordable and sustainable for an extended range of Minnesotans.  The diversity of this collaboration - housing non-profit organizations, Realtors, mortgage finance agencies, local governments and other interests - is still represented in the diversity of the Center's board.



    

President

Michael Haley

Minnesota Housing

Vice-President

Vicky Shipley

US Bank

Treasurer

David Lindstrom

M & I Bank

Secretary

David Eide

Western National Mutual Insurance Company

 

Members: 

 
  • Jerry Boardman, Fannie Mae Minnesota Business Center 
  
 
  • Marilyn Bruin, University of Minnesota Extension Service
  
 
  • Joe Collins, City of St. Paul Planning and Economic Development
  
 
  • Jim Erchul, Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Service
  
 
  • Muffie Gabler, Wells Fargo Bank
  
 
  • Karen Gajeski, Bremer Bank
  
 
  • Chris Galler, Minnesota Association of Realtors
  
 
  • Repa Mekha, Nexus Community Partners 
  
 
  • Robin Peterson, Coldwell Banker Burnet
  
 
  • Elfric Porte, City of Minneapolis, Community Planning and Economic Development
  
 
  • Jim Roth, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
  
 
  • Jorge Saavedra, Saavedra Law Firm, PLLC
  
 
  • Bill Sarvela, TCF National Bank Minnesota
  
 
  • Todd Sipe, Thrivent Financial Bank
  
 
  • Joan Trahan, USDA Rural Development
  
 
  • Stephanie Omersa Vergin, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
  
 
  • Nicola Viana, Washington County HRA (Representing the Center's Advisory Council)
  
 
  • Lowell Yost, Family Housing Fund